Originally Posted by leoncodem

gov. Rick Perry: "we’ve Got A Great Union. There’s Absolutely No Reason To Dissolve It,” If Washington Continues To Thumb Their Nose At The American People, You Know, Who Knows What Might Come Out Of That. But Texas Is A Very Unique Place, And We’re A Pretty Independent Lot To Boot."
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Really Bad Idea:
*loss Of All U.s. Military Bases.
*loss Of Military Protection From Federal Govt.
*loss Of Disaster Relief Funds.
*loss Of Federal Money For Highways.
*loss Of Social Security To Those Not Already On Ss.
*loss Of Federal Money For Building And Construction.
*no Federal Border Protection Or Dea.
*texas Would Have To Purchase Interstate Highways.
*loss Of Federal Reserve Protection.

Originally Posted by LeonCoDem

It's 15th thanks to being part of the U.S. and enjoying the benefits herein. If Texas pulls away it loses all of the $$, protection from the military, plus it will have to create its own financial system and reserve depository. That's a disaster.

Originally Posted by Newsweek

"If Americans want Obama to behave more like the president they elected, then maybe they should behave more like the voters who elected him".

Originally Posted by GL CARPENTER

Long Live The Conferate States Of America!! The South Will Rise Again! Yahooo
Loss of free open marriage!
Loss of jerk-offs running our country to the ground!
Loss of big mouths disrespecting America to other countries!
Loss of bowing to other heads of state!
Loss of communism!
Loss of socialism!
Loss of being told what to do, how to do it, when to do it, and then to be thankful for being allowed to do it!
Loss of public schools in favor of better private schools!
Loss of liberal bullies enforcing non traditional values on all people!
Loss of having our voices sequelched.

Originally Posted by Ronin Tetsuro

The LAST thing a succeeded Texas has to worry about is military concerns.

Lockheed Martin and Boeing have plants here, and they go where the money is. Plus, you have any idea how many rural Texans can't WAIT to deputize themselves? I don't suspect Texas will be attempting to actively participate in international peacekeeping, so it's all internal defense. And we've got that covered.

Originally Posted by Inferno

Everyone in the seceded state would be a sheriff riding his horse. They could make Bush president and watch their state turn into a third world nation.

Originally Posted by Inferno

If you would have said loss of freedom and rights it may have been easier to type.

Originally Posted by Clutch

Bush is about as popular as genital warts around here. I doubt that will happen.

Originally Posted by BleedingHeadKen

The loss of freedom to tell other people what to do - and shoot them if they resist - and the right to be told what to do by a Washington bureaucrat?

Originally Posted by Inferno

That is a good thing. He spent all your money as well huh. He got the rest of us as well.

Originally Posted by Inferno

That is a good thing. He spent all your money as well huh. He got the rest of us as well.