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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for 'national divorce' between red and blue states amid Texas border standoff over migration
https://www.businessinsider.com ^ | Jan 27, 2024

Posted on 01/27/2024 8:11:12 PM PST by 11th_VA

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a "national divorce" between red and blue states amid the escalating standoff over migration at the Texas border.

The Georgia congressman responded to a post on X listing Democratic-leaning states that have sided with the federal government in the dispute with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

"When I said we need a National Divorce this is exactly what I'm talking about and a serious example as to why," Greene wrote.

Greene's national divorce idea is not new — she has often suggested splitting up the United States along political lines— but it is divisive. It has drawn criticism even from fellow Republicans.

The dispute between Abbott and the federal government has been intensifying after the Lone Star state's governor said he would continue to install razor wire at the border to deter migrants from entering from Mexico.

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the federal government this week, saying the US Border Patrol could remove wire put up by the Texas National Guard, but this has not deterred Abbott from ordering them to defend it.

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To: 11th_VA

It will only work if each side has the right to exile people from their territory. Otherwise the leftist will infiltrate the Red States.


41 posted on 01/28/2024 12:35:18 AM PST by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo)
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To: Reverend Wright
I just saw your post...you mis-identified me.

The blue/red areas on the Oregon map don’t appear to be counties. Looks like a solid blue blob around Port Orford, but that’s in Curry County, a solid red area.

42 posted on 01/28/2024 1:51:34 AM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: gundog

It is a map by precinct.


43 posted on 01/28/2024 2:03:09 AM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Reverend Wright

That makes sense. I remember being in Port Awful between the 2008 election and the inauguration of Zero, and some hippy food store had a big plywood sign that read “1-20-2009 Barack and Joe begin the healing.” It made me nauseous.


44 posted on 01/28/2024 2:22:41 AM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Reverend Wright

This is a deceptive map, since it shows THE LAND AREA OF COUNTIES by POPULATION, whereas most of the population is in the cities in much smaller geographic areas.

I hope I’m making sense to some people, because this type of map keeps appearing on FR again and again.


45 posted on 01/28/2024 2:31:16 AM PST by firebrand
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To: 11th_VA

Because they’re just waiting for red staters to develop affinity for such a fight, while assets like MTG egg them on.

What better excuse to round up all possible “dissidents”?


46 posted on 01/28/2024 2:38:23 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: 11th_VA

but it is divisive

Yeah? GNS! Divorce usually is...


47 posted on 01/28/2024 3:14:51 AM PST by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: firebrand

” This is a deceptive map, since it shows THE LAND AREA OF COUNTIES by POPULATION, ...”


No, you are not making any sense. It is a map to physical scale by precinct. And it shows who won the most votes in that precinct.

https://vividmaps.com/us-national-precinct-map/


48 posted on 01/28/2024 3:28:46 AM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: gundog

It’s a bad idea as it doesn’t solve the fundamental problem.

Better to go through the American Revolution 2.0 to rid the wealthy from government and politics. They’re too disconnected from the common man to be involved in either.


49 posted on 01/28/2024 3:59:08 AM PST by TheDon (Resist the usurpers! Remember the J6 political prisoners!)
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To: TheDon

To avoid geographical separation, we need monetary separation. Stop welfare, federal grants, all this free money to the progressives aimed at destroying our constitution. Finally get rid of the department of education, and so many more federal departments that are unnecessary and working against our government. Cut their money, all of it.


50 posted on 01/28/2024 4:26:28 AM PST by snippy_about_it
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To: TheDon

Perhaps the Articles of Confederation were not so bad.


51 posted on 01/28/2024 4:32:01 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: bankwalker

Exactly. We want the land too.


52 posted on 01/28/2024 5:15:35 AM PST by nonliberal (Z.)
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To: JennysCool

I agree, its the big cities, if there is a split cities like Itica and NYCity will split away, LA SF will split off, Chicago etc. it will be more a balkanization than a this state or that state.


53 posted on 01/28/2024 5:15:42 AM PST by Jolla
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To: 11th_VA

Agree, but that’s good land inwouodnt want to just give the commies.


54 posted on 01/28/2024 5:19:31 AM PST by pangaea6
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To: 11th_VA

I stand with MTG and our RED states. Time to kick Mordor on the Potomac out of our lives.

Texans do some research on #TEXIT and join the cause. It is a just cause.


55 posted on 01/28/2024 5:32:33 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT)
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To: gundog

Because of these stunts the democrats are pulling on the border. Kick out these illegals and liberals and Texas culture will prevail.


56 posted on 01/28/2024 5:34:12 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT)
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To: gundog

The course for Texas to follow after the divorce is to find and exile all the Blue traitors within. Gather the miscreants and ship them to Califirnia


57 posted on 01/28/2024 5:41:32 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: 11th_VA
A better solution is to create new states - large metropolitan areas need to be calved off as independent states with two new US Senators each. Followed by a huge expansion of the House to approximately 3,000 members, to dilute the effect of urban collectivist flakery and restore a reasonable proportional representation for the vastly increased population.

It would make no sense to allow the entire West Coast to separate from the nation, for example, when all of the trouble stems from a few square miles of urban insanity. It doesn't make sense today to let a few square miles of Chicago rule Illinois. Let those areas 'secede' into new states, and pass all the tyrannical laws they want.

58 posted on 01/28/2024 5:44:17 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: DesertRhino
Red is the color of communist and socialists all over. Reject red state blue state. It’s propaganda. It's the designations we have now, so, we'll have to go with the colors as they are.
I do understand that democrats decided long ago to go with blue in order to counter the red designation which they understood meant communist. But, blue in the U.S. now designates progressive/communist. Democrats know it and so do republicans.
59 posted on 01/28/2024 7:14:48 AM PST by adorno (CCH)
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To: 11th_VA

25 + states have already indicated serious support for ABBOTT.

IF it gets much worse-—What would prevent Texas from seceding & other states joining in?

IT is getting that testy already.


60 posted on 01/28/2024 8:43:14 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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