claim: "in rick perry's texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world.
author: bill white
evidence_1: nov 13, 2012 ... an online petition for texas to secede has garnered more than 64000 ... u.s.  news & world report ... a petition by texans for the right to secede from the rest  of the country has ... texas gov. rick perry, however, said he does not support  secession. ... big business quick to support obama post-election.
evidence_2: "in rick perry's texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the  greatest country in the" world. — politifact texas on wednesday, july 7th, 2010.  false.
evidence_3: jun 27, 2011 ... rick perry munch a hamburger in san antonio, conservative pundit george will  developed a ... recalling perry's party switch in 1989, will quotes perry as saying  that his move made both parties happy. ... the governor also left the idea of  secession hanging. ... national · global news project · punditfact ...
evidence_4: nov 12, 2012 ... we're re-posting our previous fact-checks related to whether or not texas gov.  rick perry once called for texas to quit the union. hint: not ...
evidence_5: texas secession movements principally focus on the secession of texas during  the american ... this history has affected the state's politics ever since, including  its standing in the confederacy in the civil war to education and even ....  governor rick perry, at a political rally in 2009, addressed the possibility of  secession.