Yeah, that article has more of a pro-South, and even Marxist stint, having quoted him. It's well worth the read, though, if you wanted to give the South a chance to express their concerns at the time.
The points on Tariffs are far more in-depth than my description, but I will say it also leaves out the factory aspect of things. It wasn't just about tariffs, it was also about state self-sufficiency.
While I am all for fair competition between States, I am against States leaving the Nation when the problem is purely Cultural. Even if Texas seceded today, they'd still fall prey to the Leftist Culture dominating our entire Government. It's not just an economic issue, as can be said for the Civil War South.
No, if a State wants to leave, it should be amicable and peaceful. An embroiled State who sees the Federal Government as an enemy will only result in bloodshed and animosity between brothers. They Federal Government may well be an enemy to that State, but it's better to repair what's broken than scrap it for something new and untested.
In practice, there'd be too many bad-eggs more than willing to capitalize on the event.
You can't assume it'd go fine, considering just how many hands are in so many pockets.
Take a look at Brexit. They're still trying to get the EU to piss off.
The Federal Government simply won't let Texas go without a fight, and people living in Texas don't deserve that amount of turmoil considering we still have options.
Yeah, that article has more of a pro-South, and even Marxist stint, having quoted him. It's well worth the read, though, if you wanted to give the South a chance to express their concerns at the time.
The points on Tariffs are far more in-depth than my description, but I will say it also leaves out the factory aspect of things. It wasn't just about tariffs, it was also about state self-sufficiency.
While I am all for fair competition between States, I am against States leaving the Nation when the problem is purely Cultural. Even if Texas seceded today, they'd still fall prey to the Leftist Culture dominating our entire Government. It's not just an economic issue, as can be said for the Civil War South.
No, if a State wants to leave, it should be amicable and peaceful. An embroiled State who sees the Federal Government as an enemy will only result in bloodshed and animosity between brothers. They Federal Government may well be an enemy to that State, but it's better to repair what's broken than scrap it for something new and untested.
On paper it might work.
In practice, there'd be too many bad-eggs more than willing to capitalize on the event.
You can't assume it'd go fine, considering just how many hands are in so many pockets.
Take a look at Brexit. They're still trying to get the EU to piss off.
The Federal Government simply won't let Texas go without a fight, and people living in Texas don't deserve that amount of turmoil considering we still have options.