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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 5522841" data-attributes="member: 58386">The succession nonsense comes up every few years from people who have no idea what those regions who secede would be faced with. The would have to form their own government with it&#039;s own constitution . One that may or may not be recognized by other nations. Develop it&#039;s own banking system and currency. Backed by what? Who knows? Their own public healthcare and education system. They would be off the grid and have to build own electric power grid, internet and telecommunications systems. Their air, highway, rail and maritime networks would end at their borders. Federal property within their borders would have to be purchased from the US federal government. Their own military including a navy powerful enough to defeat a blockade of it&#039;s ports by the US Navy. All federal support and programs would end. What means would they use to raise revenue ?People like MTG saying this stupid stuff is pure political symbolism. She offers no process of any kind describing how to go about a secession or how to create a functioning new government...especially one that has to be done quickly. I wonder if she were to succeed in creating a secession if she would believe that she&#039;s still entitled to her federal pension and healthcare.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 5522841, member: 58386"] The succession nonsense comes up every few years from people who have no idea what those regions who secede would be faced with. The would have to form their own government with it's own constitution . One that may or may not be recognized by other nations. Develop it's own banking system and currency. Backed by what? Who knows? Their own public healthcare and education system. They would be off the grid and have to build own electric power grid, internet and telecommunications systems. Their air, highway, rail and maritime networks would end at their borders. Federal property within their borders would have to be purchased from the US federal government. Their own military including a navy powerful enough to defeat a blockade of it's ports by the US Navy. All federal support and programs would end. What means would they use to raise revenue ? People like MTG saying this stupid stuff is pure political symbolism. She offers no process of any kind describing how to go about a secession or how to create a functioning new government...especially one that has to be done quickly. I wonder if she were to succeed in creating a secession if she would believe that she's still entitled to her federal pension and healthcare. [/QUOTE]

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