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President Barack Obama has an unexpected foreign policy problem – in
the Western United States. The Lakota Sioux nation has seceded from the
United States, according to a story on the anti-American website La Voz de Aztlan.

“We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all
those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are
free to join us,” long-time Native American radical leader Russell Means said. The move potentially impacts the states of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.

On October 22, 2012 the world lost Russell Means, one of my personal heroes. Russell was champion of the Lakota people, and prominent libertarian activist, combining what many assume are disparate causes in perfect harmony. His Lakota name, Wanbli Ohitika, means Brave Eagle and his life was a testament to that title.

“We the Lakotah People, do not want our massacred dead bodies of Men, Women and Children at the mass grave at Wounded Knee used for publicity by the United States Government nor their colonial corporation, the Oglala Sioux Tribal Government.”

Very interesting video explanation on the Lakota Nation. "Aaron Huey's effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people -- appalling, and largely ignored -- compelled him to refocus. Five years of work later, his haunting photos intertwine with a shocking history lesson in this bold, courageous talk from TEDxDU."

No citizenship for people who were born here? That is a slippery slope indeed. What exactly does China or Mexico (or Ireland or Germany, for that matter) have to do with someone born in the states? Are they free citizens? That would be great, but somehow I don't think that's what he means. I really hope this guy doesn't start calling himself a liberterian...

secession of lakota sioux nation
invite residents of 5 states to join
conservative cns news takes a very condescending and dismissive view in reporting story.

Mr. Saverin, a Brazilian-born immigrant to the United States, now lives in Singapore, which has no capital gains tax. He renounced his United States citizenship in September. With that act of antipatriotism, Mr. Saverin stands to avoid at least $67 million in United States taxes.

“Mr. Saverin has decided to ‘defriend’ the United States of America just to avoid paying his taxes. We aren’t going to let him get away with it so easily,” Mr. Schumer said. “It’s infuriating to see someone sell out the country that welcomed him and kept him safe, educated him and helped him become a billionaire.”

After recently undertaking a journey to walk -- not fly -- across the United States in the "Grounded" storyline and reconnect with the country and everyday Americans, Superman appears to be taking another step that could have major implications for his national identity: in Action Comics #900... Superman announces that he is going to give up his U.S. citizenship.

The Truth About Your Name Your Birth Certificate and Your Citizenship
Why do you have a name, a birth
certificate and, how is it that you
actually became a citizen of the United
States, and WHY? Are you aware that
being “a citizen of the United States”
and being “of the People of the United
States” are not the same?