If BHO is reelected, Time for Texas to Secede (Vanity)

July 7, 2012 | no dems

[no dems]

Being a native-born Texan, it is my understanding that Texas is the only State in the Union that can legally secede from the Union, because it was once a Republic on it's own. (The Republic of Texas.)

Now, someone help me out here: Is that a fact? If so, I'm calling on all Texas FReepers to join me in laying the groundwork to make it happen if Barack Obama is reelected. What do we need to do to start a Secession Movement, and where do we begin? If you're not a Texan, you don't understand the Texas mind-set. If BHO is reelected, I guarantee you that Texas would vote 60% - 40% FOR Secession. Even Governor Perry has talked about Texas seceding. LET'S FRIGGIN' DO IT!!!

[Secret Agent Man]

There ya go. Why do we have to be the ones to leave?!? Let them leave or rot in jail.

[GoDuke]

“Kelly’s Heroes”! Great flick!

[Secret Agent Man]

People are paid thousands of dollars to live in Alaska.

[bgill]

Just be careful of many secession movements out there like the Republic of Texas movement. Most are scams to sell fake land grants or bogus currency.

As if American courts aren't giving Texas ranches to illegals and just how much soon to be bogus currency is D.C. printing these days.

[fr_freak]

If you look at the data there is a very obvious pattern. Red states tend to be takers, and blue states tend to be payers.

Actually, it makes sense if you think in terms of population density. I don't know exactly what they include in the "pay" side, but if personal and corporate income taxes are included, for example, then the fed would derive far more income from heavily industrialized and populated states. California, as an example, is chock full of welfare leeches, but there are still a number of very powerful industries here (Silicon Valley-type stuff, for example) as well as a huge tax base. If CA received a million dollar grant from the feds for an interstate, it would be a drop in the bucket compared to the overall amount of money flowing in and out. If North Dakota received the same amount of money, it would appear as a relatively significant amount.

[DallasSun]

I agree with you. I sometimes think there ae some who do not take into consideration the cities of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio...and Austin. We would never get the votes to secede. You make an excellent point.

[mnehring]

Just because fedgov is doing it doesn’t mean that some guy in his mom’s basement setting up a website and radio program doing it is any better.

[X-spurt]

And you know this by what method?

Perry is probably the most “Texas Rights” Governor we have had. Would you prefer Gov. White or Gov. KayBailey or let me guess Gov. Debra?

[wastedyears]

What does the number of wealthy people in Texas look like compared to, say, New York, or anywhere in New England (a lot of old money). If you have a lot of people that don’t have a job that enables them to retire well before retirement age, then they’re going to get more back under federal law. Whereas with families in New England, who have linage that goes back to Revolutionary times, have been growing their trust funds since those times.

[null and void]

We have always been at war with Eastasia...

[GreenLanternCorps]

You are so correct. But we can fly our Texas flag the same height as the U.S. Flag.

That is a myth. Any flag can be flown at equal height as the US flag. The US flag simply has to be in the position of honor, it's own right. (on US soil)

[DallasSun]

I know it because Perry said it. Repeatedly after he realized some had actually taken him seriously.

[xzins]

I do believe that civil disobedience and State disobedience is part of the formula for change.

The other part that I see as part of the solution is, as Yashcheritsiy would say, separate means of information dissemination.

Another part that I think is critical is a political home for full conservatives, meaning those who are both fiscally and socially conservative.

Another part is a sincere connection to Christianity and to the churches of Christianity from all denomination. Much of America’s problem is spiritual, and without a Great Awakening, there will be no recovery.

The world will not end again with a flood. The rainbow is God’s promise of that. It will instead end with fire.

A precursor to that final fire is this judgment:

“7 The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.”

Anything that reminds us of Fire and a Burned Up Earth should push us to include God in any plans for renewal. If this will not be a Christian nation, then it will not be any kind of free nation at all.

[X-spurt]

I’ll remain kind with “you know nothing of what you speak”.

[wastedyears]

How about Texas being able to defend itself with 80 million people? Because that’s around how many (armed) Americans would end up living there.

[cripplecreek]

I want no part of talk of secession. I want it all back and the Commie Bastards who are ruining the nation in Jail.

Agreed. Besides, secession is what globalists like Soros and the UN want. Its why they always side with breakaways and break ups of nations.

[X-spurt]

In Wyoming’s case, maybe its because a great percentage of her oil, gas and coal are on Fed land, not to mention Yellow Stone would come under Federal expenditure within the State?

[Melas]

Alaska could never secede without the assistance of a foreign power. The continental U.S. could cripple a secessionist Alaska by embargo alone.

Self sufficient? Really? How much dairy is made in Alaska? What medicines are produced in Alaska? What dry goods are made in Alaska? What industrial products are made in Alaska? Vegetables, wheat, rice, corn, sugar? The average Alaskan would subsist on the eskimo diet for all of a week before begging to be let back into the union.

I have visited family in Alaska many times when I still had family there, and Alaskans are extremely dependent on the daily influx of cargo planes which explains in part the extremely high cost of living.

[null and void]

How do you run a government of the people, by the people and for the people when 40% of those people are adamantly opposed to your government?

Dunno, ask Obama...