Texas Talks Of Leaving. Norris Talks Running As 1st Pres Of Texas.

[Lounge Daddy]

[url="http://withoutadjectives.us/?p=249"]The crack up of the Union begins.[/url]

[url="http://drudgereport.com/flashtx.htm"][b]Related:[/b] TEXAS GOV. BACK RESOLUTION AFFIRMING SOVEREIGNTY[/url]

[fides quarens intellectum]

Am i surprised? Only in how soon this is happening after the beginning of Dear Leader's reign...

Alaska, anyone?

[CatherineM]

I thought Sam Houston was the 1st president of Texas.

[T-Bone _]

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1835407' date='Apr 14 2009, 02:56 PM']I thought Sam Houston was the 1st president of Texas.[/quote]

Sam Houston was my 9th grade Phys. Ed. teacher.

[Vincent Vega]

[quote name='T-Bone _' post='1835510' date='Apr 14 2009, 06:12 PM']Sam Houston was my 9th grade Phys. Ed. teacher.[/quote]
I knew you were old...but not THAT old!

[Lounge Daddy]

Over 28 other state sovereignty bills have been submitted to Congress. This could get serious.
Btw, [url="http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/12227/"]
video of Gov. Perry's address is available at the Governor's web site.[/url]

[Lounge Daddy]

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1835407' date='Apr 14 2009, 04:56 PM']I thought Sam Houston was the 1st president of Texas.[/quote]

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_Republic_of_Texas"]Oh you're right[/url]. I totally forgot about that.

Edited April 15, 2009 by Lounge Daddy

[Winchester]

We'll need our old borders back.

[Lounge Daddy]

[quote name='Winchester' post='1836299' date='Apr 15 2009, 03:33 PM']We'll need our old borders back.[/quote]

Ya, Texas used to be quite a bit bigger, didn't it?

[Winchester]

Yes.

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1836393' date='Apr 15 2009, 03:54 PM']Ya, Texas used to be quite a bit bigger, didn't it?[/quote]
It's got such a pretty shape now though.

[BG45]

It does have a pretty shape now.

Although if it does secede, the United States would like its military equipment back, amongst other things. This is assuming of course, the people of Texas (See: Actually the state government) decide to inaugurate a civil war.

Yes it's in their state Constitution to leave, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be an amiable separation.

Edited April 16, 2009 by BG45

[Lounge Daddy]

[quote name='BG45' post='1836740' date='Apr 15 2009, 09:54 PM']It does have a pretty shape now.

Although if it does secede, the United States would like its military equipment back, amongst other things. This is assuming of course, the people of Texas (See: Actually the state government) decide to inaugurate a civil war.

Yes it's in their state Constitution to leave, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be an amiable separation.[/quote]

Yes, well the Federal Government doesn't seem to know any other way to settle things -- let alone how to let things go. It's only coercion and threat and deadly force.

[BG45]

The Department of State might respectfully disagree.

(love the R2D2)

[Lounge Daddy]

I see that[url="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D97J48IO2.html"] Gov. Perry has stated today that Texas is free to leave the Union [/url]if it so chooses.

[indent]Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax "tea party" Wednesday with his stance against the federal government and for states' rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, "Secede!"
...
"There's a lot of different scenarios," Perry said. "We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very unique place, and we're a pretty independent lot to boot."[/indent]

[url="http://blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics/archives/2009/04/perry_says_texa.html"]There's audio HERE.[/url]