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Mark Steyn warns of 'serious secession movements' if drift toward socialism not reversed
Daily Caller ^
| May 16, 2013
| Jeff Poor
Posted on 05/16/2013 2:54:55 PM PDT by Rufus2007
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I call that a solid endorsement for Texas, but be careful Mark because they're going to say that's "raaaacist."
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posted on
05/16/2013 2:54:55 PM PDT
by
Rufus2007
To: Rufus2007
That may become teh only remaining option. I hope not.
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posted on
05/16/2013 2:56:11 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Obama lies, Granny dies.)
To: Rufus2007
Keep hearing that but so far, other than talk, haven't seen much evidence. One strong indication would be a state's utter rejection of Obamacare mandates on the state citizens and accepting the consequences of no federal funding.
Are there any states even CLOSE to that?
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posted on
05/16/2013 2:59:55 PM PDT
by
PapaNew
To: Rufus2007
If there is a secession movement, which side will San Antonio and Austin be on?
To: Rufus2007
Restored constitutional America and socialist America would be a vast improvement on the wretched mess we have now.
To: Rufus2007
I wonder how many times Steyn has been audited?
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posted on
05/16/2013 3:01:33 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: Rufus2007
“You all can go the Hell. I’m going to Taxas.” — David Crockett
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posted on
05/16/2013 3:03:38 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: Rufus2007
With the influx of wetbacks into Texas, I'm not confident that they'll have success in breaking away. Frankly, I favor revolution over secession - I don't think the military will stand with the Marxists.
"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
05/16/2013 3:05:06 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: PGR88
I believe there is a whole wing at the Limbaugh Institute that houses accountants who are there only to deal with the annual IRS audits.
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posted on
05/16/2013 3:06:00 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: Lurking Libertarian
When a state secedes all of the state secedes including the cities.
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posted on
05/16/2013 3:09:37 PM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Rufus2007
I say what are they waiting for? We need both of them.
Damn Mark Steyn for not being a NBC.
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posted on
05/16/2013 3:10:16 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(It can't be this easy. This is Unicorns and skittles easy.)
To: Rufus2007
The idea that all 50 states are going to be content to slide off the cliff in a kind of haze and a drone of sort of soporific princess fluffy-bunny socialism is completely false. I mean, there will be youre going to have serious secession movements if some of this stuff isnt turned around, not just in Texas.
So Mark Stein catches up to Free Republic, this thought has been going around here for years...
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posted on
05/16/2013 3:10:50 PM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Lurking Libertarian
IMHO there will eventually be a secession movement that takes place in the form of a virtual rather than physical secession. In this scenario, one or more states would essentially refuse to go along with federal mandates, laws or policies that run counter to state laws, are impossible to fund, or otherwise adversely impact the people in a given state.
Consider the rise of so-called sanctuary cities in left wing cities. This is another form of ignoring federal laws. The same thing can be done by conservative states just on a bigger scale.
To: Starboard
A newly formed Republic of Texas (doesn’t THAT sound nice) could form 1,000,000 man militia in about 24 hours after the first call for volunteers went out, and that would just be form the outsiders coming in to help out.
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posted on
05/16/2013 3:17:39 PM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Rufus2007
Why dont we just have a big liberal-conservative meet at the Mississippi and have a big paintball game so we can get this figured out? I wish. If it ever happens it won't be at the Mississippi, and it won't be paintball.
To: Starboard
And hopefully all the libs in red states will move those utopian blue states
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posted on
05/16/2013 3:19:03 PM PDT
by
Josa
To: Rufus2007
I’ve always thought Alaska stood the best chance of seccession. Isolated from the rest of the country, a natural independent mind-set, and most importantly, vast resources the Pacific Rim countries would trade for. Of course, for this to be successful America would have to have been seriously weakened in both spirit and military strength. We know that would never happen, don’t we?
P,S. If the “progressives” ever get the political power to eliminate the Electoral College so that our leaders are chosen by straight mob rule, I’m heading north...
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posted on
05/16/2013 3:19:21 PM PDT
by
Exeter
(A government that doesn't trust its people is a government that shouldn't be trusted.)
To: Lurking Libertarian
which side will San Antonio and Austin be on?Does it matter, in the long run? How many of the birkenstock wearers in Austin can lay in a gun or a mortar?
/johnny
To: onedoug
You all can go the Hell. Im going to Taxas. David CrockettThen, he went to San Antonio and was killed by Mexican nationals.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
/johnny
To: Rufus2007
I don’t know enough about Texas, so I’m gonna ask.
The percentage of Texans of Hispanic descent is on the rise. Do these folks, as a group, subscribe to traditional Texan values (rugged individualism, mistrust of big government, etc.)?
Or do they see Texas as just location on the map?
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