(Read your bio. I do appreciate your service to our country, though.)
Hubris? Moi?? Nah. See my bio. LOL
(Reference: the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848)
The formal controversy about the legality of the annexation of Texas stems from the fact that Congress approved the annexation of Texas as a territory with a simple majority vote approval instead of annexing the land by Treaty, as was done with Native American lands
http://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/texas-annexation
If you seek respect, offer it first, something you didn’t do, thus the “hubris” by claiming to be “special” while at the same time mocking CA residents...whether by choice or not.
The issue of secession is one that is subject to great debate, however, the actual resolution, as granted by the Congress of Texas, stipulates about all I need to know...they don’t mention the right to secede when they decide they want to. They do mention division of Texas into separate states, but not secession...
A state history page notwithstanding...”sweetie”.