If at first you don't Secede, try try again

Okay so I was listening to the radio on the Interwebz last night while working on my latest literary masterpiece, The False Fang Detective Agency. Some Anderson Cooper wanna be was holding discourse on the subject of Secession. His opinion was that Secession is legal and that the people who have petitioned the US Government for permission to Secede from the Union were the highest form of Patriots. His guest disagreed very loudly, stating that everyone who signed the various petitions were the lowest form of traitors. She implied that the petitioners should be taken from their homes and shot at dawn.

Now, folks I personally feel that most of the people who signed those petitions are doing so out of a severe case of sour grapes. Sorry, I just do. If you feel otherwise, that is your right, but most of this uproar (In my not so humble opinion) is because Romney lost and Obama won. We saw similar disgruntledness during the whole Al Gore/Chad incident. (Though I can't remember off the top of my head if we have a secessionist movement going on then too.) So people are pissed and not afraid to show it.

With that kind of lengthy aside...well aside, let me say that I am firmly in favor of any group (Gaggle, Herd?) who is so pissed off at the government that they feel the need to secede. Hell, it is how this country got started. A bunch of grumpy white men decided that fat King George was being mean to them so we got together and kicked him out of our sandbox. Happened again about a century later when a bunch of states felt that the Union wasn't playing fair and filed for divorce. Of course, that one didn't work out so good for the Secessionists, but they did let their disgruntled feelings known. So if you and yours are pissed off at the government and want to pull up stakes, that's cool. More power to you!

So “What's you're problem with Secessionists, Macleod?” You might ask. (Well I hope you ght might ask it or else this blog would be kind of pointless) Simple! Despite the wonderful part of the Declaration Of Independence (And sorry to those who think otherwise, it is not part of the Constitution) where it talks about “When in the course of human events...” Secession is still considered an act of treason. The Supreme Court even upheld this belief with the Texas VS White ruling of 1869. Basically, from a purely legal standpoint, The US is an indestructible entity and any attempts to dissolve it are illegal.

Thus said, let me reiterate that I have no problem with any group of individuals who get so honked off with the government that they feel their only recourse is to secede from the Union and go their own way. Yup, go for it. Bon voyage, tata, bye bye and even aloha. Stage your revolution! Fight the oppressors! Down with the establishment! Power to the people! (Man I wonder how many old slogans I could come up with?)

But here is a teensy bit of advice for all you potential revolutionaries out there. IF you are contemplating a revolt against the US government, it would be prudent NOT to sign a petition with your full name and address. It would be even more prudent NOT to send said signed petition to the Official Web Site of the White House. Since there is no way in Hades that the US will ever grant a Peaceful Secession from the Union, you guys are only giving the enforcement type people a handy list of names to check off if things ever get busy.

Revolution in all of its myriad forms is the very birthright of the United States of America. Our country was forged in blood and tempered in battle time and time again. At a little over two centuries old, we are an infant when it comes to nations. I have little doubt that times will come in the future where we will disagree to the point of blows. Every man and woman has the right...Hell the obligation to resist oppression in all of its shapes and forms. I just pray that when those times come, we exercise some form of wisdom and intelligence in picking sides and battles. I, for one, will not begin my battles by declaring my intents directly to the people I will be resisting.

End of rant