Polls leading up to the vote had indicated that the vote would be close, but a declaration written by Thomas Jefferson in the last few days seems to have turned the tide. "I think We the People got tired of being told what to do and how much to pay for it by a bunch of bureaucrats in a foreign land," Mr. Jefferson said today. "Once British leaders calm down about this, I'm sure we'll be able to negotiate an orderly way to dissolve the Political Bands that connect us."
But Benedict Arnold, one of the leaders of the "Remain" movement, said Americans will come to regret their decision. "There's no doubt Britian will cut ties and refuse to do business with us in the future," he said. Asked to comment on reports that a number of people are expected to return to Britain instead of living here, Arnold said, "I'm not sure what I am going to about this yet."
King George III was unavailable for comment, but Prime Minister William Pitt was critical. "If they want to leave, let 'em," he said. "We want nothing to do with them. And they can take my name off that fort where the Allegheny and Mon rivers meet to form the Ohio."
