November 12, 2012

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https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-no...

People from multiple states, including North Carolina, are petitioning the United States for the right to withdraw from the U.S.and create a new government.

The petitions popped up on the "We the People" page on the official White House website after last Tuesday’s election.

The North Carolina petition, created by Randy Dye, of Pittsboro, has 9,398 electronic signatures as of Monday night, according to the website.

Many of the states represented as states that, well, tried to secede before. The petitions include former Confederate states like Alabama (9,180 signatures), South Carolina (5,863) and Mississippi (6,520).

The Confederacy seceded in 1861 and returned to the Union after losing the four-year Civil War.

But there are also petitions from Arizona, Montana and even New York (6,038 signatures).

According to the White House website, "'We the People' provides a new way to petition the Obama Administration to take action on a range of important issues facing our country. We created 'We the People' because we want to hear from you.

"If a petition gets enough support, White House staff will review it, ensure it's sent to the appropriate policy experts, and issue an official response."

http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/nov/12/4/online-movement-nc-other-s...

Additionally, here is a list of all the states with petitions to secede on WhiteHouse.gov: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petitions