My friend, I want no part of secession.
But this is not 1861. The industrial power to the North is spent. The economic power of the South is now huge. The energy production of the South & West overshadows the northern production.
The B_tards in DC need us. Without TX and the South they are cold, hungry and bankrupt.
Tell them TOMAH.
Thank you,,,,,,Sometimes I wish there was a FR section with no Yankee commenters.
” - - - Without TX and the South they are cold, hungry and bankrupt. - - - “
Your quote reminded me of my favorite speech by THE Sam Houston:
“TEXAS CAN GET ALONG WITHOUT THE UNITED STATES, BUT THE UNITED STATES CAN NEVER GET ALONG WITHOUT TEXAS !”
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With the cowardly RINOs spineless “opposition” to Marxist Mandatory Obamacare, the financial destruction of the US Federal Government is assured.
Thus, the question of a financially rational secession is not if, but when?
2014 would be an excellent year for Texas to secede, as the Obamacare Employer Mandated punishment tax will not yet have dumped tens of millions of employees into the abyss of the Mandatory Insurance “Exchanges.”
In this way, our proportion of the 17-18 Trillion dollar National Debt would about half of what it would be if we waited for the second 5 year Marxist Democrat Plan to kick in.
A regional “State” for Texas to be a part of would be all of the current States that the XL Pipeline will soon run through.
Since the NINE SUPREMES chose to ignore the US Constitution by rewriting Obamacare “fine” to Obamacare “tax,” there is no longer a legal US Supreme Court of record.
This Autumn, during the Reid-Obama shutdown of a small portion of the US Federal Government, it became obvious that the US Military was held in low esteem by Obama, as Commander In Chief. Thus, complicating expected Military loyalty for future Domestic expeditions.
As the Marxist Democrat-controlled Administration and Senate continue to spend more than their income, the Texas share of that National Debt will continue to rise. Hence, the sooner Texas secedes, the better, financially.
The ethics are fairly straight forward: we do not transport crude oil, natural gas, or any refined petroleum product outside of the borders of Texas or the borders of the States that officially join the secession of Texas.
In a similar manner that “An Army travels on its stomach,” the World travels on oil, a fact which will deter aggression and encourage negotiation.
Thus, Texas would be in a position of strength during the bloodless secession negotiations with the Marxist Democrats, and their loyal RINOs.
Once each State has paid off their share of the pre-secession National Debt, the financially solid former spine of old United States, discussions could begin with other regional groups of former States on matters that would not involve anything to do with the Ponzi Welfare System that bankrupted the former United States of America.