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In reply to the discussion: Texas lawmaker to file bill calling for vote on secession from US [View all]still_one
(98,883 posts)11. That is a violation of the Constitution
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Texas lawmaker to file bill calling for vote on secession from US [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Dec 2020
OP
fn idiot, you secede, you return to a nation state and you still have to deal with the federal gov't
Thomas Hurt
Dec 2020
#8
But they could elect Trump as their president and everything would be fine.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2020
#19
I didn't say it was, I was saying who it was that had just announced their move here recently.
herding cats
Dec 2020
#40
While a state or territory can join the union, there isn't an exit option.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2020
#24
So, Rep. Biedermann, do you really want to close the fifteen military installations in Texas?
TomSlick
Dec 2020
#13
They have nothing... no integrity, no commitment to democratic standards, no helpful policies. So,
Karadeniz
Dec 2020
#28
It will never, ever happen in a million years, but if they could and DID secede
Ferrets are Cool
Dec 2020
#31
That would be one of about a million details that would need to be sorted out if...
Blasphemer
Dec 2020
#34
You ain't going anywhere Texas. You a Blue State now. Soon anyway... suck it up.
TeamPooka
Dec 2020
#50
Should this be successful, let it be known that the US will recoup every dollar invested in Texas..
JHB
Dec 2020
#59
Ft. Hood will be closed, completely destroying the economies of several towns. nt
Progressive Jones
Dec 2020
#60