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Topic: White House responds to secession
petitions, calls for unity instead |
White House responds to secession
petitions, calls for unity instead
The Hill [Washington, DC], by ALexandra Jaffe
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Original Article
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Posted By:busterman, 1/12/2013 5:06:10 PM
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| The White House has responded to a handful of petitions calling for various states to be given the right to secede from the United States, calling for unity and participatory government instead. "In a nation of 300 million people — each with their own set of deeply-held beliefs — democracy can be noisy and controversial. And that´s a good thing. Free and open debate is what makes this country work, and many people around the world risk their lives every day for the liberties we often take for granted," writes Director of the Office of Public Engagement Jon Carson.
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Comments:
Do we really need a petition granted? No. Do we need his permission? No.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Rubinski, 1/12/2013 5:18:41 PM (No. 9113162)
Egad how I despise this divisive ***. The happy day I am looking forward to is seeing him vacate the WH for good.
He´s got a lot of fricking nerve calling for unity as problematic and combative as his actions have been.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Safari Man, 1/12/2013 5:24:29 PM (No. 9113166)
Socialists depend on unity. If you can escape their grasp, you will. Unity means they got you where they want you.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
lilo, 1/12/2013 5:25:43 PM (No. 9113167)
Considering that "diversity" has been the buzzword of the century, a call for unity is almost quaint.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
strikingviking, 1/12/2013 5:42:48 PM (No. 9113176)
This from the most divisive President in our dear country´s history.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
sickened, 1/12/2013 5:45:02 PM (No. 9113181)
"A little-known fact of the Constitution is that two of the largest states -- Virginia and New York -- made the right to withdraw from the union explicit in their acceptance of the Constitution. And in such an agreement between parties as is represented by the Constitution, a right claimed by one is allowed to all."
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
clw54, 1/12/2013 6:06:04 PM (No. 9113195)
Unity means not opposing him.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Country Boy, 1/12/2013 6:10:16 PM (No. 9113203)
Lincoln´s Presidency was fundamentally flawed. Let´s please show this usurper why.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
weirdone, 1/12/2013 6:25:10 PM (No. 9113218)
"Participatory government?" Sure wish the gutless Republicans would participate in the way the Constitution intends.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
nonsense, 1/12/2013 6:41:21 PM (No. 9113235)
Their will be no Unity until the man is gone from Our House and the O. loving press has been vanquished.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
lavalette, 1/12/2013 6:48:23 PM (No. 9113243)
Expanding on his theme of national unity, the President went on: "Look," he said. "I won. Twice. I got 53% of the vote, you got 47% (ironinc, no?). That means I own you and all of your stuff. Fair´s fair. Now for the sake of national unity won´t you pipe down, get in line, and do what you´re told?" Despite the President´s earnest plea for national unity, some Republicans, captives of the irrational fringe hatey hate haters of the Tea Party, questioned his Constitutional authority to demand a period of thirty days in which it would be illegal for any prayer to be offered to any other god but him.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
MissMann, 1/12/2013 7:35:15 PM (No. 9113281)
Previously posted (http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=718754) but I like the comments here! :-)
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
hamrman, 1/12/2013 8:43:40 PM (No. 9113328)
Secession is legal under the Constitution, he can´t stop it...unity my big toe, when has this sludge slinging president ever looked for unity...he is the most bullying and divisive president in our Great American Exceptionalism history!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
strike3, 1/12/2013 8:57:13 PM (No. 9113335)
You first stinky. You do your Constitutional duty and we´ll do ours. Otherwise, go home to whatever country you call home.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
LanieLou, 1/13/2013 3:53:17 AM (No. 9113567)
Liar !!! 23 states is hardly considered A Few... The WH essentially said No but he mis-applied his own quote =
"But they did not provide a right to walk away from it. As President Abraham Lincoln explained in his first inaugural address in 1861, ´in contemplation of universal law and of the Constitution the Union of these States is perpetual,´"
Law & the constitution are perpetual, not the states.... and the WH already violated these!
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Trigger2, 1/13/2013 5:44:52 AM (No. 9113609)
Free and open debate makes the country work? That´s a good one except free and open debate is a nonstarter with demonrats. Secrecy and guile is their mantra.
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