要求一个州独立是法律保证的基本权利,2012年多个州的公民行事了这项权利,向白宫提交独立要求, 也没见军方镇压.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_state_petitions_for_secession
2012 state petitions for secession
The 2012 state petitions for secession were a citizen originated petition drive using the White House's petitioning system. By November 14, 2012 all 50 US states have had petitions filed by their citizens.[1][2] Generally, each petition seeks peaceful secession and independence for their respective states from the United States of America.
Contents
1 Historical background
2 Petition background
3 State petitions
4 Official reactions
5 Related petitions
6 Media reactions
7 See also
8 References
Historical background
Main article: Secession in the United States
The question of secession (from the Union) has had a long history in American politics. The first region to threaten secession was New England during the War of 1812. The last serious attempt occurred during the American Civil War (1861–65) when 11 southern states declared independence; war soon broke out. Since then most efforts have met with little support. Modern attempts at serious state independence have arisen in Alaska, Hawaii and Vermont as well as through the efforts of southern organizations like the League of the South.
Petition background
The petitions began Nov. 7, 2012, when "Michael E" from Slidell, Louisiana[3] created an online petition requesting the Obama administration "eacefully grant the State of Louisiana to withdraw from the United States of America and create its own NEW government."[4] The petition originally started as a response to the 2012 presidential election but since then it has grown into a national movement and encompasses many grievances, namely economic problems and the expansion of the federal government. By 6 AM (EST), Nov. 14th, the various petitions had garnered over 675,000 signatures.[5] Such petitions are largely symbolic in nature and few, if any, people expect any state to actually secede as a result of these petitions.[6]
Since these petitions were started by individual citizens, and not by the states themselves, no official state petition is being made and they have little to no legal standing.[7]
State petitions
Gnome globe current event.svg
This section is outdated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2013)
According to the We the People petitioning site, the largest petitions have the following signature count:
Arizona: 23,987
Arkansas: 23,506
Colorado: 22,720
Indiana: 21,932
Missouri: 20,562
Michigan: 19,981
Kentucky: 19,344
Mississippi: 18,861
Oklahoma: 18,360
New York: 15,361
California: 15,220
Oregon: 15,007
New Jersey: 14,487
Pennsylvania: 13,971
Montana: 13,733
Ohio: 12,040
North Dakota: 11,744
Nevada: 10,706
Wyoming: 9,341
Virginia: 9,102
Kansas: 8,857
Utah: 8,446
Alaska: 8,099
West Virginia: 8,084
Delaware: 7,804
Nebraska: 7,394
Wisconsin: 7,386
South Dakota: 6,716
Idaho: 6,450
Minnesota: 5,807
New Hampshire: 5,640
Illinois: 5,520
New Mexico: 5,329
Iowa: 5,276
Rhode Island: 4,826
Washington: 4,600
Maine: 4,344
Hawaii: 4,269
Massachusetts: 4,254
Maryland: 4,176
Connecticut: 3,910
Vermont: 2,656
Official reactions
Petitions that receive over 25,000 signatures within 30 days of their filing make them eligible to receive an official response from the White House. Over time, several elected officials have responded.
A spokeswoman for Alabama governor Robert Bentley said in an email “Governor Bentley believes in one nation under God." "We can disagree on philosophy, but we should work together to make this country the best it can be."[8]
Tennessee's governor, Bill Haslam, said “I don’t think that’s a valid option for Tennessee...I don’t think we’ll be seceding.”[9]
Texas governor Rick Perry's press secretary Catherine Frazier released a statement saying "Gov. [Rick] Perry believes in the greatness of our Union and nothing should be done to change it..." "But he also shares the frustrations many Americans have with our federal government."[10]
Speaking on the matter, a spokeswoman for Republican presidential candidate and US Representative from Texas, Ron Paul said "[He] feels the same now" as he did in 2009 when he said "It’s very American to talk about secession -- that’s how we came into being."[11]
On January 15, 2013, the White House officially stated that they will not allow the states to secede.[12]
Related petitions
In addition to the individual petitions for secession several related and counter petitions were also filed. One asks that those states who have filed petitions to be allowed to peacefully form their own new governments or to allow those seceded states to collectively "form a new government all together". Several others ask that the administration punish those who sign secession petitions by revoking their citizenship and deporting and/or exiling them.[13] Additional petitions ask that certain cities, such as Austin, Texas, be allowed to remain in the United States should their state secede. All of these petitions have less than 20,000 signatures.
Media reactions
When the number of petitions began to grow media outlets nationwide started to carry stories detailing the issue and interviewing various individuals and groups associated with the petition drive. Phil Valentine,[14] Sean Hannity,[15] Alex Jones[16] and others have all dedicated time to doing interviews or discussing the reasons behind the drive and its implications. |