But they have ocean ports. They have their bases that may be loyal to the state and they have industry. Without the federal overhead BS it may be doable.
Ocean ports mean (*)(*)(*)(*) all when you are under total naval blockade. And I guarantee you, those bases are going to turn traitor, not without violent resistance by large portions of the soldiers stationed there.
Guard stations are answerable to the Governor. So we may see some leave and some stay. The fact is a portion of the US military was paid for by Texas.
Waaaahhhhhh. Sessionists. Oh yes those wonderful people who beleive in democracy freedom liberty except when democracy doesn't go their way, when freedom is restricted in the name of common sense and public safety, where lilberty is encroached by national security needs. Nothing like being a dumass redneck with absolutely no clue how the real world works. All you have to tell the texans is that the cost of a pick up truck will double over night, there ain't enough breweries in texas to fulfil demand, and neither the cowboys nor texans will be playing in the NFL (unless they defect). that'll larn em..
Those bases would be ghost towns within a week and lets see how self sufficient they are when a hurricane hits. It's a moot point anyway considering the majority of the residents would leave because they won't want to give up their US citizenship.
Of course they will still be citizens regardless of how much people like you would dehumanize them. The moment the US military causes suffering to civilians under the orders of obama, his support would evaporate over night. Only black people would still support him (remember there's a lot of latinos in texas) And other states would join Texas. Soon it would be evident that "Obama's policies are tearing this country apart". I understand you want to believe that obama's personality is strong enough that people will kill their own for him, but it isn't.
but Oklahoma will also secede with texas giving it more trading zones to the upper western states area, since there very close together with Oklahoma in the past and shared borders with its panhandle.
Texas was crying for money to buy gas for their fire trucks for some wildfires, and that was AFTER Obama had sent them MILLIONS in FEMA and government assistance funds for the wildfires. Texans are bunch of whiny helpless babies when the SHTF.
Like I already said, most TXNG armories are located on US military bases. For instance, the largest formation in the TXNG, the 36th ID, has almost all of it's tanks, apc's, artillery, etc on Ft Hood. Good (*)(*)(*)(*)ing luck trying to get national guard guys onto that base to get their gear when 1st Cav and 3 ACR are ordered to not let them. Texas loses all right to any federal property, whether their taxes contributed or not, the instance they secede.
1. Source on your claim that OK would secede with Texas? 2. How exactly would a landlocked state do anything to stop to total collapse of the Texan economy from naval blockade?
so what your saying is, that the federal government should simply allow texas to succeed from the union and everything will be hunky dory. Is that how you really view the United States of America? Is it that bad that it should be torn apart because some idiots can't accept one of the fundamental principals of the republic since day one? you know DEMOCRACY. I guess patriotism isn't as alive and well as it used to be before a black marxist muslim kenyan president. Well, I guess I'll get my nomination in early for the flying fickle friggin' finger of false citizenship award.
I think you are missing one thing. China and other UN powers would love to see it. UN peace keepers man.
How exactly would they be US citizens if they seceded? And who said anything about attacking civilians?
1. history. voting. 2. Obama causing their economy to collapse would only cause others to sympathize with texas. The only way obama could win and save his legacy if texas is actually about secession, is to let them do it and hope they collapse on their own and come crawling back to the union. Any other way is far too dangerous. Imagine all the military leaders who would refuse to starve their brothers to death in a military blockade, let alone start shooting them.
That would get to Texas, how? The only nation with the power to sea-lift or air-lift forces sufficient to stop the United States from blockaded Texas is...the United States.
Not all people live by such strict definitions. In your mind they wouldn't be citizens but to many other people, they would be. and when you attack them, you humanize them even more. Now if you want to fake a terrorist attack like the japanese did to justify war with china in the 30's, different story. But what if the truth comes out.
How exactly can someone secede from a nation and still be citizens of that nation? You have a serious case of cognitive dissonance.
Because things suddenly are so unbelievably different than they were yesterday??? I think they should, as long as we can get enough oil through Louisiana? I say good riddance.
Sanctions against the US would kill the world economy. I would also allow the US government to abrogate all of te foreign held debt.
Well if that's your only point, it's been made. They wouldn't technically be citizens but the emotions of human beings are not dictated by technicalities.