this is great news for the American taxpayer. if OK leaves the union, thats close to $200 million research and development dollars saved. couple this with saved federal highway money to OK, and we say "good riddance".

So does this mean the United States of America now only has 50 states?
Or is this just the prerequisite for them to remove themselves?

Do think with for one moment that the U.S. Government will sit still and let OKlahoma do what they want ...how rediculous. The US Government is so drunk with power and making the Constitution worthless as of Sept 11. (Google Ziet Giest) Dont you poeple realize that you are being manipulated by your own government and have been for years. Believe me if Oklahoma starts getting cocky the National Gaurd will be in there so fast it will make youe heads spin.
Im living in Canada and even i know that your constitution was created to keep your government in check ...yet you the people are afraid of your own government ...should it not be the reverse?
You need to House clean your Government ASAP that means getting rid of All Senators Governors Representatives, easpecialy the lobbiest, and special interest groups because they are running the country.. and any one that has been elected within the past ten years, then start over.
The United States is no longer the land of the Free...its now the land of the ignorant, the blind ,the terrorized,ETC.

Good luck you will all need it sooner than you think!

Great News!

This is where the TRUE power lies.....If we can't beat them at the national level, start in our own back yards. I could quote Jefferson on this one for the next three days! Good job OK!

Originally posted by DalairTheGreat
So does this mean the United States of America now only has 50 states?
Or is this just the prerequisite for them to remove themselves?

Yes, it STILL has 50 states. (We never had 51, as DC isn't a state, other than in the sense of a state of lawlessness.)

It is always good to see a resolution such as this because it shows that at least one arm of goverment is still in touch with the people. Unfortunately, (as I have seen in the past), unless it is agreed to by the state senate and the governor it will go nowhere. It is in the senate where where being in "touch" with the people loses its way and the higher you go after that it becomes totally lost in the greed, corruption and power madness that has infected our government. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for what the OK. reps are attempting but even if it were to happen in all fifty states at the house level the media will suppress it and the Feds will go about business as usual, the senates taking the side of those who butter their bread. The people can get their reps to sign anything but it is the people who have to push the issue to a higher level. Unless the "blind" can be made to "see" and act upon what they see this resolution and others of its type will never see the light they deserve. At the same time I want to say never never ever give up the fight and that anything that might work is worth every effort.

Originally posted by thecandyman
Someone in the thread said that it would be great if all 50 states did this... it is only 48 States that have anything to do with it.

I really hope that this is correct information about Oklahoma restating it's position as per the Constitution. I was told recently at a seminar conducted by a retired Fema agent that the states have been quietly electing Governors of the Republic states... and that they were told by Pentagon officials that if they can get all 48 states to elect a Governor and 2 Senators that they would be allowed a genuine election for a President of the Republic of America. And then they (the Pentagon) would personally throw the imposter sitting in the white house out (along with the Federal Reserve and IRS). As of last count there were 44 Governors of the Republic and we know of at least one Senator (some think that we already have them all though).

Just a thought, maybe we are getting ready to see the sheit hit the fan.

This could also be a manufactured planned answer. To the manufactured planned problem the Fake God lucifer and his slaves want.

We need to look at is solving the problem with ourselves first.

We treat each other with duality of emotion sides. Love and Pride...Love is the greater of the two and can be used to quiet the pride. Selflessness destroys all pride on which sin and angels feed. Pride is a complex range of all feared destructive reactions from your body and mind. It is also a self defense mechanism enacted when others show pride over you. Thus you can ascertain commandments of the orderly through observation of pride. Lieing is a feeling you express when you think yourself above(dont deserve to know) or below(i want to be acknowledged) someone else, a deep rooted conception of fear based reality. When you feel fear you resonate at lower freq. With Love everything is possible and i believe that we can become a whole galaxy in spirit with only love and selflessness to each other.


I love you all

Well being in OK I haven't heard any of this.

I do know there has been opposition to "REAL ID", and that has been in the news. So it seems this maybe related to that.

I have a couple of takes on this.

1. This could gain real momentum and garner alot of votes. Many Oklahoma's Christians are of the dispensationalist/tribulationist eschatology. In other words, they beleive in "the end times" i.e. the 2nd coming of Christ. Part of this entails a one world government run by the Antichrist. Seeing that to Christians who follow this theology, any world government, N. American Union, or NWO would be a cover for a satanic take over, so anything that is going to be a roadblock to that is going to get tons of support. (Contrary to what I often see here at ATS, very FEW Christians beleive they can "bring about" or "hasten" the end times).

2. However; OKC's main employer is the Federal Government. Tinker AFB, the FAA academy and center. Down south has Ft Sill, which is growing at a huge rate, and in McAlester is the army ammo/munitions plant. A threat of "base closures" could ruin the economy. Wouldn't be that hard to get the legislature in line.

I also beleive about 15 years ago the OK legislature issued a proclomation or non binding resolution saying the state would not particpate or be a part of any "world government".

Going to be interesting.

[edit on 20-6-2008 by Sr Wing Commander]

Originally posted by jhill76
Sovereignty of a state isn't the same as succeeding from the union of the US - it is just telling the federal government that they can't just take over - they have a purpose and limits and they are bound to those and can't just walk in and take over anything and everything they feel like - such as enforcing the Real ID's or the North American Union. If all states did this, the federal government would still be there - just limited as intended.

I will go back and read the entire thread, but this guy hit it on the nail as far as I am concerned.

If consensus were the case, what could a tyrant do to oppose it? I ask this question seriously. It is not rhetorical I do not suppose that a Bush a McCain, or a Cheney would surrender to the will of others so easily.

Well first they don't talk about it on the news. Then if it really gets attention, they'll portrait them as rubbish, then traitors.

Then they'll make a big propaganda move 24/7 to say that all states that seceed are rednecks, traitors, terrorists, right-wing christians, liberals, communists, anarchists... demonize them.

Then they'll try to put US army troops in those states to say that ``we must stay united`` against terrorism, those anarchists are traitors! They'll downplay it as saying it's only a minority who took over the state government and that the other citizens of those states are oppressed.

Then it goes from there. Either the folk who are tired of this government get to the streets and demand sovergnity or they get paralyzed thinking they are alone and the FED win again and any further seceeding action will lead to deaths.

Then if there's a massive come out later, it will be civil war between states.