Should we secede? No, not yet. There are still a lot of avenues for us to pursue to take our country back. Just because we lose a few elections shouldn't mean we abandon our country that Texans have disproportionately fought and died for in every American War since the Mexican-American war.
Secession doesn't mean just saying “Adios Washington”. D.C. isn't going to just let us go without a fight. And that means spilling the blood of U.S. soldiers. It's not like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are going to come marching down here to take Texas back themselves. They will be sending federal troops made up of our friends, siblings, and relatives. Secession is not something we should just willy nilly enter into.
It should be for only one reason, to preserve liberty and a refuge for the oppressed and to ensure that a Government of the people, for the people, and by the people, does not perish from this earth. Though things are looking dark now, nothing that has been done is irreversible. America has recovered from worse and I believe she will again. As of now we still have the ability to change our government through democracy and civic participation. Though we are surrounded by the liberal media, we can still get our voices out through the internet, radio, and sometimes through TV (usually only FOX).
Before America declared her Independence from Britain, the colonists spent decades trying to get a fair shake from Britain. They didn't just wake up and decide to call it quits. They did everything they could to avoid war and separation. We should follow the same path that our for fathers did.
Great post, spikey. It’s a keeper.
I wish I shared your confidence that we will get through this regime, though, without being irreparably altered. We have already lost so much.
Great post! I agree. Secession should be kept for a last resort. As long as there is any hope, we should keep trying to save the U.S. But, I think it is prudent to remember that it is always there as a last option if we are not able to turn this country around.
I'm with you, Spikey. That was a very eloquent and well reasoned plea for sane analysis of this question.
Of course we should stand and fight for the survival of our whole country. I'm insulted by calls to abandon US territory to the liberal horde and their Socialist masters.
This is OUR country, because we're the people who love and support it with our tax dollars, hard work and creativity, and even our very lives.
Why should we surrender a single square inch of our sacred land to these worthless scum? Doing so would be an affront to the memory and sacrifice of every American patriot who ever laid down their life defending this great country.
I understand the passion of the moment, but when the air is still, and a man can quietly reflect on all that America means to him, the choice is clear. We must take our country back!
We already have.
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