Texas is preparing to secede from the union and become an … Monday, October 7, 2013 So the conversation of succession is still on going and could be serious. Barry Smitherman, Texas’ Railroad Commissioner and candidate for Attorney General said, “Generally speaking, we have made great progress in becoming an independent nation, an ‘island nation’ if you will, and I think we want to continue down that path so that if the rest of the country falls apart, Texas can operate as a stand-alone entity with energy, food, water and roads as if we were a closed-loop system.” In the interview, Smitherman noted that Texas “has been very strong leading in the charge against the Obama administration” and that Texas is advantaged to secede because it’s “uniquely situated because we have energy resources…and our own independent electrical grid.” While many Texans are viewing this preparation as controversial, Americans are saying that Texas secession would radically shake up the American political landscape. RELATED: Putin: Obama Administration is “Pathetic” “Texas secession would guarantee no Republican is ever elected to the Presidency,” one American noted. Do you support a potential Texas secession? americanoverlook/which-state-is-preparing-to-secede/103654 ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Article source: investmentwatchblog/texas-is-preparing-to-secede-from-the-union-and-become-an-independent-nation-if-the-u-s-continues-to-fall-apart/ Filed in Texas Secession | Tagged secede, Texas secession | Comments (0) Texas Gov. Rick Perry Contemplates Secession Monday, October 7, 2013 That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union. The legislation itself (HCR 50) declares the state sovereign and demands “[t]hat all compulsory federal legislation that directs states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties or sanctions or that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding be prohibited or repealed.” This isn’t your garden-variety conservative rhetoric. It’s actually considerably more radical than that. The Civil War (and, if that’s not enough, a subsequent Supreme Court decision) makes clear that secession is illegal. Beyond that, the Texas resolution (though silent on secession per se) appears to buy into the similarly discredited theory of ‘nullification’–the idea that states are sovereign and can pick and choose which federal laws apply to them. This is illustrative, I think, of a problem that, in the United States at least, seems to particularly afflict conservatives–specifically, that even brief electoral reverses make it difficult for mainstream Republican politicians (like Perry), and members-in-good-standing of the conservative movement, to steer clear of the line between loyal opposition and truly fringe ideas. You saw a flash of this when Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) said she wanted Americans to be “armed and dangerous” against energy reform, then quickly walked it back, and in other instances as well. There will be more to come, beyond what can plausibly be construed as irrational exuberance in the midst of a tea party. Article source: talkingpointsmemo/dc/texas-gov-rick-perry-contemplates-secession Filed in Texas Secession | Tagged secede, Texas secession | Comments (0) DeLay Offers New Theory of Texas Secession Sunday, October 6, 2013 I thought earlier that Tom DeLay had conceded that in fact Texas isn’t allowed to secede from the federal union. And he does say that at one point in his talk with Chris Matthews that Texas can’t secede. But then he has a reading of the 1845 annexation of Texas in which he claims that Texas can essentially force Congress to kick them out of the Union, thus amounting to a sort grand secessionist bank-shot. Here’s the quote … Texas as a Republic joined the Union by treaty. There’s a process in the Treaty by which Texas could divide into five states. If we invoke that, the gov … the United States Senate would kick us out and nullify the Treaty. They’re not going to allow ten new Texas senators into the Senate. That’s how you secede … A few seconds later DeLay seemed to say Texas couldn’t secede but then went back to the Treaty double-bank shot idea. I guess you could say he’s conflicted. You can see the video here. Article source: talkingpointsmemo/edblog/delay-offers-new-theory-of-texas-secession Filed in Texas Secession | Tagged secede, Texas secession | Comments (0) Go Rick! Sunday, October 6, 2013 Josh Marshall is editor and publisher of TalkingPointsMemo. Article source: talkingpointsmemo/edblog/go-rick Filed in Texas Secession | Tagged secede, Texas secession | Comments (0) Rick Perry: Let States Secede From Social Security (VIDEO) Saturday, October 5, 2013 His new suggestion is not to split Texas from the other 49 states, but rather to give it the option to secede from the national pension program that has defined retirement in the country for 75 years. “When you look at social security, it’s broke,” Perry told the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning. “My kids, 27 and 24, they know this is a Ponzi scheme.” One way out of this mess, in Perry’s mind? Just abandon Social Security altogether and let the states handle it. Texas (of course) has already fixed Social Security’s problem, Perry says, so why should it be saddled with paying the Ponzi debts of every other sucker? “Why is the federal government even in the pension program or the health care delivery program?” Perry asked. “Let the states do it.” Perry is currently on a national tour touting his book Fed Up! which is focused on the many ways the federal government should, in essence, get off the backs of the 50 states. The tools of federal tyranny Perry describes would be at home at any tea party rally: In a nutshell, taxes are too high, the EPA is too nosy and the health care reform law is an existential terror. It all goes back to the Founding Fathers, Perry says. “They did not believe that all of us would be alike, and they really didn’t like centralized government and mandating down to these states how to act, how to look,” he told NPR. Not surprisingly, some on the Democratic side of things are a bit skeptical of Perry’s new secession plan. On Parker-Spitzer last night, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) took Perry on over his Social Security vision. Spitzer said Perry’s Social Security idea isn’t more widely discussed “because it doesn’t work.” Perry says seceding from Social Security is just one of many ways the system could get fixed — he said that raising the retirement age or privatizing parts of the system are changes he could support. He responded to comparing federal obligations to a perhaps unfortunately chosen article of clothing, considering he was debating the infamous Client 9. “I think all of those are legitimate options out there, but let the states decide,” Perry said. “Don’t force us from Washington, DC to say, ‘here is the size of tube socks that you’re gonna wear down in Texas. Put ‘em on.’” Watch Perry talk up his Social Security secession idea on Morning Joe: Article source: talkingpointsmemo/dc/rick-perry-let-states-secede-from-social-security-video Filed in Texas Secession | Tagged secede, Texas secession | Comments (0) Perry Opposes Texas Secession Petition Saturday, October 5, 2013 Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) opposes a petition to allow Texas to secede from the United States following President Obama’s re-election, his press secretary Catherine Frazier said in a statement to the Dallas Morning News Monday afternoon. “Gov. Perry believes in the greatness of our Union and nothing should be done to change it. But he also shares the frustrations many Americans have with our federal government. Now more than ever our country needs strong leadership from states like Texas, that are making tough decisions to live within their means, keep taxes low and provide opportunities to job creators so their citizens can provide for their families and prosper. We cannot allow Washington’s tax and spend, one-size-fits-all mindset to jeopardize our children’s future, undermine our personal liberties and drive our nation down a dangerous path to greater dependence of government.” The petition is on the White House’s website under a section called “We the People: Your Voice in Our Government.” The White House promises to review and respond to petitions with over 25,000 signatures. As of late Tuesday morning, the petition, which asks the administration to “peacefully grant the state of Texas to withdraw from the United States of America and create its own NEW government,” had nearly 69,000 signatures. Article source: talkingpointsmemo/livewire/perry-opposes-texas-secession-petition Filed in Texas Secession | Tagged secede, Texas secession | Comments (0) Texas Republican Wants State To Leave U.S. Over Obama Win Friday, October 4, 2013 Peter Morrison, who serves as treasurer of the Hardin County Republican Party, wrote in his post-election newsletter that there was a clear solution to the problem of Obama’s re-election. “We must contest every single inch of ground and delay the baby-murdering, tax-raising socialists at every opportunity,” Morrison wrote. “But in due time, the maggots will have eaten every morsel of flesh off of the rotting corpse of the Republic, and therein lies our opportunity.” “Texas was once its own country, and many Texans already think in nationalist terms about their state. We need to do everything possible to encourage a long-term shift in thinking on this issue. Why should Vermont and Texas live under the same government? Let each go her own way in peace, sign a free trade agreement among the states and we can avoid this gut-wrenching spectacle every four years,” he wrote. The contents of the letter were first reported by the Texas Observer and TFN Insider. Morrison also wrote that “many members of minority groups are simply racist against the party most white people happen to vote for.” He singled out Asian Americans, who he said should be Republican “as they earn more money and pay more in taxes than white Americans.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bud Kennedy reported that Hardin County Republican Party Chairman Kent Batman was surprised by the content of Morrison’s Tea Party newsletter. “Wow,” Batman said. “OK, well — I guess I need to start taking a look at his newsletters.” Correction: This post has been updated to show that the Texas Observer and TFN Insider first reported on the contents of the newsletter. Article source: talkingpointsmemo/muckraker/texas-republican-wants-state-to-leave-u-s-over-obama-win Filed in Texas Secession | Tagged secede, Texas secession | Comments (0) SOME FOLKS IN TEXAS WANT TO SECEDE FROM … | Should … Tuesday, October 1, 2013 THE PHOTOS SCROLLING BY ABOVE THESE WORDS ARE ORIGINAL AND CAN BE FOUND, VIEWED, OR (GASP!) PURCHASED FOR YOUR VERY OWN BY GOING TO MY PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE AT wizardpixphotography YOUR BIDNESS AND COMMENTS WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED!!! Article source: squatlo-rant.blogspot/2013/09/some-folks-in-texas-want-to-secede-from.html Article source: shouldtexassecede/2013/09/24/some-folks-in-texas-want-to-secede-from/ Filed in Secede At Will | Tagged secede at will, treaty | Comments (0) The Lighter Side: Poll: U.S. should secede from Texas Monday, September 30, 2013 A yet-to-be-published poll by an anonymous survey firm reports that a majority of desperate Americans wants the United States to secede from Texas. Although it will prevent the Dallas Cowboys from ever again being called “America’s Team”, people now feel secession would be the only way to stop Ted Cruz from seeking the presidency – a welcome trade-off that is driving the secessionist mood. Evangelize! ◾Print ◾email ◾Facebook ◾Twitter Article source: plunderbund/2013/09/30/the-lighter-side-poll-u-s-should-secede-from-texas/ Filed in Texas Secessionists | Tagged secede, Texas secessionist | Comments (0) The Lighter Side: Poll: U.S. should secede from Texas Monday, September 30, 2013 A yet-to-be-published poll by an anonymous survey firm reports that a majority of desperate Americans wants the United States to secede from Texas. Although it will prevent the Dallas Cowboys from ever again being called “America’s Team”, people now feel secession would be the only way to stop Ted Cruz from seeking the presidency – a welcome trade-off that is driving the secessionist mood. 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