In a largely symbolic protest over Barack Obama's reelection and the Democratic policies and agenda over the last four years, citizens of seven states have garnered the target number of 25,000 signatures on their petitions to peacefully secede, which is supposed to trigger a response from the Obama administration, according to the White House "We The People" terms of participation.
To cross the first threshold and be searchable within WhiteHouse.gov, a petition must reach 150 signatures within 30 days.
To cross the second threshold and require a response, a petition must reach 25,000 signatures within 30 days.
I say symbolic because petitioning the White House to secede is more to force Obama to respond, a non-violent protest, so to speak, than to actually secede. In order to secede the citizens of the individual states would have to petition, call, email and or visit their state's Governors and politicians and force their hands to start the process.
The seven states with the required number of signatures to date are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
The 38 additional states that I have been able to obtain links for, are listed below.
(Note- Last five states added)
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Thanks to DC for the last five links I was missing.
