[central_va]

That doesn't translate to a armed militia in the event of a secession, does it? A third of the citizenry of the Colonies were loyalists who, for the most part sat out the revolutionary war.

If you woke up in the morning and the federal govt. was gone, would you notice? The birds would still be chirping, the sky would be blue (to quote dear reader).

[TigersEye]

It does translate into a lot of people who would not like secession and would provide intel to the Feds.

If you woke up in the morning and the federal govt. was gone, would you notice?

If I worked for the FedGov I would and if I received entitlements of any kind I would. Does anyone in Texas get SS, Medicare, Medicaid, school loans, grants, etc.?