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Old 06-07-2009, 12:02 AM
 
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It would begin the first practical step toward secession.

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Old 06-07-2009, 12:09 AM
 
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Fine, but *somebody* is gonna have to take Staten Island.

::taps foot::
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Old 06-07-2009, 12:10 AM
 
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Minting or printing? Coins or currency?
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Old 06-07-2009, 12:14 AM
 
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It would begin the first practical step toward secession.
Tired of being a superpower?
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Old 06-07-2009, 12:30 AM
 
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Tired of being a superpower?
Super debtor is what bothers me.
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Old 06-07-2009, 03:24 AM
 
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It would begin the first practical step toward secession.
If you had finished High School you would know that it is legal for any city to print their own money.
and you would also know that secession is treason (same as being a spy for a foreign country)

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Old 06-07-2009, 07:00 AM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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Fine, but *somebody* is gonna have to take Staten Island.

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But what of Manhattan and the Bronx? Wouldn't they need to take them as well?
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Old 06-07-2009, 07:01 AM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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Super debtor is what bothers me.
OK. I see your point.

Now - what will the states use to back their currency? Most of them are not doing particularly well as individual entities already.
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Old 06-07-2009, 07:11 AM
 
Location: Gone
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Interesting that the right continually states that the left is destroying the Nation but it is the right that seems to want to tear this nation apart. Enjoy your fantasy, just so you know that it ain't gonna happen.
Casper
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Old 06-07-2009, 08:43 AM
 
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Tired of being a superpower?
>>>>>> Obama is, apparently. Maybe we should beat him at his own game.
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