Secession Petitions Rejected By White House, But Texans Fight On

Despite Rejection, State Secession Fight Gains Momentum
President Barack Obama walks towards the podium before speaking about the debt limit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Barack Obama walks towards the podium before speaking about the debt limit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

More than 100,000 people who signed an online petition calling on the Obama administration to allow Texas to secede from the United States and create an independent government received an official 476-word response from the White House last week.

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