Editing Ron Paul (section)

=== Secession ===

Paul has stated that [[secession]] from the United States "is a deeply American principle" and that "If the possibility of secession is completely off the table there is nothing to stop the federal government from continuing to encroach on our liberties and no recourse for those who are sick and tired of it."<ref>{{cite news |last=Paul |first=Ron |title=Ron Paul: 'Secession is a deeply American principle{{'-}} |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/84058.html |newspaper=Politico |date=November 19, 2012}}</ref> Paul wrote the remarks in a post on his Congressional website in one of his final public statements as a member of Congress, noting that [[2012 state petitions for secession|many petitions]] had been submitted to the White House calling for secession in the wake of the November 2012 election.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Paul |first=Ron |title=Secession: Are we free to go? |journal=Texas Straight Talk |date=November 19, 2012 |url=http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2029&Itemid=69 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212032655/http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2029&Itemid=69 |archive-date=December 12, 2012}}</ref>