In that case, your theoretical Republic of Texas would have at least one natural ally in the world...
Matt Drudge is calling Vladimir Putint the leader of the free world.
Pat Buchanan believes (as I do) that God is on Vladimir Putin's side:
http://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2014/04/04/whose-side-is-god-on-now-n1818499/page/full
Background:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3134772/posts
US Govt Russophobia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPv106Oie8Y
The false flag sniper op at Maidan:
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/03/everyone-agrees-ukraine-sniper-attacks-false-flag-argue-culprit.html
Putin's Perspective
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20130725/182424969/Christianity-Made-Russia-Great-World-PowerPutin.html
Arrest warrant for George Soros:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpO3PArAoUQ
Faith:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3d_yxJhmjk
200 New Christian churches being built in an daround Moscow:
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Foundations-laid-for-first-of-200-new-Orthodox-churches-in-Moscow-21434.html
The Cathedral of Christ The Savior:
http://www.123rf.com/photo_7308397_the-restored-cathedral-of-christ-the-savior-in-moscow-at-night.html
Calls for world leaders to stop the slaughter/persecution of Christians :
http://answersforthefaith.com/2013/08/08/putin-world-leaders-should-unite-to-end-christian-persecution/
The United States is still demographically a Christian nation but you'd never know it from observing our government. All you ever read about our government doing these days is supporting regimes which persecute Christians and Christianity, and then you ask whose side you think God might be on....
For that matter the BRIC alignment may be, for the time being, a bit less free than you'd want, but they are also free from any possibility of greens and Malthusians shutting down their economies. You might want to explore the possibility of a BRICT (final T for Texas) alingment...
Beautifully said and well documented Varmint.