Are there any reasonably serious secessionist movements in the U.S. these days?
2007-06-16 11:21:13 · 17 answers · asked by Willster 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
In the 50 states? NO WAY!!!
2007-06-24 07:34:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tough to answer - there are several secessionist groups in the the U.S. and that, in and of itself, is serious. But none of the groups are strong enough to have even a slight chance of really creating a movement.
2007-06-24 04:20:33 · answer #2 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I know Alaska and Hawaii both have had struggling sucessionist parties for years. The Alaska one was fairly prominent because their leader was murdered in his home in Fairbanks a few years back and they were quick to claim government conspiracy.
I've also heard some noise about guys pushing for a "Cascadia" out here on the Pacific Coast including British Columbia, Alaska, and the three coastal states.
Other than that Vermont and Porto Rico are the only two I've heard of recently.
As to Matt's comments, I really didn't think that was necessary to both insult Marianne and insuate Canada is a place for American refuse. Thumbs down to you!
2007-06-16 18:09:13 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny Canuck 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
the different occasion frequently pronounced is the Hartford convention which replaced into convened via New England states during the conflict of 1812 to particular their displeasure. It toyed with secession yet in no way incredibly got here on the factor of it.
2016-10-17 12:06:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by reasonably serious you mean any that have snowball's chance in H, no. If you mean movements that are taken seriously by the people in them, there are a lot of them. Tax evaders, white supremacists, hispanic radicals, religious fanatics and more.
Every one has a right to their opinion!
2007-06-24 10:11:42 · answer #5 · answered by raichasays 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's a sizable independence movement in Puerto Rico. It's probably smaller than the movement for full statehood, but don't expect either to happen soon.
In the 50 states, no.
2007-06-16 11:46:31 · answer #6 · answered by A M Frantz 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, there is one in Vermont which is serious, and the one in the southwestern US states is deadly serious. The Mexicans in the US want to take back the southwestern states from the US and return them to Mexico. There are a large number of Mexicans in these groups, including the current mayor of LA. One of the most popular of these radical groups is mecha, which has thousands of members on college campuses across the US.
If the senate shamnesty bill passes, almost ten million mexicans will be allowed to stay in the US and to continue to colonize our country. Any Senator who votes for this bill is a traitor, and so is President Shrub!
2007-06-16 11:29:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think all of us should secede - an online "Alternative States of America" that actually does something for the citizens could do better, and would quickly replace the miserable beggars in Washington, D.C.
2007-06-16 11:36:39 · answer #8 · answered by Who Else? 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
White supremacists would love to take Idaho private now, but ask your question again in ten years when the squabbles played out here have become blood in the streets.
2007-06-16 11:26:18 · answer #9 · answered by Robert B 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
YES
Many RedsStaters advocate violent overthrow of America.
They want to eliminate the two party system and have some form of Democratic Monarchy.
Go Team Bush Go
2007-06-16 11:27:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋