In Crimea footsteps: 29 US states want to be independent
Voiceofrussia.com
20 March 2014
Over 300,000 US citizens have signed petitions for their states to withdraw from the United States of America. They make references to the Declaration of Independence, whereby a situation may emerge when it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, to ensure security and happiness, the federal media report. The 300,000 Americans represent a total of 29 states.
They want to be granted the right to peacefully secede from the United States or allowed the holding of a referendum on such secession. Those who have signed the petition feel that President Obama’s economic reforms have proved ineffective. They claim the government has violated the rights and freedoms of Americans in the past two years.
Texas, a state boasting the best economic performance, was the first to start the secession movement. Almost 70,000 Texans had signed the petition on the White House website by Monday. They want Barack Obama to allow their state to peacefully withdraw from the United States of America, or allow them to hold a referendum on secession. They explained to the President that they have been prompted to seek self-determination by the federal authorities’ inappropriate policy, weak economic reforms and the obvious violations of Americans’ rights. The petitions are signed both by Republicans, the once loyal to Obama African Americans and liberals from 29 states.
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