[central_va]

We will no longer be “One Nation Under God Indivisible”

Secession is a creative process and not a destructive one. Think of it like cell division in nature.

[Kevmo]

I’m looking at it in the same way, secession is a creative process.

[Slyfox]

Secession is a stupid idea. Our Founders knew that we are stronger together than if we start separating out to do on our own. That is why they adopted certain symbols like this one by Ben Franklin:

And this one used by the Roman Republic and honored by George Washington:

"This ancient emblem called a fasces served as the symbol of civil authority in the Roman Republic. Originally it was an axe bound among a collection of rods held together with a red strap. The fasces could be presented to restore order or to carry out punishment. Our founding fathers found deep inspiration for our own experiment, as a Republic, from the Romans and adopted the symbol to represent Congress. Just as the thin rods of the fasces become stronger when bound together, so the states find stability and strength while working collectively in the House and Senate in the Capitol building."

And eventually this symbol and its motto "E Pluribus Unum" which means "out of many one."

Question - What are the smaller states to do if Texas makes a run for it?

Answer - "Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States can't make it without Texas" ~ Governor Sam Houston