I would love to see Texas secede from the Union and become the Republic of Texas again. It would be the catalyst for several other states to follow suite, and, potentially, form a new union. a new Republic that follows and honors the constitution.
Slim chance, but is actually closer to happening than at any other time in Texas history.
Direct secession is difficult because the United States government and military will be sent in to "bring them back", as there is "no legal route to secession" (yada yada, blah blah blah) and would be reliant on sparking a civil war across the nation.
The easier route that skips all of that is to simply eject federal agents from the borders with a grace period, deputize and organize Texas citizens to bar their entry while controlling the border. Then, if/when the federal government tries to start something, they'll be pressured by those of us outside of Texas.
Both of these are a bit of a pipe dream in my opinion, however, because we're supposedly not intended to enter a civil war no matter how close we keep getting to one, and so I think a careful balancing act will continue to be played.
WTF
Looks like they're going for the civil war option
Abbot will back down. I hope he doesn't, but I'd be shocked if he doesn't.
I would love to see Texas secede from the Union and become the Republic of Texas again. It would be the catalyst for several other states to follow suite, and, potentially, form a new union. a new Republic that follows and honors the constitution.
Slim chance, but is actually closer to happening than at any other time in Texas history.
Direct secession is difficult because the United States government and military will be sent in to "bring them back", as there is "no legal route to secession" (yada yada, blah blah blah) and would be reliant on sparking a civil war across the nation.
The easier route that skips all of that is to simply eject federal agents from the borders with a grace period, deputize and organize Texas citizens to bar their entry while controlling the border. Then, if/when the federal government tries to start something, they'll be pressured by those of us outside of Texas.
Both of these are a bit of a pipe dream in my opinion, however, because we're supposedly not intended to enter a civil war no matter how close we keep getting to one, and so I think a careful balancing act will continue to be played.
Georgians want to go with Texas! We'll give you Kemp & Raffensperger.