Post #4,000: Is Secession Inevitable?

This guy thinks so. He presents a thoughtful study based on three types of law. Go there if you wish, and think it over for yourself.

Here's an excerpt:

"The international law of secession is in the process of emerging at this very time. The U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights indicates that all people have the right to a country. A corollary of this is that no people should long be kept in nationless status, e.g., the Palestinians. A further corollary of this is that no people should long be kept in any subjugated status, such as by being citizens or subjects of a country from which they are alienated."

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"The argument for secession under emerging international law might be strongest for Alaska. Geographically, the place is disjoint from the other states of the Union, making it an identifiable place. Furthermore, under their state constitution's explicit right of privacy, possession of small amounts of marijuana is a right; yet, the so-called federal government imposes the costs of its war on drugs onto the citizens of Alaska.

"Furthermore, the people of Alaska have been long frustrated in developing their natural resources because of the opposition by majorities in the "lower 48." Indeed, as a separate nation, Alaska might be the freest place in the world, with zero taxes because of its wealth in natural resources, well-established civil liberties, and a socially tolerant, live-and-let-live attitude among its people."

I don't know if this is inevitable, or desirable, and you must draw your own conclusions.

Discussion?

Link: "Is America Too Big?"

Here's an item for discussion this morning. What say you?

Is America too big for democracy? Too big for its traditional republican form? What does it mean if the answer is yes? This video series proposes that the source of our biggest social and political problems is our SIZE. Like the, obese, 600 pound man who experiences heart failure, diabetes, and dozens of other ailments, so too does America, only its diseases go by the names Debt, War, Entitlements, Gridlock, and Corruption. Our problems cannot be fixed through any change in ideology or bi-partisan agreement in Congress, because those are not the root of our problems.

Go watch the 4½ minute video, and let me  know what you think.

Read and Discuss: Is All Lost?

"We're wasting our time and energy, wishing/hoping/entreating the Congress, including any and all 'Tea Party' newbies, to do anything at all about the massive debt and pending bankruptcy of the formerly-great U.S. of A.

"Whether the currency collapses before the bankruptcy becomes apparent is a moot point, and will makes no difference anyway. The Progressive Party's intent to enact a creeping de facto martial law is dependent upon the willing participation of dumbed-down citizenry inhabiting the ranks of the police and military - and said police and military may not be nearly so willing to drink the kool-aid once they realize they're being offered Monopoly money on payday.

"The whole thing is a colossal exercise in meaningless rhetoric and political bloviating, watching Nero and his cronies playing a hoe-down while the empire burns to the ground.

"I had little faith in the elected officials at all, before the current round of talk, and have none at all, now. It seems apparent the people who should be rising up won't, and those who should be ashamed of themselves won't be, while abandoning all pretense at civility, sucking on the public teat, willingly boarding buses to throw tantrums and chant meaningless slogans in state capitols and at union rallies.

"I don't believe there's enough of that 'dedicated, tireless minority' to make a difference, any more. We're truly screwed."

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What thoughts come to mind at this point? What's next? What should be next? Will anyone take the obvious steps? Ought we to rely on State governments to do what's right? Or are we, the American people, out of time and luck?

Discuss.