Harper’s Magazine online has a great article titled Electing to Leave that should be of interest to anyone who threated such action in the face of our current electoral outcome. Turns out, it’s not as easy as you might think. Renouncing your U.S. Citizenship and becoming a citizen somewhere else is a process that can take years.
Take heart and remember, the result was 51-48. Blue America is not as small as it may feel at the moment. Instead of fleeing the country, consider instead having an raising some smart kids in a Red state. It’s a slow but solid strategy for breaking the strangle of the ignorant majority.
thanks to Political Wire for the story