In the old days, most of the New Mexican settlers came from the same families or the same stock as those who settled Texas . . . hence they had no reason to quarrel. But if they had, because of sheer wealth and the discrepancies in the populations based on the boundaries as we know them today, it would've been an unmatched fight. New Mexico had, and probably still does have, some of the fiercest warriors anywhere -- especially those of Native American and Hispanic background -- but the numbers alone would have doomed their cause.
But all this is beside the point. Any native New Mexican or Texan could handle the liberal twits littering our landscapes . . . and that's who are causing the problems. It is these jackasses who need to be taught some manners. A person's home should be off-limits to any kind of BS protesting . . . regardless of their politics.