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Peacefully grant the State of Texas to withdraw from the United States of America and create its own
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov ^ | Nov. 9, 2012 | Micah H

Posted on 11/10/2012 1:46:11 PM PST by mom of young patriots

Here is how the document reads-

The US continues to suffer economic difficulties stemming from the federal government's neglect to reform domestic and foreign spending. The citizens of the US suffer from blatant abuses of their rights such as the NDAA, the TSA, etc. Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union, and to do so would protect it's citizens' standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government.


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To: wideawake
This isn’t “Texas” - it’s a bunch of self-important clowns who imagine that that they speak on behalf of the actual Texas.

Maybe so, but for a change, let's let our 'extremists' rant like the Left does instead of hurrying to smack them down.

Anything which pulls the "center" back to the right a little is fine by me.

41 posted on 11/10/2012 2:39:00 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: Yardstick

Do you think the ghetto slugs and arab ragheads in the White House know or care anything about English grammar?


42 posted on 11/10/2012 2:39:41 PM PST by texson66 (In the words of Kent Brockman, "As for myself, I welcome our new commie overlords...")
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43 posted on 11/10/2012 2:41:08 PM PST by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: Jeff Winston

It has only been up since yesterday, Jeff. Don’t you suppose people will have to find it before they can sign it, sheesh.

I encourage you to also read this earlier post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2957815/posts?q=1&;page=1#1 on FR cause there are some mighty well written comments on it.


44 posted on 11/10/2012 2:44:21 PM PST by mom of young patriots
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To: mom of young patriots

bookmark


45 posted on 11/10/2012 2:45:03 PM PST by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: wideawake
......”self important clowns” from Texas........

So speaks wideawake from New Jersey.

46 posted on 11/10/2012 2:45:25 PM PST by Ditter
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To: mtrott

The kiddies in the coastal cesspool “gimme” constituency that keeps electing these Democrat Santas and subjecting the rest of us red states to their slouch to Gomorrah need the resources of the “producer” states to keep their lifestyles afloat. That’s why Obama needs the military and his own civilian military brownshirts to keep us redneck bitter clingers in line.


47 posted on 11/10/2012 3:07:10 PM PST by Twinkie (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.)
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To: Gluteus Maximus
All my exes live in Texas, that’s why I hang my hat in Tennessee.

LOL, someone should write a song about that. Oh, maybe some one already did.

48 posted on 11/10/2012 3:12:01 PM PST by Mark17 (California, where English is a foreign language)
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To: BenLurkin

Some Texans. Until it comes from the TX Legislature, it’s nothing.


49 posted on 11/10/2012 3:17:25 PM PST by bgill (We've passed the point of no return. Welcome to Al Amerika.)
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To: Venturer

Here in Michigan we could make a go of it, we do have a lot of, ahem, people of color. If we could get those folks to move to , say, Chicago, we could make it work!!!


50 posted on 11/10/2012 3:21:35 PM PST by exnavy (Got ammo, Godspeed!)
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To: mom of young patriots

Question! Are people citizens of the USA primary to being citizens of the different states.?? If so it seems the Federal government has big ax in this dispute.


51 posted on 11/10/2012 3:22:01 PM PST by noinfringers2
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To: rawcatslyentist

Don’t worry, we’ll put you in a safe place in charge of the latrines.


52 posted on 11/10/2012 3:27:04 PM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: noinfringers2

Well, of course. But that’s why you would have to secede.


53 posted on 11/10/2012 3:27:27 PM PST by mtrott
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To: bandleader
It’s part of their agreement to become part of the union!

Texas reserved the right to split into five separate states when it joined the union.

I do not think there was any stipulation about seceding.

This is just a bunch of ungrammatical attention grabbers trying to grab some attention.

54 posted on 11/10/2012 3:28:25 PM PST by Ole Okie
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To: Ole Okie

“This is just a bunch of ungrammatical attention grabbers trying to grab some attention.”

Huh? Yeah, I guess attention grabbers would try to grab attention.

But, I prefer to view them as patriots frustrated to the breaking point about the losing their individual liberty.


55 posted on 11/10/2012 3:53:14 PM PST by mtrott
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To: mom of young patriots

I can certainly see a lot more people in Texas signing it.

I doubt there’s going to be any serious movement for Texas to secede, though.


56 posted on 11/10/2012 3:57:51 PM PST by Jeff Winston
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To: wny
Where in the Constitution does it say a state has to ask permission?

In Texas v. White (1869), the Supreme Court held that a state has no right to leave the union. But the issue was settled in practical terms at Appomatox.

57 posted on 11/10/2012 4:44:33 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Jeff Winston

http://www.texasnationalist.com/


58 posted on 11/10/2012 4:45:06 PM PST by A_Tradition_Continues (formerly known as Politicalwit ...05/28/98 Class of '98)
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To: BenLurkin

The lines for entry into their Republic are liable to be quite large.

Their immigration rules should be extremely difficult to work through also.


59 posted on 11/10/2012 5:02:56 PM PST by SkiKnee
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To: mom of young patriots

A nice secession would be
Nebraska
Montana
Wyoming
Both Dakotas
Idaho
Utah
Colorado

Then the join up with Manitoba Alberta Saskatchewan

Such a nation or confederation would be an agricultural and energy superpower. It could be free of the Federal and financial parasites in DC and NYC and Toronto


60 posted on 11/10/2012 6:10:54 PM PST by dennisw (Government be yo mamma - Re-elect Barack Obama)
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