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The Washington Times today covers the emerging blue-state secession movement. It started as a joke but seems to be working its way towards becoming a real proposal. Meanwhile, journalists are discovering strange new artifacts from American history: "While secession is often thought to be a Southern phenomenon, Northern leaders repeatedly threatened secession in the 19th century, in protest of such provocations as the War of 1812, as well as the admission of Louisiana and Texas to the Union. In 1803, Massachusetts Sen. Timothy Pickering proposed 'a new confederacy,' naming the New England states members along with New York ('the center of the confederacy')." What's next? Will The Nation start promoting DiLorenzo's masterful expose of Lincoln? Roderick saw it first. |