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Texas Republicans push for a referendum to vote on the state seceding from the U.S. in 2023 at meeting that declared Biden's win illegitimate
UK Daily Mail ^ | 06/20/2022 | Emily Goodin and Paul Farrell

Posted on 06/20/2022 12:42:25 PM PDT by DFG

Texas Republicans want to hold a referendum next year to decide whether or not the state should secede from the U.S.

The party charges the state has taken its right to self-govern and calls for secession.

The demand was part of the party platform Republicans voted on at their state convention this weekend, where they also formally rejected President Joe Biden's election in 2020 as legitimate.

Under a section titled 'State Sovereignty,' the platform states: 'Pursuant to Article 1, Section 1, of the Texas Constitution, the federal government has impaired our right of local self-government. Therefore, federally mandated legislation that infringes upon the 10th Amendment rights of Texas should be ignored, opposed, refused, and nullified.

'Texas retains the right to secede from the United States, and the Texas Legislature should be called upon to pass a referendum consistent thereto.'

Texas has long pushed an independent movement, called 'Texit.'

After the area declared independence from Mexico in 1836, it was a sovereign state for nine years before it was annexed by the United States in 1845. There have been multiple secession movement since then.

Legally Texas cannot secede from the union. There has been a myth that it can because of the way it was annexed but the Congressional order of annexation merely stated Texas could - at a future date - divide itself into five states. It says nothing about leaving the union.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: US: Texas
KEYWORDS: secession; texas; texit; txgop
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1 posted on 06/20/2022 12:42:25 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

CWII simmering...


2 posted on 06/20/2022 12:45:41 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: DFG

Legally, constitutionally, there is no procedure for states to leave the union. Legally, there is a process to admit new states, but not a process for states to secede.

Yes, we all know what happened in the Civil War. State after state voted to secede from the union, and military force was used to force states to stay in the union.

Would that same process happen today, if any state voted to secede from the union?


3 posted on 06/20/2022 12:45:42 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: DFG

Texas had better go sooner than later before the Leftist Rot finds its way into their marrow.


4 posted on 06/20/2022 12:45:52 PM PDT by JJBookman (Democrats are EXPERTS at cheating elections. - Rod Blagojevich )
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To: DFG

They can leave if they can push thru a constitutional amendment. That’s not likely to pass unless there are a number of other states that want to secede with them.


5 posted on 06/20/2022 12:46:15 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: DFG

Only if the rest of the states, minus the northeast and west coast, joins them.


6 posted on 06/20/2022 12:47:52 PM PDT by Greg123456
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To: Dilbert San Diego

State after state voted to secede from the union, and military force was used to force states to stay in the union.

Would that same process happen today, if any state voted to secede from the union?]

Another reason why they want to strip you of your gun rights...


7 posted on 06/20/2022 12:47:54 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: Brilliant

Hoping Florida does....


8 posted on 06/20/2022 12:48:32 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: Brilliant
That’s not likely to pass unless there are a number of other states that want to secede with them.

Oklahoma will join them. And invite all of the SEC!

9 posted on 06/20/2022 12:49:07 PM PDT by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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To: DFG

I am all for reestablishing TEXAS as a REPUBLIC. The entire experiment of being a State has proven to be an abject failure. The Communists who control Washington, D.C. have given ample justification to declare that treaty and agreement to be Null and Void. We did not sign on to a suicide pact in 1845.

GOD BLESS TEXAS!


10 posted on 06/20/2022 12:53:21 PM PDT by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Constitutionally, there can be no such thing as secession of a State from the Union. But it does not follow that because a State cannot secede constitutionally, it is obliged under all circumstances to remain in the Union.

Source: American Historical Association

11 posted on 06/20/2022 12:53:56 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Dilbert San Diego

A theory that is well worthy of testing.


12 posted on 06/20/2022 12:54:09 PM PDT by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

ugh! That means I would have to move there.


13 posted on 06/20/2022 12:54:34 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Where is Biden leading us and what's with the hand basket?)
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To: DFG

An article V convention of states could disolve the union. There are many valid arguements as to why we should. The original intent of the constitution has been prostituted by many self serving bloviating pompous arses. Essentially, we have been manipulated into a state of marxism. So many here even believe our “democracy” is lost. Unbelievable.


14 posted on 06/20/2022 12:55:33 PM PDT by exnavy (Grow your faith, and have the courage to use it.)
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To: Brilliant

I would expect 24-26 states would join them.


15 posted on 06/20/2022 12:58:39 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: DFG

And, at least 38 other states should secede as well.

” When in the course of human events..... “

Deo Vindice !


16 posted on 06/20/2022 1:00:33 PM PDT by BrexitBen
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And, at least 38 other states should secede as well.

” When in the course of human events..... “

Deo Vindice !


17 posted on 06/20/2022 1:01:10 PM PDT by BrexitBen
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To: Howie66

Hear, hear!!


18 posted on 06/20/2022 1:01:36 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: BipolarBob

It’s getting crowded. Electrical is difficult to keep up with Roads are packed. Crowds are dense


19 posted on 06/20/2022 1:02:01 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Howie66

When you have a dictatorship claiming it owns you they aren’t going to let you go, ask Ukraine how that’s going.


20 posted on 06/20/2022 1:02:57 PM PDT by dblshot
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