Featured Texas Part 2

If Texas seceded and the United States decided to punish them, Texas wouldn't last a year.

Besides, what other nations would recognize Texas as a sovereign nation ? Who would trade with them?

 

Just think, you have identified one, if not the most, important reason for the FF to spell out the 2nd!

 

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I don't know what FF means...

Or what you are saying...

 

Exactly. There would be folks flocking out of Texas. A lot of folks might also try to get in before the borders are closed. But I think the majority of the savvy business owners would leave.

Texas is viable because it's part of the United States. The GSP of California is significantly larger than that of Texas.

But if you take away the ability of Texas to trade with other states, coupled with international and multi-state businesses leaving, that massive GSP would drop like a meteor entering the earth's atmosphere.

 

There is precedent. During the Civil War, sorry, War of Northern Aggression, European nations would not recognize the Confederate States of America because Lincoln warned of repercussions. The South was also relying on exports of "King Cotton" (the worldwide demand for their cotton), to finance the war effort, but the Union blockade and surplus supplies of cotton in Europe killed that idea. The South's economy was destroyed and really only started recovering after WWII.

People that think Texas could go it alone are mistaken.

 

"Founding Fathers"

 

Exactly. Without the ability to move goods, services, and labor back and forth across its borders, the GSP would be decimated. They'd be like Cuba.

If they keep flexing, let's just drop an EMP on them and shut down their lil grid and they'll start behaving.

Every now and then daddy has to spank the kids :laugh:

 

Anyone recommending secession needs to have their head examined.

Instead, Texas and all states should begin to fight more aggressively for their rights under the 10th amendment against a rogue federal government.

 

Which is largely because DC is taking funds out of the state

 

Broad swipe with your opinionated brush. Now show us some facts to back up that statement.

The only people rushing to leave Texas would be the entitled, and that would help the nation of Texas to slim down their budget quite considerably, especially since 35 to 40% of the people in America collect welfare and food stamps.

Texas would do well on their own, and other states might see they can cut the federal umbilical cord and be on their own too. This could be the beginning of the end for a corrupt, liberal nation that is heading in the direction of Rome.

So, dtl, put some stats and facts behind your large brush strokes, or stop with the presumptions coming from your own views.

I say, "Texas, let's roll!"

 

Yeah, and the FF's would be annoyed to see what their hard and shed blood has morphed into. A limp liberal state of affairs. How sad.:tear:

 

I already stated there was precedent, the Civil War. (copy-and-paste from a few posts before)

During the Civil War, sorry, War of Northern Aggression, European nations would not recognize the Confederate States of America because Lincoln warned of repercussions. The South was also relying on exports of "King Cotton" (the worldwide demand for their cotton), to finance the war effort, but the Union blockade and surplus supplies of cotton in Europe killed that idea. The South's economy was destroyed and really only started recovering after WWII.


Did you not read that?

I didn't say anything about people leaving Texas so I'm not going to address this "point".

Yes, it's working for.....um, no states. It's working for no states. In fact ALL states try their hardest to land federal money for their state.

Please tell us how Texas would be able to make it on its own. You think they're going to secede from the union and the US government is going to say "OK" and take no action?

 

I would like to hear the answer to that too. That would mean no social services dollars, Medicare, Medicaid, pre-K, no federal grants to research universities, no research dollars from any company that does business in the 49 other states, divesture by all of those companies, no federal funding for the 31 military installations plus the loss of those jobs.

Texas imports more than it exports.

Gosh not to mention all of the companies based outside of Texas who do business in Texas that will stop paying workers.

Texas would straight collapse.

 

Wait for Mr. Stompy-Foot to come along and say, "would not!"