Secession Movement Gaining Speed

From the Orlando Sentinel: Citizens from more than 40 states have filed petitions with the White House seeking to secede from the union, and by Wednesday, seven states had gathered enough signatures to qualify for a response to the largely symbolic protest.
The petitions, which have been signed by a small percentage of state residents, have virtually no chance of succeeding. The United States' bloodiest conflict, the 1861-1865 Civil War, erupted after 11 states withdrew from the union.
The White House has set up a "We the People" page on its website that allows Americans to file petitions on issues of concern. If a petition collects 25,000 signatures, the website says, the administration will review and respond to it.
The petition filed by Texas residents has racked up about 100,000 signatures. Six others from Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee have collected 30,000.
Among the seven states, only Florida gave its electoral votes to Democratic President Barack Obama in last week's election.
The Texas petition says the United States is suffering from economic troubles stemming from the federal government's failure to reform spending. It also complains of alleged rights abuses committed by agencies like the Transportation Security Administration.
"Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union," it said.  http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sns-rt-us-usa-obama-secessionbre8ad1ta-20121114,0,2598478.story
I find it funny that when a liberal says they are moving from the United States when a Bush wins, they are given a pass it is widely ignored.
But when conservatives do it, liberals think the world is coming to an end and the end of the United States is near.
The fact is most people signing the petition aren't just pissed that Obama won re-election.  They are pissed at the way country is going and they are mostly pissed at both the Republican and Democrats.
But I would love to see North Dakota to secede from the Union.  With all the oil they have, the nuclear bombs and Air Force bases along with a great economy, the U.S. government would crap in their pants if the No Daks seceded left the Union.