Break away from the USA? New Hampshire once again says nay

By HOLLY RAMER
Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire voters won’t be asked to add a secession clause to the state constitution, nor will lawmakers study the broader issue of breaking away from the United States. Without debate, the House on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the state to proceed as a sovereign nation if the national debt reaches $40 trillion. Also killed was a bill that would have created a committee to study the “economic, legal and sociological aspects of New Hampshire exerting its sovereign state rights.” A comparable proposal calling for the state to secede failed two years ago by a similarly overwhelming margin.