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65. This member of the Texas legis is an idiot

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A bill to allow for a referendum on whether Texas should secede from the United States was filed [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2023 OP

I'd be in favor. temporary311 Mar 2023 #1

What would you do with the millions of liberals who live there? moose65 Mar 2023 #24

I'll take them here in Florida In It to Win It Mar 2023 #36

Sorry, but many of us live in red states... hippywife Mar 2023 #27

Deport the Repugs Traildogbob Mar 2023 #51

+1 n/t area51 Mar 2023 #97

More theatre. grumpyduck Mar 2023 #2

This is why I'd be in favor. temporary311 Mar 2023 #3

And in the meantime MurrayDelph Mar 2023 #4

I didn't even think about it. temporary311 Mar 2023 #5

Ah, TexASS would be down 2 Senators and our margin would increase! machoneman Mar 2023 #37

Call their bluff JanLip Mar 2023 #15

Oh, no no no..if they go, I want them gone for 50 years at least... Volaris Mar 2023 #50

Why would they not survive? former9thward Mar 2023 #56

While they have their own power (when it works) MurrayDelph Mar 2023 #72

TX has the highest job growth of any state. former9thward Mar 2023 #78

They have it NOW MurrayDelph Mar 2023 #80

Yet inthewind21 Mar 2023 #96

Those problems are present in every big state. former9thward Mar 2023 #99

Sure! No Medicare, SS, re-negotiate everything entering the state, close interstate highways lindysalsagal Mar 2023 #6

Me neither JanLip Mar 2023 #16

Remove BonnieJW Mar 2023 #70

Right. Insurance for the rebels? Good luck with that. Without insurance, nothing happens. Nothing. lindysalsagal Mar 2023 #75

Do it or don't do it. C_U_L8R Mar 2023 #7

I vote yes. Let them leave. Autumn Mar 2023 #8

Texas can't secede from the Union, here's why Justice Mar 2023 #9

Thank you Delphinus Mar 2023 #19

But with the current SCOTUS, all bets are off Gregory Peccary Mar 2023 #20

Well inthewind21 Mar 2023 #31

Yeah, but the current SCOTUS Bettie Mar 2023 #23

Legally they can't secede, but anyone who advocates it would not be a patriotic, loyal American, lees1975 Mar 2023 #73

At least we can stop calling the Cowboys, "America's Team". n/t Yavin4 Mar 2023 #10

True that! mountain grammy Mar 2023 #47

If Texas somehow seceded, GOP will struggle to win another Presidential election Justice Mar 2023 #11

If TX secedes those congressional seats Bettie Mar 2023 #25

You think inthewind21 Mar 2023 #38

Oh, who knows? Bettie Mar 2023 #43

Michigan won't. roamer65 Mar 2023 #52

I should think the TX seats get eliminated, not reallocated. Stinky The Clown Mar 2023 #45

Again, who f-ing knows anymore? Bettie Mar 2023 #48

No. They would be reallocated whopis01 Mar 2023 #89

If it weren't for the good people who'd become trapped in that fascist hellhole... Silent3 Mar 2023 #12

Fantastic Idea. Jazz Jon Mar 2023 #13

Uh oh. That means we'd have to spend more money on walls. Vinca Mar 2023 #14

Not necessarily JanLip Mar 2023 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Katcat Mar 2023 #63

Oh lordy Katcat Mar 2023 #64

only if austin,san antonio,dallas and the other sane (blue) parts can secede from texas moonshinegnomie Mar 2023 #18

And blue El Paso nt duhneece Mar 2023 #32

Open the border with Mexico. roamer65 Mar 2023 #21

I'll go one better, and offer them Statehood (as well as the rest of Central America) Volaris Mar 2023 #54

+1000 roamer65 Mar 2023 #83

Good riddance. Don't the the door hit you in the ass on your way out. Gregory Peccary Mar 2023 #22

So glad you're thinking about... hippywife Mar 2023 #28

I'm happy to have my taxes raised to get you out if you want. Volaris Mar 2023 #61

I'd gladly donate a hefty sum to go fund me to get the innocents out of that hell-hole Gregory Peccary Mar 2023 #69

Not. Gonna. Happen. inthewind21 Mar 2023 #26

Only if we close all the military bases, every last federal program. Coventina Mar 2023 #29

Start with the Pantex plant first DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2023 #55

And hurricane and tornado disasters Traildogbob Mar 2023 #60

Can we suspend their reps mountain grammy Mar 2023 #30

Reinstate Reconstruction? roamer65 Mar 2023 #39

Texas is surely worth fighting for. The home of LBJ, Anne Richardson, Molly Ivins, Beto O'Rourke... Hekate Mar 2023 #33

Sorry, it's hopeless. We move all Dems out first, then fence the rest in. machoneman Mar 2023 #41

Wives and daughters? The desperately poor? You're gonna "move" them all out? And build a fence? Hekate Mar 2023 #42

Right? mcar Mar 2023 #92

One positive. roamer65 Mar 2023 #34

Don't make me come down there again. ThoughtCriminal Mar 2023 #35

LOL! ShazzieB Mar 2023 #57

Sherman. panader0 Mar 2023 #81

Dang it, I knew I should have checked before I posted that! ShazzieB Mar 2023 #85

That's not US Grant Captain Zero Mar 2023 #86

I have a better idea! Federalize all current state offices, arrest and indict all current TexASS... machoneman Mar 2023 #40

How long has their AG been under indictment? Bettie Mar 2023 #44

Go for it asshats!! Can't wait to see DFW shut down,Bush down in Houston, San Antonio Intl Bengus81 Mar 2023 #46

How much of his talk of secession and a national divorce is funded by Putin? Lonestarblue Mar 2023 #49

As the saying goes WVreaper Mar 2023 #53

And AGAIN, we know this is BS Ishoutandscream2 Mar 2023 #58

Pay your share of the national debt on your way out. keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #59

Let them go... Ladythatvotesblue Mar 2023 #62

Geez, if it hadn't been for federal troops after the Civil War, a good chunk of the... thenelm1 Mar 2023 #68

This member of the Texas legis is an idiot LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2023 #65

1. Texas ain't gonna succeed....2. There are a lot of blue voters in Texas. 3. And more acoming in ashredux Mar 2023 #66

Yes, this is just another one of the repub nutbag bills introduced in the Lege. Liberal In Texas Mar 2023 #87

For all of its bluster, Texas would never give up all of its federal dollars dlk Mar 2023 #67

Pootin would love this! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #71

again. well. loose all those big military bases and nasa mission control. AllaN01Bear Mar 2023 #74

Good fucking riddance Augiedog Mar 2023 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author Dear_Prudence Mar 2023 #77

Build another wall? Dear_Prudence Mar 2023 #79

Yes give the Dems the house, senate, and presidency LostOne4Ever Mar 2023 #82

"America, love it or leave it" only applies to those on the Left, apparently. GoCubsGo Mar 2023 #84

John Steinbeck on Texas Secession Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2023 #88

They inthewind21 Mar 2023 #95

Dear Texas, "Don't Threaten me with a Good Time" - Max maxrandb Mar 2023 #90

Please proceed, Texas. Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #91

Oh Glory Be! Yet another Texas-bashing thread! Paladin Mar 2023 #93

Totally absurd and will never happen. Oneironaut Mar 2023 #94

They're so stupid. Geopolitically, that will NEVER be allowed to happen. FlyingPiggy Mar 2023 #98