The response to the petition, should it reach 25,000 signatures, should include a single line:

"No. See United States history circa 1861-64."

Let me guess, everyone signing that petition has a hooded white cloak in their closet and a kerosene soaked cross in their garage.

It seems to me that those who want sessions are the same people who can't face the fact that this country is changing and it's no longer in their favor. So this is their last chance to keep things the same because their terrified by what's to come

what?! i thought the "angry white man" mentality had been silenced when they were defeated at the polls. so what is each state seeking nationhood or forming one unified nation with gov/bishop romney as their leader? this is just crazy! rather than change and grow they want to relive the past. shameful!

Let those states go...more food stamps for the rest of us

Nothing is going to change no matter who the prrsident is because congress doesnt want change

I cant believe the stupidity of people in SC. Though I was against Obama, I voted for Gary Johnson instead of the stale repub nominee. The GOP needs to get in step with the 21st century

This is so ridiculous! What a waste of energy. Psssst... take all ur hatred and energy and work on y'all Republican campaign & candidate. U got 4 yrs to do it :-*

I am so sick and tired of the whining and complaining of the people in our country. States want to secede to form a new country --- because that worked out so well the last time the states attempted to secede from the U.S. What all 50 states need to do is figure out how we can pull our country together -- that means getting rid of every politician in Washington, D.C. and starting over fresh -- ALL OF THEM. It's amazing how the problems of our country have yet to affect them. I'm retired after 30 years of service to the citizens of our state and community -- each month I have to decide what are more important, groceries or prescription medications. Past President's, Senator's and Representative's can retire after 8 years with greater benefits than I receive; and they don't have to worry about whether or not there is Social Security and Medicaid when they hit their 60's, because they voted themselves a much better package for their financial and health situation in their golden years. Let's face it, our leaders SUCK in this country -- Republicans and Democrats.

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My family fought against the British in the Revolutionary War, they fought on both sides of the Civil War, and they have fought in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and both wars in the Middle East / Gulf. I'm proud of all of my family members who have served in the U. S. Military and given me the freedom to live in the best country on this planet.
My family fought hard for this country, so everyone needs to come together. So for the rest of you -- everyone needs to grow up, put on their big girl panties, and get to work making our country work together for a better and stronger America for all of us. If you hate this country so much, then move to Canada, Mexico, China or Japan -- the rest of us will stay here and rebuild without you.

You people are seriously blaming this on racism? We've delt with obama for 4 years and all he's done is break promises and live the high life. I don't mind what color you are. Just care about our country if you're going to lead it.

As a proud Southerner, who is a white male that voted for Obama. The stupidity of my fellow Southerners saddens me. I guess I am a minority, white, male, and intelligent.

YEA FOR YOU, MY FAMILY DID THE SAME, YOU'RE RIGHT. CLEAN OUT ALL OFFICIAL'S AND REDO ALL THEIR RETIREMENT, EVERYONE PULL TOGETHER AND BRING GOD BACK TO OUR COUNTRY.

What we all need to unserstand is that we are a county of many diffirent social, economic, political and religious beliefs. You really have to be arrogant to believe that your particular beliefs are right. If you want things to change for the better stop imposing your views on others. Embrace the different views and you will find greater strength and commanality than in narrow and myopic views. You build from the ground up and not from the top down. You want things to improve than educate yourself beyond sound bites and put your represenatives on notice that if they cast one vote for corporate or political greed you will vote them out of office.

Cody - please go google - Obama accomplishments... Then you can turn Fox back on

I am an African American women born and raised in SC. I and millions of others in SC are always being embarrassed by this type of foolishness. We still have all white schools, all white subdivisions, all white workplaces and a whole lot of racism. Do they want to secede or move to a very all white area and secede. When Bush won, we (ie Voters for Gore) accepted and did not further disgrace our state with foolishness. So sit down and become active in voter registration and get your candidates elected. SC is better than this silly petition.

It's not a black r white thing you ignorant people!! It's about what this country was found for. FREEDOM!!!!! dems & lebs r the ones that always want to through the race card. If we r aloud to succeed,u people well see we aren't the racist people,that we're made out to be.

Look what happened last time states secceded.the civil war happened.wiped out 2% of the American population.a house divided cannot stand.all those for secession should be up for treason.

Let all who voted this person in enjoy all he brings to the table because I got a deep feeling they don't have to worry bout jobs or money they must live off of their parents. Don't blame the ones who has to make a living for their families we have rights too

It doesn't matter anymore. The gears are in motion and cannot be stopped now. It is going to be a bigger fall than in 29. Hard times are a coming. Then we will see who the real americans are and who the freeloaders are.

Sounds like "I'm gonna take my ball and go home!!"

If Romney had won, would these same folks understand if Obama supporters in SC wanted the state to secede? I don't think so. I live in SC, love it here. I love America too. Don't try and turn my home into somthing to fit your selfish needs. If you dont appreaciate this country, take your hateful and selfish behind to some other country..find an uncharted island and start ur own government. Thats what you would say had Romney won and I wanted to secede SC. What you do if SC secede..form a goverment that shuts down every one not in agreement with your ideas, make current SC citizens leave there homes so the likes of you get your way? You big USA hateing babies, America voted..Obama won.

I think this is a great idea! Loser states like SC, with subpar economies, low education achievement and limited prospects are a drain on the U.S. economy. I say, let them go. I love you SC, but I think I can still collect my SS and medicare from the U.S. if you go out on your own. Best of luck to you. You can't make it as a state, so why not try it on your own?

I would be happy if all the red states seceded and formed our own conservative government. Hard work would once again be a virtue, and we could be free from this encroaching socialism / welfare state we have now. No more stupid 'Obama phones' for lazy losers bought by my sweat!

First of all you can't fix stupid. Democratic libs are the prime example of stupid. These free loading libs are trading their freedoms for broken promises and don't forget the free obama phones. Obama will turn this country over to the united nations. This obama care is not free. It will be very expensive with little choice of health care with long lines. Example ( dmv..irs office..ect.) And it will require you to take the computer chip. Www. Id chip. Com.. The goverment plans to require everyone to take this chip. You will be tracked by gps, your finances will be put on this chip ( it will take the place of money) total control. Is this want you really want America. If it is move ur butts up north and I and all the other freedom loving Americans will stay in the south. And lastly, it is a crying shame after over 140 years and still we play the race card. The Republicans set the slaves free (Abraham Lincoln) It was the Democratic party wanted to keep slaves. And still the blacks still vote Democratic because they promise free stuff. Unbelievable stupidity

House divided cannot stand. So let it be known i say glorious times ahead let the south rise again. " civil war" needs to happen n would fight for my country if i was call on to do i pledge aligents to the south.

Everyone spread the word on this petition and lets get the signatures we need. This is our country, the true Americans. You liberal, socialist get out. China and Russia will be glad to take control of you. Take your free loading butts out of my America. True Americans work hard and have pride. I'm sick off paying for your food stamps,free health care and welfare. Work or get out. Freedom is not free. From fighting for it or working for it. Do your part.

I'm not saying any of you are right or wrong, but calling names and being judgmental because someone may have different views than you seems quite immature. Our nation seems to be going down the toilet because of attitudes like this. Tearing each other down seems to be tearing our country apart. And, just so you know, intelligence does not equal common sense and has no bearing on who you vote for. It is all about personal beliefs and priorities. There are raging nut balls on both sides, but I hope, and have to believe, that there are a lot of people in the middle who really want this country to remain great. To do that, we have to stop hemorrhaging money and get our economy strong. I would say that the problem is with politicians who are more concerned with pleasing all kinds of special interest groups so they can get re-elected (keep their jobs). This means our government is spending too much time protecting the rights and livelihood of the few and ignoring the best interests of the whole.

I'm hoping the country will implode under Obamanism and the Glorious South will rise from the ashes to realize the dreams of our forefathers.

I live and work in Washington DC. I am a Gay Tea Party Republican and Southerner. I fell like a Jew would fell like in Berlin under NAZI rule. These Obama savages absolutely disgust me. They are like little NAZIs going around trying to find ways to expand government and restrict freedom. Sometimes I fell like I need to see a psychologist just to cope until retirement. The only respite I get is when I go to Charleston ,SC to see my parents to be among normal freedom loving Americans. You must understand these people are not like South Carolina democrats who actually seem normal and reasonable to me. This is your hard socialist left and they are scary, I live among them and see it every day. Thank God we have the house.

The hilarity of this secession argument is that South Carolina couldn't survive without the federal government. For every dollar South Carolina residents pay in federal taxes, they TAKE $1.92 in federal benefits. So, as it turns out, South Carolina is a taker NOT a maker, as Paul Ryan would put it.

So, if the ole Palmetto State wants to secede, that's fine. No military bases, no federal funds for the port, no student loans or grants to support colleges, no funds for federal highway upkeep. Local hospitals would close without Medicare or Medicaid and all those retirees in Summerville would pack up without their free healthcare and Social Security benefits.

Wouldn't it be hilarious for South Carolina to go just one month without the big, bad federal government helping? The state would cease to exist. South Carolina is nothing without the federal government.

Maybe the real problem for the discontent behind this petition is not the federal government. As Fisher pointed out, SC citizens are not supporting the federal government; the federal government is supporting the SC citizens. Is the federal government the reason for SC's low standing in education and health? Is the federal government the reason for the low wages? If the Dems were to blame, these problems would be universal across the country, but SC is way below the national average. The state is run by the Republican party at all levels, so you can't even blame the Dems for the local conditions. Maybe the problem is actually the voters of this state and who they have chosen to run the state. Without the support of the rest of the nation there would be a lot less money coming into the state, and the incompetence of the locally elected officials would REALLY kick in.

A couple thoughts. You're bashing SC for what, 10K people signing a stupid petition? Yet if the other side says all dems are on welfare, they are making generalizations. 10K is really not tht many people in the grand scheme of things. You can get that many people to a Justin Bieber concert (also ridiculous).

People are mad, let them be mad. It will settle down. The people that said dems didn't freak out at Bushs win over Gore have short memories. Although I admit, I don't think there was secession talk, they were yelling about prosecutting the FL Attorney General on up to George Bush.

I do understand the reasoning behind the South's dislike of democrates. They want to be left alone and alot of people see dems as wanting to inject themselves into all facets of there lives. Democrates are seen as liberals who are seen as gun hating atheiests who is against their chosen way of life. I'm talking perceptions so don't get into an argument over that statement.

And as far as racism goes, yes it is alive and well in the country. And always will be. On both sides. For every white racist their is a black one. It's the way it is. You can educate until you are blue in the face, it's always gonna be there. Just like you can have as many wars on poverty as you want, there will always be poor. We have poured billions into that one and the poverty rate stays about the same. I'm sure its helping people, but it's not going to end poverty.

A lesson In Irony: The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing the greatest number of free meals and food stamps ever. Meanwhile, the National Park Service, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, asks us to "Please Do Not Feed the Animals." Their stated reason for the policy is because the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves. Thus ends today's lesson.

The U S is an empire at decline it will fall as Rome did. We can not support the U N and all the social programs that we have taken on. The problem i see is no one wants to be responisible for thier on future good or bad just let big brother take care of me. Look at Katrina I have a cajun friend put it best, We never made the news because we took care of ourselves and didnt wait for someone to do it for us, but 80 miles down the road it was a war zone because people were to lazy to clean up. Sad truth. God save the south

Actually, the dec. of Independence gives us the right to form a new government if we feel tyrrany has taken over the existing one. However, we have the Constitution which protects our rights as a free Republic. The problem we face presently is that when the founding fathers wrote the Constitution, they assumed that the people would always elect government officials from the president down who were men of integrity and governed by Biblical moral and political principles. Unfortunately,this is no longer the case, AND we now , because God has been removed from the public arena and government, have a society which, for the most part, is ungodly and actually hates God and all that is right if it conflicts with their agenda of sin. Secession is not the answer. That would actually please the present president and further his anti American agenda, because he could then declare martial law and easily establish a dictatorship governed by a police state much like Hitler's Germany. Yes, ultimately it fell, but what misery and mourning occurred in the process. We have to get back to God, and elect people of integrity and who fear Gid once again. There are enough Christians in this nation, if THEY will unify, to turn everything around in the right direction, using the political process we already have in place. No need to re invent the wheel!!

This is what is needed to wake up Washington, there is such a thing as state rights and Washington has trampled upon them. There are 20 states right now with petitions, Wake up Washington before you put this naion in a crisis. Look at Boeing down in Charleston, who gave Washington the right to say how a business runs, whether it is union or not. I'd sign the petition just to wake everyone up

This is silly and will amount to nothing, but I do support the principle of secession and I wish all of the 50 states would secede. I think we'd all be much better off. I support decentralization of power wherever possible.

@Jonathan Allen re: "No. See United States history circa 1861-64."

There are those who seem to believe we'd be better off if that war went differently.

We then wouldn't need illegals to pick the crops...women would be pregnant, barefoot and in the kitchen.

they believe we don’t need BO-care (affordable health care) just...get sick and die.

and that strom thurmond should have been president.

Good luck and have a happy life as you depart.

Just thought everyone should know (and hopefully get a kick out of it), in addition to the secession petitions now begun in approximately 30 states, someone has set up a petition to deport all those who sign a petition for their state to secede, and more than 4,500 people have already signed it. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/deport-everyone-signed-petition-withdraw-their-state-united-states-america/dmQl1bXL

/we now return you to your regularly scheduled internet flame war

State rights have never been better. I mean, just look, in the last few days what has happened in Colorado, Maryland, Washington and Minnesota. Many Americans are becoming more free right before our eyes.

its amazing just how stupid some people are???????? to put your name on a list that could be used as a enemies of the state blacklist , especially on the gov. website,whats next marshall law

Put your money on the wrong horse again and lost. Now you want to leave the the union (AGAIN). Doesn't matter because SC will soon join the ranks of the living and become a quote BLUE STATE.

Obama threw away 17 trillion dollars, if someone got 1000 dollars everyday since the birth of Jesus they wouldn't be near that amount, if he was actually smart "unlike all black peopl" he would could have given it to each family owning their own home and the amount recieved would be somewhere near 115,000 a family that would have atleast given them a chance to pay off mortgage and save the housing market! But no I wonder what happened to that 17 trillion, bc as far as now the U.S. economy is at its lowest since the depression, something wrong there? Ohio wa the most important state during the election being split 50/50 republican/democratic, and yet Obama recieved 100% percent votes from Ohio, and some states even gave 109% meaning some people either voted twice or the senate and government is doing something, but yet all you people who think we're racist just bc we want our country to be worth a damn. Watch news more and keep up with politics before you put in your 2 cent. So you know it's ba when over half the country 34 states want to secede!! #GoodByeObama

If I survived 8 years of George W. Bush, all of you Republicans can survive 8 years of Obama! Get over it and accept it! Secession? Really? Has your life been that bad these past four years as the direct result of Obama? I think the boogie man fantasy that has been created by Fox, Rush and Glenn has actually replaced reality in your minds. I think you and I are already living in two different countries with two different presidents; however, mine is real and yours is imagined!

A person has the right to exercise civil disobedience but they do not have the right to speak for the vast majority of South Carolinians who love this country by petitioning the Federal Government to secede from it, pretending it to be on our behalf. They are practicing exactly what they are protesting against, tyranny of the few over the many.

The petition is a pathetic display of cognitive dissonance, sour grapes.

re: I am sick and tired of liberals painting conservatives as racist idiots. [michelle say; 9:03 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012]

wonder why they paint 'em like that...maybe cause GOPs say/do things like:

1. lets secede from the union again
2. need voterID law to correct non-existing problem
3. women cant get pregnant if raped
4. but if they do it's HIS/HER will
5. Evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are major underpinnings of mainstream science...they are lies straight from the pit of hell.
6. repeat failed policies that resulted in 1929 depression and 2008 recession...hoping for different results (didn't someone say this was idiocy)
7. invade iraq to find WMDs that dont exist...
8. name atheist ayn rand's disciple, p ryan, as VP candidate
9. have a presidential candidate who disses the 47%
10. ask america to return to the christian values of the founders (who for the most were not christian)...then have a presidential candidate who believes God lives on or near the plant/star, kolob.

racist idiots???

whatta you think...ie, how should conservatives be painted...probably not racist...not sure about idiots.

oh/and/FYI...i could care less if the president were mormon, christian, muslim, buddhist, sikh, whatever...just have issue with hypocrisy, baseless/prejudicial opines, and lies...

@Michelle

re: '...this conservative works with the disabled children that our public schools throw to the side of the road...schools are an example of failure to serve the people...far too many fail for children in the name of funding. [michelle say]

this bleeding heart liberal is the father of a spoiled only child ...a beautiful non verbal daughter with classic autism. i agree (100%) public schools fail the special needs children...as do most private for/notfor profit agencies...as does our christian society...

re: in the name of funding

inadequate funding and spending cuts to this inadequate funding is a major factor (certainly not the only one) in this failure...thus sentencing special needs folks to lives of benign neglect and abuse.

sadly many in our christian society (GOP's more so than DEMs) believe they get too much already.

I have a question? When are we as a people gonna STOP relying on man and START relying on GOD?!? He is the way, the truth, and the light. All the problems this country is facing is due to our lack of FAITH!!!! Prayer has been taken out of our schools, companies not wanting their employees to say Merry CHRISTmas, people wanting "One Nation Under GOD " taken out of the pledge - WHEN WILL IT ALL END!!! Pray people instead of complaining because trust me, if we as American citizens go to war with each other and end up in prison, I seriously doubt Obama and Romney will fight to get us released!!!

@John Schafer

your time at the keyboard would be better spent addressing issues vice attacking those who disagree with your positions...get facts to back your positions...you just might change minds...

for sure your adhom-like comments will NOT...i find no issue in your recent post...and will not respond in kind...

it's so easy to google for facts...you might start with justification to some (or pick one) of following:

1. lets secede from the union again
2. need voterID law to correct non-existing problem
3. women cant get pregnant if raped
4. but if they do it's HIS/HER will
5. Evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are major underpinnings of mainstream science...they are lies straight from the pit of hell.
6. repeat failed policies that resulted in 1929 depression and 2008 recession...hoping for different results (didn't someone say this was idiocy)
7. invade iraq to find WMDs that dont exist...
8. name atheist ayn rand's disciple, p ryan, as VP candidate
9. have a presidential candidate who disses the 47%
10. ask america to return to the christian values of the founders (who for the most were not christian)...then have a presidential candidate who believes God lives on or
near the plant/star, kolob.