Posted on 12/05/2023 9:38:17 AM PST by Enlightened1
Advocates for Texas' secession from the United States believe they are on the verge of scoring a crucial victory.
The Texas Republican Party's executive committee is set to vote over the weekend on which ballot propositions voters will decide during the Republican primary elections in March 2024. One measure would ask Republican voters, "Should the State of Texas reassert its status as an independent nation?"
Ahead of the vote, the Texas Nationalist Movement, an organization that supports Texas' independence from the U.S., warned the GOP they have enough signatures to force a vote on the question of whether they support secession.
Texas nationalists have for years pushed for a referendum on Texas secession, despite the fact there is no provision for a state to secede in the U.S. Constitution. The state seceded from Mexico in 1836 and spent nine years as its own nation before becoming a U.S. state. It also seceded from the Union in 1861 before being readmitted following the end of the Civil War in 1870.
"In June of this year, our organization launched a petition campaign under the Texas Election Code 172.088. This section of the Election Code allows voters, by petition, to place a question on a party's primary ballot. In short, by collecting 97,709 signatures and submitting them by the filing deadline on December 11, 2023, we could actually bypass the SREC's ballot proposition process and compel the party to place the question on the ballot," the letter reads.
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“These states they list are trivia question game answers.”
Exactly. That’s why I mentioned the qualifier of recognition and acceptance. Texas had both; those others didn’t (with the possible exception of Hawaii).
If the 1860’s happened now, the Federal Government could do nothing. Imagine the outrage at the destruction live streamed around the world, let alone the country. The US govt is a paper tiger. The situation has much in common with Rome just before it was overrun by Vandals...or Immigrants..same thing.
What are you talking about? Figure out how much money the US takes out of Texans pockets, and put it back. THAT is how much the US loses, and Texas wins.
I am with the 10th Amendment guy.
Does this mean UT will not participate in the USA College Football playoffs and FSU will get their just and due spot at the table?
I thought the US was like Hotel California.
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave”
You have not seen lawlessness and tyranny yet. It gets much worse.
There is no historical precedent for what happens if the Democrats fail to turn over power in 2024 and/or subvert the elected President.
Look to Ukraine for clues to what might happen and who might need to get involved to secure the people’s natural right to self determination.
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