“The most significant difference between Texas and Scotland is that if Texas and it’s surrounding economic partners split, confiscating all federal assets within their borders at the time of schism and relinquishing any financial claims and liabilities on the US (Like social security or any tax reimbursements), Texas will be in a far superior financial condition than what remains of the US.”
And if anyone has the power to demand repayment of those liabilities, it would be China. They won’t care to go after Texas, which would be harder for them to reach by water, and they know they’ll encounter stiff resistance.
But they’d easily go after west coast territory, which is largely ruled by anti-war weaklings, who would put a up little fight to protect themselves.
A good point.