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PortTack

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10. Some states especially tx have threatened secession several times...

Reply to Metaphorical (Reply #6)

Wed May 12, 2021, 03:20 AM

May 2021

It will never happen!

The most obvious reason..their own party won’t let them. If tx and just one other even small state were to leave, they would never win another presidential election and never hold the senate again. That’s just one of many many reasons

Besides most legal scholars say the 14th amendment is pretty clear regarding the subject

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'Rationals' vs. 'radicals': Anti-Trump Republicans threaten third party [View all] SouthBayDem May 2021 OP

Do it! OAITW r.2.0 May 2021 #1

Please proceed. Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #2

I applaud cilla4progress May 2021 #3

I question if they really want to start a 3rd party KS Toronado May 2021 #4

I think we're past that point and they may be as well Metaphorical May 2021 #6

Some states especially tx have threatened secession several times... PortTack May 2021 #10

Texas cant secede anyway. But they COULD split into several new states. oldsoftie May 2021 #16

Please stop spreading this lie; they absolutely cannot split themselves up Tarc May 2021 #19

Stop Threatening GB_RN May 2021 #5

JUST DO IT ALREADY Skittles May 2021 #7

Exactly... Either do it or shut up BoringUsername May 2021 #20

Yeah, okay. I'll never believe a Republican. C Moon May 2021 #8

Beware the repug long game... Cheezoholic May 2021 #9

Remember the Downton Abbey episode where Mrs. Isobel Crawley littlemissmartypants May 2021 #11

Rational implies science and logic, it will be a tiny and irrelevant base bucolic_frolic May 2021 #12

A third party is a good move SmartVoter22 May 2021 #13

But wouldnt we have to change the manner of government for this to work? oldsoftie May 2021 #15

I thought the Trumpers have been threatening this for some time now. oldsoftie May 2021 #14

Ho hum... AZ8theist May 2021 #17

Let's see it happen Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 #18