Petition to Allow Texas to Secede from US Approaching 25K Signatures on White House Website

It doesn't take a presidential election to trigger talk of Texas seceding from the Union — ain't that right, Rick Perry? But this morning, Gawker directs our attention to a petition on the White House's own website begging President Obama for permission to adios from the U.S.A. And Texas isn't alone: Petitions in 18 other states want the okee-doke to scram.