THERE IS A MAN in the state of nevada who has declared independence from the united states of america. His yard, which is fairly large, and his house is now a sovereign, independnet nation, declareth he, and its name is something like "molossia". Maybe that's his last name.
He indicates that he fully intends to pursue peaceful relations with the united states, but that, if push comes to shove, he is prepared for any and all hostilities. Presumably, he owns, rather then rents. Has he paid off his mortgage? If so, fine. If not, than his mortgage lender might insist on having a place in the government of molossia.
You may recall, this has all happened before. Same song, second verse. Last time about a dozen states in the american south declared independence, and all hell broke loose, because the central government in washingto D.C. insisted that anyone wishing to leave the american federation is free to do so, but that the land must remain behind, and left in american hands.
It may well be that the current administration feels the same way as did abraham linclon; leave if you wish, move elsewhere, but the land stays with us. It remains to be seen whether the obama administration intends to undertake negotiations with molossi to restore the wholeness of the union.
Actually, this is not an uncommon phenomenon. Every so often some county, town, or backyard gets the itch to secede, usually when a liberal democrat is in office. (Blame the civil war on the republicans.)
The republic ot texas never wanted to join the U.S.A. in the first place. Recall that when davy crockett and company liberated tecas from mexico, it became an independent republic for nine years, fron 1836 to 1845. It would have stayed that way, but for the fact that the sovereign republic of texas was unable to issue and circulate any currency which gained traction.
Since the texans were using american currency anyway, and since most texans were american, (european, rather than native), and since the economy of the new republic was an economic disaster, well, why not simply accept the unavoidable, and sign up with the good ole U.S.A.
Beside which, even if texas hadn't taken this actin on its own, then surely james k polk, one of many imperialist american presidents, would have snet in the american army and taken texas by force.
We the american people sincerely hope, I assume, that the man in nevada will reconsider, and rejoin the rest of us in paying homage to the emperial government in washington D.C. What real choice does he have? Five'll get you ten that he continues to use american currency, rather than going to the trouble of issuing his own, and five'll get you ten that he travels freely in american territory, even though we americans are no longer welcome in his country.
Actually, however, we americans might well be welcome in Molossia. There is a sign at the border which simply says" you are no longer in U.S. territory". It says nothing about whether we three hundred million americans are welcome there. (not all at once). Just to be on the safe side, before attempting to visit molossia, you might wish to obtain a passport, and a visa.
He can probably come up with a national anthem far superior to the american one, the waltzy beer drinking ode which nobody can properly sing sober, because it was never meant to be sung sober, because the melody starts nowhere, and goes nowhere. Hell, anything would be better than"the star spangled banner". Other than that, what improvements can he make?
On second thought, he can probably forego any form of culture, which would be infinitely superior to american culture, which, were it a horse, would be shot. Long live "molossi", or whatever he calls it.
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