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.
There is a direct legal path that was universally understood at the beginning of the confederation by the very men who established our Republic. That original intent is as valid today as it was at the founding.
“If any state in the Union will declare that it prefers separation... to a continuance in union... I have no hesitation in saying, 'let us separate.'”
~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President
letter to W. Crawford, June 20, 1816
“If the Union was formed by accession of States then the Union may be dissolved by the secession of States.”
~ Daniel Webster (1782-1852) US Senator
U.S. Senate, Feb 15, 1833
“But as the plan of the convention aims only at a partial union or consolidation, the State governments would clearly retain all the rights of sovereignty which they before had, and which were not, by that act, EXCLUSIVELY delegated to the United States.”
~ Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) American statesman, Secretary of the Treasury
Federalist No. 32, January 3, 1788
“The Government made by a number of Sovereign States.”
~ Roger Sherman (1721-1793) US Founding father, first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, representative and senator in the new republic, was the only person to sign all four great state papers of the U.S.: the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.
Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. III, p 287
“A national government is a government of the people of a single state or nation, united as a community by what is termed the 'social compact,’ and possessing complete and perfect supremacy over persons and things, so far as they can be made the lawful objects of civil government. A federal government is distinguished from a national government by its being the government of a community of independent and sovereign states, united by compact.”
~ Black's Law Dictionary
Piqua Branch Bank v. Knoup, 6 Ohio St. 393. [Black's Law Dictionary, Revised Fourth Edition, 1968, p. 1176]
On the distinctive principles of the Government ... of the U. States, the best guides are to be found in ... The Declaration of Independence, as the fundamental Act of Union of these States.
~ James Madison
“These things I believe: That government should butt out.
That government should butt out.
That freedom is our most precious commodity and
if we are not eternally vigilant, government will take it all away.
That individual freedom demands individual responsibility.
That government is not a necessary good but an unavoidable evil.
That the executive branch has grown too strong, the judicial branch too arrogant and the legislative branch too stupid.
That political parties have become close to meaningless.
That government should work to insure the rights of the individual, not plot to take them away.
That government should provide for the national defense
and work to insure domestic tranquillity.
That foreign trade should be fair rather than free.
That America should be wary of foreign entanglements.
That the tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time
with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That guns do more than protect us from criminals;
more importantly, they protect us from the ongoing threat of government.
That states are the bulwark of our freedom.
That states should have the right to secede from the Union.
That once a year we should hang someone in government
as an example to his fellows."
”
~ Lyn Nofziger [Franklyn C. Nofziger] (1924-2006) American journalist, political consultant, author, Press Secretary for President Reagan
11/9/99 issue of the Federalist Digest
All great & fine with the legalities & such, but let's face it. We're a country. Technically the old US passed away in 1871 with the Organic Act fine print. Just prior to that, they split our country in half, put brother against brother. I believe it was the largest loss of life war we've had by number of US casualties.
I say no more ceding land to these yutzes. None. Zero. We keep Texas. We keep California. We keep New York. We keep all OUR states, OUR Constitution. They're the ones violating it.
Seems to me there was a comment about an 1866 Supreme Court Case that basically stated that as soon as a public official tries to make a law that violates the constitution, they are no longer a public official at that point as they have violated their oath. Long and short of it, we need this enforced.
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.
There is a direct legal path that was universally understood at the beginning of the confederation by the very men who established our Republic. That original intent is as valid today as it was at the founding.
“If any state in the Union will declare that it prefers separation... to a continuance in union... I have no hesitation in saying, 'let us separate.'” ~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President letter to W. Crawford, June 20, 1816
“If the Union was formed by accession of States then the Union may be dissolved by the secession of States.” ~ Daniel Webster (1782-1852) US Senator U.S. Senate, Feb 15, 1833
“But as the plan of the convention aims only at a partial union or consolidation, the State governments would clearly retain all the rights of sovereignty which they before had, and which were not, by that act, EXCLUSIVELY delegated to the United States.” ~ Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) American statesman, Secretary of the Treasury Federalist No. 32, January 3, 1788
“The Government made by a number of Sovereign States.” ~ Roger Sherman (1721-1793) US Founding father, first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, representative and senator in the new republic, was the only person to sign all four great state papers of the U.S.: the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. III, p 287
“A national government is a government of the people of a single state or nation, united as a community by what is termed the 'social compact,’ and possessing complete and perfect supremacy over persons and things, so far as they can be made the lawful objects of civil government. A federal government is distinguished from a national government by its being the government of a community of independent and sovereign states, united by compact.” ~ Black's Law Dictionary Piqua Branch Bank v. Knoup, 6 Ohio St. 393. [Black's Law Dictionary, Revised Fourth Edition, 1968, p. 1176]
On the distinctive principles of the Government ... of the U. States, the best guides are to be found in ... The Declaration of Independence, as the fundamental Act of Union of these States. ~ James Madison
“These things I believe: That government should butt out. That government should butt out. That freedom is our most precious commodity and if we are not eternally vigilant, government will take it all away. That individual freedom demands individual responsibility. That government is not a necessary good but an unavoidable evil. That the executive branch has grown too strong, the judicial branch too arrogant and the legislative branch too stupid. That political parties have become close to meaningless. That government should work to insure the rights of the individual, not plot to take them away. That government should provide for the national defense and work to insure domestic tranquillity. That foreign trade should be fair rather than free. That America should be wary of foreign entanglements. That the tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. That guns do more than protect us from criminals; more importantly, they protect us from the ongoing threat of government. That states are the bulwark of our freedom. That states should have the right to secede from the Union. That once a year we should hang someone in government as an example to his fellows." ” ~ Lyn Nofziger [Franklyn C. Nofziger] (1924-2006) American journalist, political consultant, author, Press Secretary for President Reagan 11/9/99 issue of the Federalist Digest
All great & fine with the legalities & such, but let's face it. We're a country. Technically the old US passed away in 1871 with the Organic Act fine print. Just prior to that, they split our country in half, put brother against brother. I believe it was the largest loss of life war we've had by number of US casualties.
I say no more ceding land to these yutzes. None. Zero. We keep Texas. We keep California. We keep New York. We keep all OUR states, OUR Constitution. They're the ones violating it.
Seems to me there was a comment about an 1866 Supreme Court Case that basically stated that as soon as a public official tries to make a law that violates the constitution, they are no longer a public official at that point as they have violated their oath. Long and short of it, we need this enforced.
Georgians want to go with Texas! We'll give you Kemp & Raffensperger.