05-01-2009, 10:31 AM
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barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy.
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 23,401
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And Texans want to secede
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The Republic of Texas
Not only did the Lone Star State secede from the Union in 1861 to join the Confederacy, but before Texas acquired statehood in 1845, it had been an independent country for nine years. Thus, there are double precedents for the recent Research 2000 poll, taken for Daily Kos, that showed 37% of Texans believe their state would be better off as a separate country. Among Republicans, the party faithful are evenly split, 48% nation; 48% state. As for Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) recent pro-secessionist comments, 58% of Texans disapproved, but 51% of Lone Star Republicans approved.
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