Linda, in many ways it would be great for them to secede! All fed money would have to be removed. They would become a third world state and we would built a razor wire fence to keep them out of the US. 😀 They would find out rapidly how much of our tax dollars go to them and any sane person would leave and become a welcomed refugee here. Of course, we go to war with Fascists, so there’s that!
Linda, in many ways it would be great for them to secede! All fed money would have to be removed. They would become a third world state and we would built a razor wire fence to keep them out of the US. 😀 They would find out rapidly how much of our tax dollars go to them and any sane person would leave and become a welcomed refugee here. Of course, we go to war with Fascists, so there’s that!
I feel like keeping states from seceding is not always the way to go. While they dream of riches untold from their oil wealth, they would not longer be getting green plan money as the rest of the USA speeds towards a fossil free future. The richest businessman in Texas would be Elon Musk, and he might be too busy setting up the new nation-state to bother with Twixt aka Twitter-X. He can also fund their military which they are going to need as they fend off Drug Cartels, I am not naming any country, but seems like easy pickins for a whole lot of bad guys. The whole idea makes me so whistful for this to happen. -------
My other suggestion would be to sell Texas back to Mexico, with the same set up that was offered to Mexicans when Texas became part of the USA. We would offer anyone who wanted to stay a US citizen to move elsewhere in the USA, and otherwise they could keep their property if they choose to stay in Texas and become Mexican. Still, could or would Mexico want Texas? I don't know, but it would probably not make a huge difference in the lives of people there, except that they could get more easy access to a Mexican abortion.
Linda, in many ways it would be great for them to secede! All fed money would have to be removed. They would become a third world state and we would built a razor wire fence to keep them out of the US. 😀 They would find out rapidly how much of our tax dollars go to them and any sane person would leave and become a welcomed refugee here. Of course, we go to war with Fascists, so there’s that!
Seeking Reason, I have been thinking about this for years since I learned about the Lone Star State Succession Movement.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/15/texas-secession-texit/
I feel like keeping states from seceding is not always the way to go. While they dream of riches untold from their oil wealth, they would not longer be getting green plan money as the rest of the USA speeds towards a fossil free future. The richest businessman in Texas would be Elon Musk, and he might be too busy setting up the new nation-state to bother with Twixt aka Twitter-X. He can also fund their military which they are going to need as they fend off Drug Cartels, I am not naming any country, but seems like easy pickins for a whole lot of bad guys. The whole idea makes me so whistful for this to happen. -------
My other suggestion would be to sell Texas back to Mexico, with the same set up that was offered to Mexicans when Texas became part of the USA. We would offer anyone who wanted to stay a US citizen to move elsewhere in the USA, and otherwise they could keep their property if they choose to stay in Texas and become Mexican. Still, could or would Mexico want Texas? I don't know, but it would probably not make a huge difference in the lives of people there, except that they could get more easy access to a Mexican abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/world/americas/mexico-abortion-women-border.html