Please Don’t Secede, Texas—We Need You

The American Interest ^ | 02/13/2013 | Russell Mead

[Gaffer]

My understanding is that Texas entered into this mutated Union as a Sovereign Republic (a free ‘country’). If they want to secede from a “freely entered” union, they should be completely free to leave it. I wish more states would consider the same. This union is no more.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Some wit suggested that were Texas to secede, their first act should be to make communism, socialism, and the Democrat party unlawful.

[yorkiemom]

Texas ping! Thought you might like this article.

[familyop]

Secede the northeastern states and the west coast, instead. ;-)

[kosciusko51]

This is exactly the reason that Texas needs to secede. Hopefully, a few other conservative states will join it.

[ZX12R]

Secede the northeastern states and the west coast, instead. ;-)

Till they starve to death, then reclaim it.

[yorkiemom]

It spends far less than California on education but ranks significantly higher. And California business leaders are growing more frustrated by the day, as Sacramento seems determined to squeeze them for ever more revenue.

I've noticed the former myself. I don't know about the entire state, but when I got my teaching certificate in Texas and was looking at local jobs, there were NO penions. A wonderful thing! Not only did that save the tax payers money, BUT I also think it helps with the quality of teachers. Seems contradictory, but here's how I see it: a pension system holds teachers into that position, whether they are good or bad at it. Without one, teachers who don't like the work feel free to leave and find something they do enjoy. And the job can be a labor of love, not just a source of money. I know CA has a ton of awful teachers who are working for nothing more than getting that huge pension. At the taxpayer's expense, of course!

[yorkiemom]

This is exactly the reason that Texas needs to secede. Hopefully, a few other conservative states will join it.

I figure the middle of the country (vertically) will be the nation that secedes. From Texas to North Dakota is usually solidly red in elections.

[nascarnation]

Texas has 3.2 million on Medicare and 4.5 million on Medicaid.
I doubt they’ll be seceding anytime soon.

[Owl558]

“My understanding is that Texas entered into this mutated Union as a Sovereign Republic (a free ‘country’).”

I’m only aware of 2 states that entered the union as sovereign Republics - Texas and California.

[freedumb2003]

>>My understanding is that Texas entered into this mutated Union as a Sovereign Republic (a free ‘country’). If they want to secede from a “freely entered” union, they should be completely free to leave it. <<

That is urban myth. Upon statehood any territory becomes the same as any other state. The War of Northern Aggression cemented that relationship.

[VanDeKoik]

Never understood this notion that a union needs to be perpetual. What for? Because it feels good to know that?

Just look at how much Europe changed over the past 800 years. Nations like Milan, Prussia, Argon, Wales, Yugoslavia, and the Kalmar Union no longer exist and the world got along just fine. One day Scotland, Venice, and Catalonia will be independent nations and the world still wont implode.

Hell, no one said N. America would become a battleground just because there are several new nations here. What would be the point of that?

[KarlInOhio]

It spends far less than California on education but ranks significantly higher.

Actually California spends a lot more on the education system. I doubt that they spend as much on real education.

[Axamari]

Texas is not going anywhere. It will go blue before seceeding. This national push to flood it with California commie refugees and a few more illegals will guarantee it.

[humblegunner]

That is urban myth. Upon statehood any territory becomes the same as any other state.

That kind of assumes that Texas is looking for anybody's permission to secede.

[Howie66]

Not at all a bad idea.

Perhaps Boehner and his pals might want to take that up.

After they grow a pair, that is.

[Howie66]

How about this for an idea?

Tell California, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois and a few other states that they are no longer needed or wanted to remain as states?

That from this point on, they are on their own.

[freedumb2003]

>>That kind of assumes that Texas is looking for anybody’s permission to secede. <<

When it comes down to it I, as a new Texan, will stand with my Texas brethren against the progressive obama states of liberalism.

[B.O. Plenty]

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