Citizens in all 50 states sign petitions to secede from United States
As of 3:00 a.m. Pacific time Wednesday morning, hundreds of thousands of citizens from all 50 states have signed petitions at the White House We the People website seeking permission to secede from the United States, the Daily Caller reported. According to the Daily Caller, over 675,000 digital signatures have appeared on "69 separate secession petitions covering all 50 states." Petitions from seven states have exceeded the 25,000-signature threshold for White House action, with Texas leading the pack at over 94,000 signatures . The first petition, started by "Michael E." of Slidell, La., asking permission for Louisiana to secede, has over 32,000 signatures. Petitions covering Alabama , Florida , Georgia , North Carolina and Tennessee have also crossed the required threshold for White House action. A spokesman for Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday the governor does not support the idea of ...