California has joined its fellow 49 states in politely petitioning the White House to secede from the union.

Since President Barack Obama's re-election last week, those unhappy with that outcome across the land have taken advantage of the We The People website , that allows citizens to post petitions on just about anything that bugs them.

Established by - and supply however much irony you care to here - the Obama administration, the site promises that "every petition that crosses the 25,000-signature threshold is reviewed and receives a response," according to White House spokesman Brandon D. Lepow.

A response that is not in any way legal or binding, by the way. But that hasn't stopped hundreds of thousands of aspiring Former Americans from signing their - or if you look at them closely, other states' - secession petitions.

As of late Thursday afternoon, California's secession petition had a little fewer than 1,100 electronic signatures. It needs to reach that coveted 25,000 goal by Dec. 11 for the Golden State to get its own personal response from the administration.

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