I hope to HELL that they do! We can get along just fine without DC far better than DC can get along without Texas!
Me too. But the thread is also worthwhile.
The biggest problem with secession is the number of residents who currently depend on Social Security and other Federal retirement plans they worked for and earned - them Gubmint folks understood the potential ramifications of another Civil war and worked tirelessly over the last 150 years to insinuate the Feds into everything they could for a reason - to maintain control despite what the Constitution says.