Two on Secession

Kurt Cobb, a progressive, suggests that "an ongoing economic slump may end up feeding continued calls for secession as well as create receptivity to genuinely useful relocalization efforts" — Does Rick Perry see the future?

Rev. Larry Beane reminds us that "secession, resistance against tyranny, and the right to self-government are quintessentially American, and are the hallmarks of all free peoples around the world" — Is Secession 'Anti-American'?