Bravo! That statement strikes me as the most sensible of many made to this point.
Others may advocate stepping away from the Constitution; our efforts should be to honor, support and protect the document which during its lifetime has enabled us to enjoy and share with the rest of mankind great and noble advances.
Breaking our nation into small, independent portions would only make it easier for those internally and externally who would like to effect our demise.
So if Texas were to secede would you take up arms against Texas? Would you force it back into this unholy union?