Kirk Freeman
Grandmaster
If say California for instance wanted to be independent, my reaction would be - "well bye". I truly don't get why anyone would want to keep them part of the country by force. I realize there may be financial and/or political reasons that politicians and big business care about, but that's not what I mean. I'm talking about the average Joe. Why should he care?
Because the Average Joe has read a book and understands that it would be illegal.
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