Attention Arizona Secessionists: Some Considerations for Your Brilliant Plan
By Matthew Hendley
Wed., Nov. 14 2012 at 11:13 AM
chronicleoftheoldwest.com
With President Obama's re-election, the empty threat from the people who just loathe the Leader of the Free World has changed from "I'M MOVING TO CANADA" to "WE'RE SECEDING."
By "we're seceding," we're referring to the roughly 18,500 people who signed a petition on the Internet, asking the White House to let Arizona secede and start its own government. To those 18,500-plus, allow us to point out some things you may have overlooked in the planning process.
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You don't get the whole friggin' thing
Below is a map from the U.S. Geological Survey showing the amount of federal land in Arizona. The original is color-coded by type, we just blacked out the federal land, so the maximum amount of land you'd get is in white.