November 13, 2012

Ron Paul spokeswoman Rachel Mills says the congressman "feels the same now" about secession as he did in an April 2009 YouTube video.

At least 19 states filed petitions this week for the right to secede from the United States. The petition from Texas, where Paul is a congressman, has so far garnered more than 80,000 signatures, enough to get the attention of the White House.

[RELATED: Texas Leads Secession Charge]

In the 2009 video, Paul says that secession is a “legitimate issue to debate.”

"It’s very American to talk about secession -- that’s how we came into being. Thirteen colonies seceded from the British and established a new country, so secession is very much an American principle," Paul says.

[READ: Ron Paul Won't Go Quietly]

The congressman also notes that while states may not be ready to secede just yet, they may be ready "when federal government can no longer deliver" on their needs.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/11/13/ron...

Alabama

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-al...

 

Alaska

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/allow-alaskans-free-and-o...

 

Arizona

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/grant-state-arizona-seces...

 

Arkansas

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ar...

 

California

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/grant-peaceful-secession-...

 

Colorado

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-co...

 

Connecticut

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-co...

 

Delaware

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-de...

 

Florida

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-fl...

 

Georgia

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ge...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ge...

 

Idaho

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-id...

 

Illinois

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-il...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-il...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-il...

 

Indiana

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-in...

 

Iowa

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-io...

 

Kansas

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ka...

 

Kentucky

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ke...

 

Louisiana

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-lo...

 

Maine

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ma...

 

Maryland

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ma...

 

Michigan

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-mi...

 

Mississippi

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-mi...

 

Missouri

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-mi...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-mi...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-mi...

 

Montana

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-mo...

 

Nebraska

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ne...

 

Nevada

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ne...

 

New Hampshire

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/allow-peaceful-withdrawal...

 

New Jersey

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ne...

 

New York

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ne...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/allow-new-york-secede-uni...

 

North Carolina

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

 

North Dakota

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

 

Ohio

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/allow-peaceful-withdrawal...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-oh...

 

Oklahoma

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ok...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ok...

 

Oregon

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/allow-oregon-vote-and-lea...

 

Pennsylvania

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-pe...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-pe...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-pe...

 

Rhode Island

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-allow-state-rh...

 

South Carolina

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and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/state-south-carolina-sece...

 

South Dakota

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-so...

 

Tennessee

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-te...

 

Texas

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-te...

 

Utah

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-ut...

 

Virginia

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-vi...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-allow-commonwe...

 

and

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-vi...

 

Washington

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-wa...

 

West Virginia

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-we...

 

Wisconsin

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/allow-state-wisconsin-pea...

 

Wyoming

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-wy...

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