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To: Roger Kaputnik

>>As you said, prior to joining the Union Texas was a sovereign nation and had the option of secession incorporated into their statehood documents.<<

Urban myth. There is no such escape clause.


45 posted on 06/24/2016 6:57:46 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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To: freedumb2003

Yes, I stand corrected. Aftwr researching it further, appears there is a xlause in their statehood documents that allows Texas to divide itself into 4 separate states due to it’s size which is where the misconception is derived from.


130 posted on 06/24/2016 10:12:17 PM PDT by Roger Kaputnik (Just because I'm paranoid doesn't prove that they aren't out to get me.)
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