[Melas]

To put it another way. I live in Texas, because I love Texas. I love my little corner of Texas in particular. But whereas nationality is like marriage, state citizenship is like having a mistress.

America is my country. If I were ever to leave America, I’d have to get a divorce before I could remarry, and I’ll go to jail if I have two wives at once.

Texas is home to me, and I do believe it will be my home forever. However, it’s purely voluntary. No divorce is required if I ever decide that Louisiana is sexier. And, there is no law that says I can’t have two mistresses.

[catfish1957]

Texas is home to me, and I do believe it will be my home forever. However, it’s purely voluntary. No divorce is required if I ever decide that Louisiana is sexier. And, there is no law that says I can’t have two mistresses.

While you are using analogies, did you fail to mention that you and rest of us paying tax payers are bitches of the US Tax code?

Will secession happen? Probably not in the next 25 years, but I for one am sick and tired of this socialist state where the entitlement crowd is firmly entrenched on left hind teat of the tax payer. A conservative country based on God fearing folks who work hard appeals to me. Back in the old days, if you didn't work, you didn't eat. And those who were disabled relyed on their loving families to take care of them. Not the GD US Federal government.

[BuckeyeTexan]

I don’t think the marriage analogy works.

Re: the poligamy aspect - Our law permits you to have dual citizenship (in the U.S. and another country.) No divorce required.

Re: the mistress aspect - Our law says you’re a citizen of the state wherein you reside and that you can have only one primary residence.

[OneWingedShark]

But whereas nationality is like marriage, state citizenship is like having a mistress. [...] And, there is no law that says I can’t have two mistresses.

Really; then I guess somethin like the following is exactly one of the not-benefits of State Citizenship that you don't get/lose upon moving:

NM Constitution, Art XXI, Section 1. [Religious toleration; polygamy.]

Perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall be secured, and no inhabitant of this state shall ever be molested in person or property on account of his or her mode of religious worship. Polygamous or plural marriages and polygamous cohabitation are forever prohibited.

That's about as close to outlawing having mistresses as you can get without allowing some truly creepy big-brother statism.