2012 U.S. state secession petitions
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2012 U.S. state secession petitions
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In 2012, a number of state petitions to allow state secession were set up using the White House's petitioning system. The petitions, which had no legal standing, were set up after President Barack Obama won the 2012 presidential election. Ultimately, six petitions crossed the threshold of 25,000 e-signatures necessary to trigger a response from an Obama administration official. The petitions prompted responses from various state governors and other elected officials, most of whom rejected the no
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