Splittists in and Against US

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Farah Stockman, Baby, Please Don't Go; Irreconcilable differences with the federal government fuel seccessionst fever. Boston Globe, Nov 20, 2012 (columnist).
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opini ... UhKTKMhJ/story.html

Quote:

"What should we make of the fact that petitioners [to White House] from all 50 states have requested permission to secede?  [Including 3,964 from Massachusetts, Connecticut (#,566), Rhode Island (4,596), Georgia (31, 540), Alabama (29,798) and Louisiana (36,480), according to this article]

"Books that depict Lincoln as the inventor of Big Government have been popular, he said. And in some ways, they are true. To win the Civil War, the union set up the first real federal income tax, and vastly expanded the federal financial system and the transcontinental railroad. Emancipating the slaves — the largest single financial asset in the country at the time — constituted the greatest government confiscation of private property ever, [Yale historian David] Blight said.

"Folks from Texas who believed in Sam Houston’s declaration that 'Texas will again lift its head and stand among the nations.' * * * After Obama’s [2008] election, many Vermonters thought secession was no longer necessary. The only place the movement really continued was Texas. Today, it claims 250,000 members. That’s why the Texas secessionist petition — started by a non-member on a whim — has 114,918 signatures, far more than any other state.


Note:
(a) Twinkie is a product of Hostess Brands, Inc which is in bankruptcy court.
(b) For Republic of Vermont, see Vermont Republic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Vermont
(1777-1791;

Quote: "In July 1777 delegates from 28 towns met and declared independence from jurisdictions and land claims of British colonies in New Hampshire and New York. They also abolished slavery within their boundaries. The people of Vermont took part in the American Revolution and considered themselves Americans, even if Congress did not recognize the jurisdiction.[2] Because of vehement objections from New York, which had conflicting property claims, the Continental Congress declined to recognize Vermont, then called the New Hampshire Grants. Vermont's overtures to join the British Province of Quebec failed. In 1791 Vermont was admitted to the United States as the 14th state.

(c) Sam Houston (1793-1863) "is best known for his leading role in bringing Texas into the United States." Wikipedia

On Sept 5, 1836, Mr Houston was elected president of Republic of Texas (his term 1836-1838). In victory, he made the declaration in quotation 3 above.
(d) Republic of Texas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Texas
(1836 (declaration of independence from Mexico) -1846, though Texas Revolution started in 1835; diplomatic recognition by US (1837), France (1839), Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Republic of Yucatán); The United Kingdom never granted official recognition of Texas due to its own friendly relations with Mexico