I think the North East power structure would let Texas and a few other states go without a fight. These are not you GGGF Yankees that charged Marye’s Heights, these are wusses.
No, the NE states suck up Texas oil for their heating bills.
Any fight from the national government would be more of a whimper. A few conservative states sending a short sweet letter on state letterhead would be all it'd take. Any chest pounding from D.C. could be ignored. Seriously, what could the Hill do? Nothing, zilch, nada, zero. Send in the military? Really? That'd go down like a rock to the world and would be a loud resounding message to the remaining states that states' rights is dead.
“I think the North East power structure would let Texas and a few other states go without a fight.”
I disagree. Texas is the number one oil producer. With exception to the extreme left, those in power realize they need that energy. Most of the central US (red states) produces food, energy and other goodies the blue states need to survive on.
The blue states are basically parasites to the red states and have nothing to offer in return except liberal politics.
To all:
Regarding secession in general, when this subject first started a couple weeks ago I read South Carolina’s pre-civil war secession document. One item mentioned as a reason was the federal governments growing power. Same as today.
I refreshed my history, and it came to light that after several states seceded, the federal troops would not leave. The war did not start until the South fired on federal forces. Again, same today - that is, let’s say Texas secedes, just how do they propose to get the US federal government forces and agencies out?????
What about US federal owned land and other properties?
I see another civil war if anyone tries to enforce secession.