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ashredux

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

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Mon Mar 6, 2023, 06:56 PM

Mar 2023

No state is going to succeed… this is performance art, but the underlying issues are serious.

Just saying, lotta folks trying to turn Texas back to blue. We were there one time we can get there again.

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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