More than 500,000 residents from at least 40 states have petitioned the White House asking President Barack Obama to allow their states to “withdraw from the United States of America”.
In other words, it means they asked the Obama administration for secession.
The electronic petitions cited the Declaration of Independence, the growth of the federal government and the economy in their bids to secede, Utah, US-based Deseret News said.
Petitions to strip citizenship of individuals signing onto petitions to secede and exile them have also been submitted, reported Huffington Post.
The White House website was deluged with secession petitions after invited citizens to petition the administration to “take action on a range of important issues” facing the US.”
If 25,000 people sign the petition within 30 days of posting, it will “require a response” from the Obama administration, according to published rules of the White House’s online “We the People” program.
The White House staff “will review it, ensure it’s sent to the appropriate policy experts and issue an official response”.
News Source: bdnews24.com
