Posted on 06/12/2009 7:31:29 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Remember that classic Beatles riff of the 1960s: “You say you want a revolution?” Imagine this instead: a devolution. Picture an America that is run not, as now, by a top-heavy Washington autocracy but, in freewheeling style, by an assemblage of largely autonomous regional republics reflecting the eclectic economic and cultural character of the society.
There might be an austere Republic of New England, with a natural strength in higher education and technology; a Caribbean-flavored city-state Republic of Greater Miami, with an anchor in the Latin American economy; and maybe even a Republic of Las Vegas with unfettered license to pursue its ambitions as a global gambling, entertainment and conventioneer destination. California? America’s broke, ill-governed and way-too-big nation-like state might be saved, truly saved, not by an emergency federal bailout, but by a merciful carve-up into a trio of republics that would rely on their own ingenuity in making their connections to the wider world. And while we’re at it, let’s make this project bi-national—economic logic suggests a natural multilingual combination between Greater San Diego and Mexico’s Northern Baja, and, to the Pacific north, between Seattle and Vancouver in a megaregion already dubbed “Cascadia” by economic cartographers.
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In 1836 Texas claimed that the Rio Grande was its western boundry. In 1841 Governor Lamar sent an expedition to establish control. They got off the Interstate, got lost and wouldn’t ask for directions. The New Mexicans had to go rescue them and take them to Santa Fe. Then they gave them all wedgies and sent them home by way of Mexico City.
That's only a fraction of the reality. I didn't want to spend a week typing.
George W. Bush was a strong leader. He kept the decline of USA at bay for a decade. If he was able to privatize Social Security, we would probably be okay. But with that ponzi scheme and other new government programs President Obama is adding, we'll unravel quickly in a few decades or even earlier.
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Folks,
I am not particularly religious, but I pray to God each day that we can a path to secession (peacefully, if possible). I believe wholeheartedly that this is the only “out” available to us — since our political class has essentially bankrupted us — and the only way in which the vision of the Founding Fathers can yet be redeemed.
The war with China wont be against China. They are too smart for that. We will be fighting the North Koreans while trying to rescue and preserve the South Koreans. Automatic trip wires are all in place.
Let’s not forget Glorieta Pass. ;)
Obama can have DC......Texas is ours....
If even the threat of secession will snap the nation out of its headlong dive into tyranny, it will be worth it.
...and you may wish to review the Declaration of Independence.
The Right of secession preceeds the Constitution, the United States was born out of secession....
Once that happens, DC will become the next Detroit.
LOL, it’s only a matter of time before it happens. Texas will need to annex Oklahoma and Louisiana.
So, you’re a New Mexican, I take it?
bttt
I don't think the American people will stand for the gov't to lose another 50,000 lives on the Korean peninsula, fighting South Korea's war for them.
Engagement on our part this time would likely consist of major air assaults and missile strikes.
All the stuff bordering the ocean is hopelessly infested with Marxism.
Of your list, only eastern WA, eastern OR, Idaho, Montana, and Alberta are desirable when you take the inhabitants into account. Maybe some of eastern B.C., after a little deprogramming.
No, but I can sympathize. Mexico on one side and Texas on another. They have to build two fences to keep the riff-raff out.
When I was a youngster bouncin' across the country on different crews I would sometimes find myself in Texas. It ain't a good place to find yourself. There ain't nuthin' to do in Texas. If you do find something to do it's gonna be illegal. And frowned upon.
We'd stand so much of it before we'd get bored and go lookin' for a fight. We'd try to find bigun's or a bunch of 'em sos it would be fair and then we's start razin' until they took a swing.
It wasn't always easy to do. Those good ol' boys don't rile easy. We could insult their mothers, their sisters, their wives or their girlfriends and they'd just grin and drink their beer. You could accuse them of having carnal relations with cows, horses or pigs and they'd heard it all before. Or maybe it was true.
Then we hit on the one thing that worked. If you make fun of the size of their willy, they are up and swinging. Every time.
We had some really good brawls. Knock 'em down and drag 'em out bonecrushers. When everyone was too tired or too hurt to fight anymore we'd all sit down and drink beer with 'em until we could provoke another round. Made some good friends that way. Even if they are Texans.
Texans can spot a foreigner like a hawk spots a field mouse. Usually it's their limp wrists and lightness of shoe... And anything a foreigner does is illegal in Texas...GOT IT!
Grin......Now don't be a comin back!
Should of been hitting on the women. Ain't nothin like Texas women. They put Kalifornia women to shame. I had a run in with a couple of blond jaguars from Houston. When they get hungry, look out.
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