Tuesday, November 13 2012 6:03 PM EST2012-11-13 23:03:07 GMT
An appeal calling on the federal government to allow Texas to "withdraw from the United States of America" doesn't have the support of the Governor. More >>
An appeal calling on the federal government to allow Texas to "withdraw from the United States of America" following President Barack Obama's re-election doesn't have the support of the Lone Star State's governor, his office said in a statement Tuesday.More >>
Tuesday, November 13 2012 11:10 AM EST2012-11-13 16:10:15 GMT
(CNN) - After last week's election, some people apparently want out. People in nearly two dozen states, including Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, filed a petition to withdraw from the U.S. and form aMore >>
(CNN) - After last week's election, some people apparently want out. People in nearly two dozen states, including Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, filed a petition to withdraw from the U.S. and form aMore >>
Texas has become the first state to reach the 25,000 petition signatures necessary to formally ask Washington for its independence. Since the November election, 19 other states have joined Texas in petitioning the government to secede.
The Texas Nationalist Movement, which advocates state sovereignty, saw a 400% spike in enrollment following Election Day. Its web traffic is up 9,000%.
Hardin County conservative blogger Peter Morrison has advocated an "amicable divorce" from the United States.
Monday, 12 News asked Morrison why he has embraced secession. Morrison sent 12 News the following statement.
"People living in a free society should have control over their own destiny. When citizens of Czechoslovakia decided to peacefully separate into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, it was not a case of a sore loser, but rather two free people groups deciding they wanted to govern themselves independently."
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A McDonald's employee in Washington state got the surprise of a lifetime when her stolen SUV rolled up to her drive-thru window and the alleged car thief placed an order.More >>
A McDonald's employee in Washington state got the surprise of a lifetime when her stolen SUV rolled up to her drive-thru window and the alleged car thief placed an order.More >>
The multi-state Powerball jackpot has risen to $600 million, with a cash value of $376.9 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.More >>
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A Louisiana woman has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for impersonating a federal safety official following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.More >>
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A 21-year-old Hofstra University junior was fatally shot early Friday in an exchange of gunfire between a suspected home invader and police who came to the house, officials said.More >>
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Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the hospital.More >>
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A cigarette smuggling scheme that cost New York state millions of dollars in sales tax revenue may have raised funds for militant groups, authorities said.More >>
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A North Texas community forged ahead in a massive cleanup, and the search for the missing continued Friday from 16 tornadoes that ripped through the area.More >>
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