Close Video  Storm front rising: America's new controversy  Even
before the president has taken the official oath of office, a
new issue is brewing in the US. There is a movement among
citizens in several states to petition the federal government to
allow their respective states to break away from the Union.
There are now petitions from people in more than a dozen states
asking for relief by secession from US government. At this point
it appears that Texas residents are leading the charge. The
Texas petition has already garnered more than 70,000 signatures
since Nov. 9.  Although Obama won both the electoral vote and
the popular vote, there appears to be an apparently vocal
minority out there that would rather break away than live
another four years under Obama. While some Americans see this
new development as serious, others dismiss the movement out of
hand. Is this just the ranting of a few disillusioned people or
could it be the beginning of something far more serious?  Let us
take a critical look at the