Welcome to the Hotel USA: TexasVsWhiteHouse Edition

Yeah, but just theoretically, if a million people didn't want to stay.... where could they go as a unit, outside of Antarctica as Rob suggested?

They can't go to Antarctica, either, owing to the international treaty governing the continent.

But you can do all the theorizing you want, because it's speculative fiction.

caw

Well, I think it's interesting and worth considering, theoretically.... it's a "what if." I like those. So there.

I don't think anyone has claimed Sedna yet.

Chrissy said:

Yeah, but just theoretically, if a million people didn't want to stay.... where could they go as a unit, outside of Antarctica as Rob suggested?

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Mars?

Provided they get there first, of course. And with many, many nukes.

blacbird said:

Which is why we allow people to freely move.

caw

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Immigration laws are a pretty big impediment to moving, actually. So are practical concerns like money.

Believe me, I'd move to Bhutan in a heartbeat if I could.

Practically speaking, you would probably be unmolested if you moved to Antarctica. However, you'd also probably die of exposure or starvation, unless global warming really takes off. (And then suddenly those treaties start getting enforced on ya.)

So Antarctica isn't really an option.

Of course, you can just move to another country, but other countries generally don't want tons of immigrants. So that becomes a violation of those countries' sovereignty. It'd be much simpler to just declare a city independent.

Chrissy said:

The courts will not order specific performance for personal service contracts, though. I don't know that there's anything more personal than a group of people being forced to pledge allegience to bigger group of people they don't want to be a part of.

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The nutbag individuals who want to get away are free to leave the country.

They just don't get to take the whole state with them.

Chrissy said:

Yeah, but just theoretically, if a million people didn't want to stay.... where could they go as a unit, outside of Antarctica as Rob suggested?

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I thought it was all about individualism.

Every man for himself!

FREEDOM!

They want to go - they should go.

There is no room in this country for people who say they love it so much they want to seceed from it.

I don't care if they wander the Earth like Cain, homeless and helpless. Goodbye and good riddance.