The response the OP mentioned: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/our-states-remain-united https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/our-states-remain-..

The response the OP mentioned: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/our-states-remain-united https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/our-states-remain-... The secession petitions are even more ridiculous when you realise that it only takes 25,000 signatures to get a response (Louisiana, the least populous state on the list, has a population of a little over 4.5 million according to Wikipedia) and the signers didn't even have to be a resident of the state calling for secession.