Texas Seceeding (What if?)

“okay, I really really really really really don't want this to go all fuego... I think I'm done playing flame battle for awhile...

also god dammit I know I spelled "seceding" wrong in the topic... my brain's fried today

anyways, so I know there was just a very subtle quip from Texas' governor and nothing else, but I got to thinking what if Texas really seceded?

I would argue that, if such a thing were to happen, one positive that could possibly come out of it would be both political systems (of the newly formed nation of Texas, as well as the remainder of America) might begin to work a little more smoothly. As it is (as all side surely must agree), so much of our government (much like TT) is tied down in partisan bickering. If suddenly Texas were to become a nation, I bet a lot of the politicians on the right might expatriate, so to speak, to join this new nation.

What you might ultimately have as a result would be that Texas would have a government almost completely made up of conservatives, who could probably pass bills and make things happen a lot more smoothly than the bipartisan government of the "old" America did (even when the conservatives had essential control of everything, bipartisan fighting bogged every process down). Similarly, the "new" American government, made up of the remaining liberals and likely smallish amount of conservatives who stayed behind, would likely also run a lot more smoothly.

Of course, a state literally seceding from America would cause huge negative repercussions in just about every aspect... but I'd argue that an ultimately smoother political system might be a silver lining”

“keep in mind I'm talking COMPLETE hypotheticals here”

“Best thing to do would be let them go, recognize them as a state, and then attack them because they'd never expect it.”

“It might spell the end for the Gay Communist Gun Party, though (permanent schism).

Chuck Norris said he'd run for president of Texas if they did....”

“Ah yes, Texas, the 32nd Mexican state.”

“chuck norris wouldn't have to run for president...he'd just say "I am President!" and it would be so”

“Fuego thread or Chuck Norris thread? You make the call.”

“dude conformist dude get real dude and let all the dudes here be who they are dude.”

“That would solve 110% of our drug problem.”

“if Texas went, I bet a handful of other states would follow suit, effectively splitting the country”

“dude we need drugs dude , without drugs dude our economy would collapse dude and all those political dudes would be out of making a fortune dudes... so bring on the dudes from mexico dudes.”

“America: Love it or leave it.

Leave the flag.”

“i'd move to texas”

“Small loss.”

“Three nations NE, SE and the best of course the WEST. We'll give Arnold to the SE for a box of peaches.”

“Back to Austria!

I wonder if Orin still wants to change the Constitution so Ahnold can be Prez.”

“Why does Rick Perry hate America?”

“Small loss.”
Tllt
7:09:48 PM
4/16/09

my sentiments exactly.”

“We're all american's, why can't we all just get a thong?”

“I demand a fence at the Arkansas border.”

“Silly Libbies”

“

http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/”

“ROTFLMAO”

“Texas is the only state that can legally leave the union. It's something they "negotiated" way back when.”

“Texas is in what part of Baja Oklahoma???”

“What's wrong with seceeding anyway? I thought that was the American dream: learn a trade, start your own business and seceed at it?”

“Their professional sports teams will be lonely playing each other night after night.”

“"What you might ultimately have as a result would be that Texas would have a government almost completely made up of conservatives"

You've obviously never been to Austin.”

“LOL! So that's why2 Y2 moved there!”

“..... it's a Sanctuary City for Illegal Aliens.”

“Texicans are perty good peepel. They got very stinky poots.”

“That would suck! Then TX and OK would no longer share the longest state line. Who would then rise to that status? CA and NV?! Oh the humanity!”

“A few nukes place and fired properly could slit off from ElPaso, Mexas all the way over to Sanannah, Georgia and that Island could be towed back down to Haiti were it belongs.”

“I blame Canada!”

““Texas is the only state that can legally leave the union. It's something they "negotiated" way back when.”
- treebait




A popular urban legend has grown stating that Texas has a special right to secede from The Union. A thorough reading of all documents for annexation shows that no provision is made for Texas to secede from the United States. [6] Texas has the same rights granted to it as any other state, but also the right to form from its territory 4 states in addition to "Texas", essentially creating 5 states. [7] Furthermore, in its 1868 decision in Texas v. White, the United States Supreme Court ruled that secession of Texas from the United States was illegal. The court wrote, "The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union, composed of indestructible States."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Annexation”

“I guess that means we can't just kick their ass out of the Union either.”

“We could trade Baja for Mexas, with enough baby food to keep the whiners quiet for a couple months.”

“The great state of Texas is for sale. All proceeds will go towards paying off the national debt of the United States of America. Must sell before she secedes! You’ll receive the whole state including all sports teams. Historic sites include the Alamo, Lyndon Johnson’s boyhood home, Bishop’s Palace, and so many more. Think of the income opportunities. The state is also plentiful in both hunting and fishing sites. As an added benefit you can make all your friends real, Texas Rangers. How about that!:
http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Great-State-of-Texas_W0QQitemZ170322454911QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLand?hash=item170322454911&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50”

“Supplies are limited. get it before......it's gone!”

“I think it would be a worthwhile experiment. The feds need to remember from whence their power is derived.

If California did that it would prolly benefit the country more and I'd prolly have to defect.”

“Damn, I forgot the Alamo.”

“History and experience was never your thing, tilty poo.”

“Forget Chuck Noris and the Alamo

This is serious

Can Obama Save the Union like Lincoln did?”

“This is how you figure which states stay and which states go. taxfoundation.org/research/show/266.html

A seventeen state union sounds good, but that list didn't have Israel, afganistranded, Iraq and all the other blood suckers that should be given back to Cuba.
last edited: 4/19/09 7:57:42 AM”

“Just imagine all the crap we could've avoided if they'd seceded ten or more years ago.   Anybody think Bush could've been elected from Kennebunkport?”

“Think of our financial health had we sold Mexas to Haiti and been able to avoid delivery cost?”

“cheap baseballs!

Remember the Good Ol' Days when baseballs came from Haiti? Now they come from Red China.

Commie baseballs. Amazing.

That deal where the Commies were making the berets for US special forces didn't last long, did it?”

“I like it. Put all the tea baggers in Texas, break it loose and let it float down to the Somali coast and up for grabs by the pirates.”

“Brilliant !!

That's a great cause!
Where can I send money?”