Petition for Alaska to secede and join Russia continues to attract signaturesNY Daily News'Alaska back to Russia,' posted to WhiteHouse.gov, still needs about 71,000 signatures before warranting a response from the Obama administration. But for now its surprising popularity has people from across the political spectrum scratching their heads.f some Alaskan separatists have their way, Sarah Palin won't just be able to see Russia from her house — she'll live there.A petition calling for Alaska to give the lower 48 the cold shoulder and rejoin Russia garnered more than 28,400 signatures on the White House's web site since Friday.The petition, named "Alaska Back to Russia," needs 100,000 by April 20 to get an official response from the Obama administration.But many Alaskans are content to stay with the U.S. and even some secessionists wouldn't exactly want to join up with the northern Eurasian nation."I believe in my heart that it is Alaska's density to be an independent republic on this planet," Lynette Clark, chairwoman of the Alaskan Independence Party, told the Daily News. "I find it ridiculous to think that Alaska would go to Russia."http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/petition-alaska-secede-join-russia-continues-attract-signatures-article-1.1736061