I thought (and Clod or Flint can correct me here) that as part of Texas' statehood agreement lo those many years ago succession was always a possibility for them. They were so big and their hats, my god! were even bigger; I thought it was written into the Texas constitution of statehood or whatever the hell you call it that they COULD succeed anytime they wanted.
Texas, we hardly knew ye. also, Key West tried to succeed but the stoners couldn't get it together to do it. They called themselves the Conch Republic. They were sick of cruise ships and their ilk walking their streets. |
Secession and secede.
Sorry. It's one of my bugbears:P |
oh, thanks. I could't bother to google. I WAS an Englihs major ya know. (but it was a state school...so....)
Duh. |
The republican war on women? What about the republican war *by* women?
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now there are 23 states petitioning. texas has far exceded the necessary 25,000 signatures and louisiana is getting close. another petition has been submited that any person signing a petition to secede would be stripped of their citizenship and exiled
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America - love it or leave it! :rolleyes:
And in the "Don't it turn my brown eyes blue" department: If Texas wants out, they'd better git while the gitting's good. Demographic studies predict that Texas will become a Blue State by 2024 if not sooner due to increases in the Latino population there. Finally, it would appear that Southerners still cherish the thought that "The South will rise again." States that were once a part of the Confederacy are in the lead when it comes to the numbers of signatures on the various petitions to secede from the Union. |
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Of course, maybe all of these guys would be happier playing 'great white warlord' in a compound in Somalia. Stockpiling AK-47s and tons of ammo is legal there, or at least ignored by a weak government. On the downside, their president would really be a liberal black Muslim.:cool: |
I've always wondered... if Texas does leave the US and become its own entity, how would they stop Mexico from invading and retaking land they once had up through 1836? Does Texas have an army? They won't be able to use the US army, oh no. They'd have to ask for assistance and then there would be 'occupation' to make sure Mexico stays where Mexico is. Or would they request we 'nation build' so they can take care of themselves, because they couldn't when they left the union in the first place?
Or would they allow the current US bases to stay and enjoy by-proxy US protection without actually being part of the country? And I know they have oil and cattle and some farms there, but what else would their GDP be based on? Tourism? Could US citizens get in on a driver's license or would passport be needed? Would they even have open borders? |
This popped up on my Facebook feed, and, although I'm pretty sure I've read it before, it sort of fits...right about now.
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Now there are petitions in all 50 states. Texas and Louisiana have the required number of signatures that will force the Executive Branch to respond.
How will the Enlightened States pay for all of their social welfare programs? A higher percentage of people in Red States pay taxes. Somebody will have to pay for all those free cell phones. Oh, did I mention we will take the majority of nuclear missles with us? |
Actually, no. The red states have a higher percentage of people using government aid than the blue states do.
Moochers And the highest tax producing states are actually blue. Subsidizing... Oh, and those cell phones? That plan was begun back in 1996 and was not a cell phone, but a land line. The landline has since been updated to cellular for obvious reasons. Obama Phone |
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"Force the Executive branch to respond" isn't much. Just ask the guys who "forced" them to respond to a weed decriminalization petition.
And that was a serious issue. |
I'll bet Cambodia will let them in.
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