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2016 Postmortem

Ready4Change

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2. The situation that would erupt would be ironic.

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 06:34 PM

Apr 2016

The 'independents' in the fly over states would initially celebrate, and then discover that without the taxation funds coming from the filthy liberal areas that they can no long sustain their infrastructure.

The results? Illegal immigrants from the flyover states sneaking into populations zones for power, water, jobs, creature comforts.

Almost makes me look forward to this happening.

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Would the US be better off broken up into different countries like Europe? [View all] KauaiK Apr 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #1

LOL!!! KauaiK Apr 2016 #6

The situation that would erupt would be ironic. Ready4Change Apr 2016 #2

Texas, the Pacific Northwest, and NorCal already have movements to secede. seattleite Apr 2016 #3

Not a new idea. The_Commonist Apr 2016 #4

Love it KauaiK Apr 2016 #5

Hard no. Agschmid Apr 2016 #7

No. Better we learn to get along . DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #8

I think jehop61 Apr 2016 #9

I have lived in NY, FL, and CA but I will always be an American first. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #10

I'd be in favor, if it was workable somehow. DanTex Apr 2016 #11

Ridiculous TeddyR Apr 2016 #12

"each region votes their own interest" is part of the design TheDormouse Apr 2016 #13

I signed the big online petition for Texas to Succeed. It was during a time when they were threaten Zira Apr 2016 #14

Even with a split, each region would have oligarchs pulling the levers TheDormouse Apr 2016 #15