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White House Replies to Secession, Death Star Petitions

The White House’s responses to several petitions by various states to secede from the rest of the country and another one that sought to build a Death Star by 2016 carried the same answer, but in radically different tones.

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Anti-Westboro Baptist Church Petition Reaches White House Milestone

The petition to classify unofficial hate group Westboro Baptist Church as an official hate group is the White House’s most popular ever. But WBC members say they don’t understand the push to label their organization as such.

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Petition Seeks Piers Morgan’s Deportation Over Anti-Gun Comments

A petition seeking to deport the CNN host for speaking out in favor of gun control has garnered enough signatures to elicit an official response from the Obama administration.

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Perry Says ‘No’ to Secession as More States Petition White House

Residents from nearly 40 states have filed petitions to secede from the United States on the White House’s “We The People” site since President Obama’s re-election.

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20 States Petition to Secede From U.S. After Obama Victory

Citizens ostensibly upset that President Obama won another four-year term in office are petitioning the White House’s “We The People” site.

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