23 July 2008 326 views Comments Print  Email This

Count me among that 22%.  Interestingly, I find myself in strange company.

UTICA, New York - One in five American adults - 22% - believe that any state or region has the right to “peaceably secede from the United States and become an independent republic,” a new Middlebury Institute/Zogby International telephone poll shows.

I believe any state or region has the right to peaceably secede and become an independent republic:

Agree 22%

Disagree 73%

Not sure 5%

The level of support for the right of secession was consistent in every region in the country, though the percentage was slightly higher in the South (26%) and the East (24%).  The figures were also consistent for every age group, but backing was strongest among younger adults, as 40% among those age 18 to 24 and 24% among those age 25 to 34 agreed states and regions have secession rights.

Broken down by race, the highest percentage agreeing with the right to secede was among Hispanics (43%) and African-Americans (40%). Among white respondents, 17% said states or regions should have the right to peaceably secede.

I’ve said it over and over again, I think America has become so divided ideologically, that we will soon have no choice, other than another civil war…

Message to progressive socialist.  Keep your liberal ideals away from me.

There, I said it.

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