The only place I’ve found with push back on secession is here on Free Republic. My friends, family, and other chat rooms I go to all talk about openly, seriously and some are considering it. Only here is there an instant hostility against the idea....
I have no hostility, but I see it as very impractical.
I know TX is oil rich but remember that it will cost as much to defend one state as it will to defend a nation.
Jet fighters today cost from 150 million to 250 million each.
How many would you like to order, sir?
Tanks, subs, destroyers plus all of the support equipment......
And how much does a pile of nuclear munitions cost?
I doubt that the Biden administration or any that follow would grant foreign aid or grants.
And there is that long wall.
Maybe Texas can pony up the money with ease, but it would need to be done over night or be exposed for the length of time required.
Besides, even we who are not Texans are proud of Texas and would hate to see you go.
I’m in Texas. Every non liberal I know is in favor of secession. It’s been planned for a long time... so it’s nothing new. Granted, it’s now going to accelerate. My personal preference is for a “soft secession”, one in which we don’t overtly secede... but ignore unconstitutional mandates. We should respond with “meh” or “get your goons out of here.”