as many have seen in the news over the past week, petitons have been put on the whitehouse website for the federal government to allow their respective state to peacefully seccede from the union. of course this will never be allowed to happen, but it begs the question...what exactly does this mean for the obama administration as well as the nation as a whole. i believe the important thing to take into account here is that people in at least thirty states have filed and signed petitions for succession. some states have already reached the twenty five thousand signatures required for the administration to adress the petition. texas already has over sixty three thousand signatures in four day. citizens have become fed up and disenfranchised with the direction of the nation. reports of voter fraud and the reelection of president obama seemed to have sparked this trend, though no petition states such. grievances listen have been mostly that of rights violations and the restriction of liberties of the american people by the federal government and its many agencies, the constitutionality of which is often contested in many cases. people have finally gotten tired of being tread upon by thier elected officials who often represent anything but the will of their constituents. this could potentially turn into a slightly embarrasing situation for the obama administration depending on how they address this. i personally would caution the administration to steer away from the chiding and dissmissive approach it often takes to dissenting opinions. however the fact of the matter is that the federal government will never permit any state to leave the union simply because it holds no such power. each of the fifty states is its own sovereign government, something many often overlook. this means that each state in a sense is its own nation with federal government established to oversee and help states relations with each other. states have the power to have an election within the state to decide if the citizens wish to seccede from the union. if such a measure passed the state would simply tell the federal government we are out, come do something about it. texas, a state where talk of seccession is common is one of the few states that could likely survive easily if it succeeded. texas has the fifteenth largest economy in the world and carries a balanced budget. most states however, like our nation, is in finacial ruin and would likely have a struggle were the to seccede. so we can say that actual seccession of most states is unlikely, and strangely enough that is the point that seems to be argued the most on discussion boards. the american people are beginning to speak out against the abuse they have sustained for decades and the air of succession and revolt is in the air. this is a warning that i believe the obama administration should heed...dont keep poking the angry animal with a pointy stick. only time will tell how this all plays out.