Succession Threads: Merged

[ronaldrwl]

I love the new Texas map.

[Teufelhund]

First mission- invade Mexico and quell that shit. Get a little payback for Santa Anna, and sort out this whole "border" issue".

That's some funny shit right there.

[Rucker61]

Texas unleashed should make Mexico and South America very very nervous...

While it would look like opportunity to China.

[Ronin13]

There aren't many things I take more seriously than an internet petition.

But if it's on the internet it must be legitimate!

[sniper7]

Id move to Texas. I wouldn't want to pay the import taxes on LaRue stuff!

[rockhound]

I would like to personally secede from the union,

[Teufelhund]

While it would look like opportunity to China.

Opportunity for what? China is terrified of the number of gun-owners in the U.S. already, and Texas epitomizes that picture. I think China would know they'd be writing a check their ass couldn't cash.

[Rucker61]

Opportunity for what? China is terrified of the number of gun-owners in the U.S. already, and Texas epitomizes that picture. I think China would know they'd be writing a check their ass couldn't cash.

You may be right, but note that every invading force in the last century has included artillery and other heavy weapons which typically aren't owned by the opposing citizenry, even in Texas. This whole conversation is pure fantasy, because the Federal government is not going to let any state secede.

[hatidua]

This whole conversation is pure fantasy, because the Federal government is not going to let any state secede.

That.

[Teufelhund]

You may be right, but note that every invading force in the last century has included artillery and other heavy weapons which typically aren't owned by the opposing citizenry, even in Texas. This whole conversation is pure fantasy, because the Federal government is not going to let any state secede.

That would definitely suck. I don't think you can have any kind of privately-owned Howitzer in Texas. The laws may loosen up a little if Texas had to defend itself from an aggressor.

Yes, of course it is purely hypothetical. This comes up every four years or so (go figure), but doesn't typically receive so much media attention. It would never actually happen. Hell, nearly half of Texas voted for Obama. That said, is it actually within the Federal government's power to prohibit any State from leaving?