12% See Secession Attempt as Very Likely in Next 25 Years Or So

Rasmussen Reports ^ | 22 June 2010 | Rasmussen Reports

[albie]

Most Americans don’t even know what “Secession” means, much less have the ability to pass an opinion on the possibility. These polls are ridiculous. They’re way above the heads of a majority of Americans.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

"who you gonna call?"

The first step for a state that wants to secede is to kick the National Guard out of their state, and replace it with a true state militia.

I guess the states were too cheap to fund their own militias so they passed their responsibilities onto the feds.

Now any time the feds want to start a war anywhere and run out of armed forces personnel they can start drawing from the National Guard.

But if a state had its own militia it could tell the feds to pound sand. Their militia would be too busy guarding their borders, supporting local authorities in times of extreme duress (e.g. hurricanes, forest fires, etc.) and protecting the citizens of the state.

As long as the National Guard continues to do the job that state militias were meant to do, there is no hope/fear of secession.

[chicagolady]

ME TOO! I’ll drive the BUS!!

OFF to ARIZONA!!

[chicagolady]

ME TOO! I’ll drive the BUS!!

OFF to ARIZONA!!

[tacticalogic]

sounds like they’re getting a bellyful of “Hope and Change”.

[B-Chan]

25 years from now there won’t be anything from which to secede.

[fish hawk]

I'm staying and hope you are too. Stay and kick ass. If it takes guns,guts,etc. than that is what will be used. Hopefully it can be done peacefully by removing that cancer we call congress and start over with new blood. The Founding Fathers gave us a map, all we have to do is read it.

[TheZMan]

Haha, nice.

[unkus]

Secession??? And when the Russians, Mexicans...etc. (whoever) step over your ‘border’ and start their monkeyshines... who you gonna call?

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They would be no worse than the Domestic Enemy Bastards.

[agere_contra]

Look at an historical example of a secession. When the Soviet Union broke up, did Russia get to keep all the tanks and warships?

Answer: no. For instance, the Ukraine came away from that divorce with quite a stash of military hardware, including a fleet.

In the same way, look for a bunch of US states to secede at once, like a huge ice shelf breaking away. At least one of those states will have either nukes or military assets. And at least one of them will be Arizona.

[texgal]

A large number of the current armed forces are from here, not to mention the guard, and patriots across the state that would join up to protect it.

Don't forget the Aggie Corps!

[PetroniusMaximus]

“Wasn’t there a Russian professor ...”

Never trust a Russian.

[chicagolady]

ARIZONA....This Year!! Talks will begin shortly. Mark my words. They will tell Obama stick it where the sun don’t shine!

[unkus]

Most Americans don’t even know what “Secession” means, much less have the ability to pass an opinion on the possibility. These polls are ridiculous. They’re way above the heads of a majority of Americans.

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Right you are. And those fools should be excluded. Let them stay and wallow in the pig crap they are comfortable with.

[Dallas59]

What you will see is a splitting up of single states. Mostly by “Latinos”. California, Arizona, Texas and Florida.

[softwarecreator]

ARIZONA....This Year!!

My guess too.  Followed closely by Texas, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.

[fightinJAG]

To add to the discussion in this article, this fascinating FR thread on the subject of a political divorce among the states (a virtual secession) is well worth visiting or revisiting and reading through all the comments:

Does U.S. Need to Split Along Political Lines?

[Las Vegas Ron]

25 years from now there won’t be anything from which to secede.

We could take over Meheeeco, there won't be anyone left there to fight, they'll all be here.

[LTCJ]

12% said "very likely" but I think the 'money quote' is that almost 1/3 of the adult population think it's somewhat likely.

About one third, coincidentally, supported the first independence movement according to most estimates. The more things change ...

[jessduntno]

I’m thinking there will be 50% chance an attempt within the next few months. They won’t call it secession, too many old wounds there.”

Precisely the reason to cal it Secession - let’s get used to calling a spade a hoe...