Residents Petition White House For Florida To Secede From U.S.
On the official website of the White House is a facility opening a petition on any issue that you feel needs addressing. What would you like to petition the U.S. Government to do?
While the presidential election is the only true national referendum, petitions are well and alive and are still stuck on the elections. Florida residents are embracing the power of petition and referendum. While you can't do the latter on a national level, anyone can file a petition with the White House. At least a few folks in Florida are doing just that, actually petitioning the President Barack Obama White House to allow Florida to break off from the United States government and become its own nation. Hey, Puerto Rico is waiting to take Florida's place, so no need to change the number of stars on the flag, so there's that. The Obama White House offers citizens the opportunity to file a petition on its official website. Several people …
