He almost did that in
2016. This incident in Oregon got
memory-holed pretty quickly, but it is indicative of just how precarious the
union of the States really is:
‘Two days after Donald Trump
was elected president of the United States, two Portlanders have submitted a
petition for a 2018 ballot initiative to have Oregon secede from the United
States. On Thursday morning, Jennifer Rollins, a lawyer, and Christian Trejbal,
a writer, filed the Oregon Secession Act. "Oregonian values are no longer
the values held by the rest of the United States," Trejbal said over the
phone Thursday. Those values? "Life, liberty, the pursuit of
happiness," Trejbal said, "plus equality."
"Obviously," he said, the ballot proposal "came about partially
in response to the election results on Tuesday." "But," he
added, "it's been developing over time." Trejbal said that he and
Rollins are hoping to start a serious conversation in Oregon about what it
would mean to peacefully leave the United States. They opted for 2018 to give
Oregonians some time to really think about what seceding from the union would
mean. Some
Californians have already expressed interest in seceding and the
language of the Oregon proposal includes the option to bring other states into
a "Constitutional Convention." Trejbal said that joining forces with
other states like Washington, California and Nevada is "a viable way to go
forward." These states, he said, "could all get together and form a
nation that uphold the values that we share"’ (Lizzy Acker, ‘After Donald
Trump victory, Oregonians submit ballot proposal to secede from the union’,
oregonlive.com).
The initiative was quickly
withdrawn, only lasting one day in public life.
And yet President Trump’s ability to shake up and break up the union has
not dissipated. And this time, in 2024,
the discontented parties may well be pro-life States, for Donald Trump has
begun touting an abortion-friendly campaign message to win the ‘woman vote’:
‘Former President Donald
Trump has signaled a shift in his stance on abortion, vowing to ensure
“powerful exceptions” if elected in 2024, in what appears to be an attempt to
appeal to women voters.
‘In recent statements, Trump
expressed opposition to Florida’s six-week abortion ban, calling it “too short”
and saying “there has to be more time.” When asked about Florida’s Amendment 4,
which would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, Trump indicated
he would vote for “more than six weeks,” as previously reported by Resist the Mainstream.
‘Nonetheless, it appears
Trump is again trying to appeal to women voters by vowing a more moderate
approach to abortion.
‘ . . . Trump’s shift comes
as the Republican Party has moved away from its long-standing position of
advocating for strict abortion limits. In July, the party abandoned this
stance, reflecting the complex political calculus surrounding the issue in the wake
of Roe v. Wade’s reversal.
‘As the 2024 election
approaches, Trump’s evolving position on abortion highlights the delicate
balance Republican candidates must strike between appealing to their
conservative base and attracting moderate voters, particularly women.
‘The issue remains a
contentious and divisive one in American politics, with both parties seeking to
frame their opponents as extremists while positioning themselves as reasonable
on the matter’ (Anthony Gonzalez, ‘Trump Makes Major Shift in Abortion Stance,
Vows ‘Powerful Exceptions’ for Women’, resistthemainstream.com).
In 2016, Leftist Oregonians
decided they didn’t like the prospect of living under a revivalist Trump
presidency and took some initial steps to leave the present union and form a
new one. In 2024, or in some year not
too distant from this one, pro-lifers in Midwestern and Southern States may
well decide they don’t like the prospect of living under a pro-abortion federal
president who pressures them to loosen their abortion laws (whether that is
Trump or someone else) and take steps of their own to leave the union.
That will hinge on how strong
the Christian Faith remains in those States.
From her earliest days, the Church has condemned the murder of unborn
children. The Didache (also
called The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles), a first-century Christian
text, reads, ‘[D]o not murder a child by abortion or kill a new-born infant’
(2:2, ccel.org). Many other citations
could be given from Church Fathers over the years.
Christians realize something
more is at work in abortion than the Enlightenment ‘right’ of a woman to do
what she wishes with the little baby growing in her womb. It is an intensely religious act, one
instigated by the demons and intended to destroy mankind and to dishonor God,
Who made man and woman in His own image:
. . .
The rest is at https://thehayride.com/2024/09/garlington-will-trump-make-secession-great-again-in-2024/.
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Holy
Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!
Anathema
to the Union!
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