Right of secession...

The United Nations is pulling out virtually all of its peacekeeping force from East Timor 3 years after it declared itself independent of Indonesian rule according to a popular vote.

Is this the kind of freedom, liberty, and democratic process that Mr. Bush wishes to spread around the world?

If so, what would prevent the State of Florida from seceding from the United States?

After all, when people are free, they do not wish to secede nor are they prevented from doing so. On the other hand, when tyranny exists and liberty is in recession, secession is declared illegal.

If you are one of the few people who has read the Declaration of Independence and can actually understand what was written, you'll quickly realize that the colonists seceded from the British King.

Do you really think they would have set up a system of government which didn't recognize the similar right of future Americans to peacefully secede from the Union that was established by the United States Constitution?