Perry: Fed up Texans might soon want to secede
Quote:Texans are fed up with federal tax policies, and might get so fed up that they decide they want to secede from the union, Gov. Rick Perry told reporters today after he attended an anti-tax tea party rally in Austin.
He said the federal government has gone somewhat astray from what our founders wanted and he believes the federal government is choking Americans with excessive spending and taxation. He repeated those sentiments later at a rally at LaGrave Field in Fort Worth.
And although Perry made it clear he doesn't see the need to secede and isn't advocating for that, he said there's no question that's on the mind of some Texans. That was obvious at tea parties around the state, where "Secede" was a popular slogan on signs.
On behalf of the state of Texas, I wish to apologize for all the idiots we have. Not sure why we keep electing them.
Doesn't Texas execute alot of people? Surely you can execute this moron for treason.
If Obama is a socialist for wanting to make the tax rate 39%, I guess Eisenhower must have been Joseph Stalin with a 90% tax rate. Where were all these 'patriots' the last eight years of out-of-control Bush spending?
Isn't this TREASON? I say let them secede, then HANG them (not everyone in Texas, of course, just a few of these idiots).
It's really quite embarrassing.
And it's not your fault Wenty, it's your buffoon Governor two months into the Obama administration and he's letting his crowd yell for calls of secession? He was oddly silent when Texan George W. Bush signed into law every single one of the policies he considers to be "big government oppression", except for the Stimulus. From which his state is getting billions.
On the upside, Rick Perry is comedy gold.
Yeah, don't count on Texas leaving anytime soon...
Quote:Thirty-one percent (31%) of Texas voters say that their state has the right to secede from the United States and form an independent country.
However, the latest Rasmussen Reports poll in the state finds that if the matter was put to a vote, it wouldn’t even be close. Three-fourths (75%) of Lone Star State voters would opt to remain in the United States. Only 18% would vote to secede, and seven percent (7%) are not sure what they'd choose.
Rasmussen Reports
I hope Texas secedes. That would just be totally incredibly awesome.
I think your governor needs to be reminded of the billions of federal dollars that poured into the Houston area after last years Hurricane and the state's inability to go such disasters alone should something like that happen again.
On another note, in the unlikely event Texas does secede, how many counties would recognize it? Would Texas be able to get into the UN?
(04-18-2009 07:02 PM)Gaven Scott Wrote: [ -> ]On another note, in the unlikely event Texas does secede, how many counties would recognize it?
Nobody major, well maybe Iran and North Korea, who'd probably die to see America break up.
(04-18-2009 07:02 PM)Gaven Scott Wrote: [ -> ]Would Texas be able to get into the UN?
Not as long as the United States sits on the UN Security Council. Look at Kosovo, it's recognize by nearly 60 countries, but it is very unlikely to get into the UN because China and Russia don't recognize it and they'll veto any attempt at them joining.
On second thought maybe Texas should leave...
Quote:-- If Texas were not in the Union, the Democrats would currently have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate -- or at least they would once Al Franken gets seated. This is because, in a 98-seat Senate, only 59 votes would be required to break a filibuster.
-- If Texas were not in the Union, the Republicans would operate from a significantly weakened position in the House, since the net 8-vote advantage their congressional delegation gives them in the state (they have 20 seats to the Democrats' 12) is by far their largest.
-- If Texas were not in the Union, George W. Bush would never have become President in 2000 -- not because he'd be constitutionally ineligible (Bush, despite his Texas twang, was born in posh New Haven, Connecticut). Rather, he wouldn't have had enough Electoral Votes to defeat Al Gore.
So, Texas leaves the country and the Republicans become even weaker. One hell of a threat Perry!
I say let them go. I'd be interested to see the reaction of the US government. This is the 21st century after all, would the US try to send in troops?