Secession Petitions in Forty-Seven States

South Dakota, Wisconsin, Virginia, Rhode Island, Idaho, Illinois, New Hampshire, Minnesota, New Mexico,  Maine, Iowa, Washington, Massachusetts, Alaska and Hawaii all now have secession petitions, according to the White House.

This brings the total number of states to forty-seven.

Only Maryland, Vermont, and Connecticut are without petitions, at this point, with expectations that they won't be far behind.

One petition, asks that all the states that have asked to secede, be allowed to do so as one group, rather than individually.

Counter protests continue, with one asking that the city of Austin, Texas be allowed to leave the state, and remain in the US.