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Citizens of 7 states gathered enough signatures to secede from the union and now they have a right to demand from the federal government to review and response their petition. The White House has set up a "We the People" page on its website that allows Americans to file petitions on issues of concern.

Citizens from more than 40 states have filed petitions with the White House seeking to secede from the union, but only 7 have collected more than 25,000 signatures each. The petition filled by Texas residents has racked up 100,000 signatures. The Texas petition says the United States is suffering from economic troubles stemming from the federal government's failure to reform spending. ‘Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union’ it said. The residents of the state also complain of alleged rights abuses committed by agencies like the Transportation Security Administration.

A counter-petition has been filed calling for the state capital Austin to secede from Texas and remain part of the United States.

According to ITAR-TASS besides Texas six states Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee have collected more than 25 thousand signatures. Among the seven states, only Florida gave its electoral votes to Democratic President Barack Obama in last week's election.

The petitions, which have been signed by a small percentage of state residents, have virtually no chance of succeeding. The United States' bloodiest conflict, the 1861-1865 Civil War, erupted after 11 states withdrew from the union.