Texas Secession Movement Gaining Momentum

[MarcATL]

How long would it take before Texas discovered that their educational system wasn't producing a work force educated enough to run the businesses and the institutions within their own economy?

How long would it take for Texas to realize that they cannot live by football alone. While the rest of the U.S. realizes they are much happier without the Dallas Cryboys.

Odd that you should mention football. I was thinking that Texas would probably elevate HS football to Superbowl status and fund it by cutting the purchase of science textbooks and other symbols of intellectual elitism.

And once PBS is finally off the air, that wavelength could be freed up for reality shows combining beer drinking (Lone Star Beer, of COURSE) and midnight bowling.

Meanwhile on the Hubcap Channel...

Yeah...they are good for American Football. But that's about it.

 

[MarcATL]

How long would it take before Texas discovered that their educational system wasn't producing a work force educated enough to run the businesses and the institutions within their own economy?

We're talking Texas, not California.

Texas does just fine in education.

Ha, as someone who provides educational materials for review by that bunch of stupid rednecks in Texas who review text books for the entire public education system in the U.S., I can tell you that they are stupid rednecks who are prejudiced and myopic.

Yep, this has been documented as well.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Like I said, It's not just Texas you socialists have to worry about.

Virginia advances bill pushing for state to establish its own currency | Fox News

That would be unconstitutional.

Like I said, It's not just Texas you socialists have to worry about.

Virginia advances bill pushing for state to establish its own currency | Fox News

Don't they realize that is illegal?

Republicans are so dumb

1. The Chief Spnosor of the bill was Del. Bob Marshall, which should say all that needs to be said, but...

2. The bill itself was not to coin money, the bill that passed the House and was rejected by the Senate was to "study the feasibility" of Virginia minting it's own coins. (Bill Tracking - 2013 session > Legislation)

3. With that said, the Senate was smart enough to realize that there was no need to waste almost (up to) $20,000 of the taxpayers money because the United States Constitution (Article I Section 10 Powers Prohibited of States) specifically identifies that States coining their own money is prohibited. (The United States Constitution - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net)



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[WorldWatcher]

How long would it take before Texas discovered that their educational system wasn't producing a work force educated enough to run the businesses and the institutions within their own economy?

Well that's a pretty dumb statement, since Texas has a better economic record than most of the country, and more job opportunities than most states.

Until they secede and wipe out the second biggest sector of their economy which is defense/military which bring in outside dollars to the state. Once the defense contracts are cancelled and the military bases closed so outside dollars no longer flow in, even if Texas tries to keep some facilities open it will be funded by internal Texas dollars which means a huge economic hit in terms of "balance of trade".

The of course you have the impact on the shipping industry for Texas ports that current receive cargoes for distribution to other States in the Union. If Texas becomes it's own country a large part of those shipments would be to other gulf ports (like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida) for follow on shipment to the states. Goods shipped through Texas means that all those goods become foreign imports from Texas with additional duties to be paid.

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[freedombecki]

We should have kicked them out of the union when they killed Kennedy

A mentally deranged man killed Kennedy. He lived in 22 different places all over the map before he was 17. Lee Harvey Oswald bio.

We should have kicked him out of the Marines when he declared his alliance with the Soviet Union and learning Russian. Instead, they trained him to be a sharpshooter. You can't blame that on Texas, buster.

 

[freedombecki]

Texas is a joke - look at who they just elected to the Senate ...

Tough bananas.

 

[Samson]

How long would it take before Texas discovered that their educational system wasn't producing a work force educated enough to run the businesses and the institutions within their own economy?

Well that's a pretty dumb statement, since Texas has a better economic record than most of the country, and more job opportunities than most states.

Until they secede and wipe out the second biggest sector of their economy which is defense/military which bring in outside dollars to the state. Once the defense contracts are cancelled and the military bases closed so outside dollars no longer flow in, even if Texas tries to keep some facilities open it will be funded by internal Texas dollars which means a huge economic hit in terms of "balance of trade".

The of course you have the impact on the shipping industry for Texas ports that current receive cargoes for distribution to other States in the Union. If Texas becomes it's own country a large part of those shipments would be to other gulf ports (like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida) for follow on shipment to the states. Goods shipped through Texas means that all those goods become foreign imports from Texas with additional duties to be paid.

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Definately would be interesting to see how "punished" Texas would be becomming a nation that imports and exports, but I doubt there would be much difference between the existing 3 way NAFTA and one that would include The Republic of Texas.

Not sure where the reference to the military being the "second biggest sector of their economy" comes from, however, let's assume its true. I'd expect the USA would need Texas as an Ally as much as Israel, or Egypt, or Germany, and would continue their military presence PLUS contribute billion$$ in military aid.

As for the decline in social security and medicare, I see no problem with The Texas Republic allowing its citizens to immigrate into the USA for free visits to the emergency rooms and to enjoy the same social services illegal immigrants receive now, taking jobs, and sending money to relatives in Texas. US citizens would of course enjoy their visits to Texas where pharmaceuticals would be sold at Canadian rates.

 

[Samson]

We should have kicked them out of the union when they killed Kennedy

A mentally deranged man killed Kennedy. He lived in 22 different places all over the map before he was 17. Lee Harvey Oswald bio.

We should have kicked him out of the Marines when he declared his alliance with the Soviet Union and learning Russian. Instead, they trained him to be a sharpshooter. You can't blame that on Texas, buster.

<<SHHHHHHHHHH>>>
I understand it is this rumor that is keeping Obama from driving around the state in a gas guzzler, contributing to traffic jams, and leaving his carbon foot print all over bluebonnet fields.

 

[rightwinger]

We should have kicked them out of the union when they killed Kennedy

A mentally deranged man killed Kennedy. He lived in 22 different places all over the map before he was 17. Lee Harvey Oswald bio.

We should have kicked him out of the Marines when he declared his alliance with the Soviet Union and learning Russian. Instead, they trained him to be a sharpshooter. You can't blame that on Texas, buster.

Texas= Kennedy killers

 

[WorldWatcher]

Well that's a pretty dumb statement, since Texas has a better economic record than most of the country, and more job opportunities than most states.

Until they secede and wipe out the second biggest sector of their economy which is defense/military which bring in outside dollars to the state. Once the defense contracts are cancelled and the military bases closed so outside dollars no longer flow in, even if Texas tries to keep some facilities open it will be funded by internal Texas dollars which means a huge economic hit in terms of "balance of trade".

The of course you have the impact on the shipping industry for Texas ports that current receive cargoes for distribution to other States in the Union. If Texas becomes it's own country a large part of those shipments would be to other gulf ports (like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida) for follow on shipment to the states. Goods shipped through Texas means that all those goods become foreign imports from Texas with additional duties to be paid.

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Definately would be interesting to see how "punished" Texas would be becomming a nation that imports and exports, but I doubt there would be much difference between the existing 3 way NAFTA and one that would include The Republic of Texas.

Not sure where the reference to the military being the "second biggest sector of their economy" comes from, however, let's assume its true. I'd expect the USA would need Texas as an Ally as much as Israel, or Egypt, or Germany, and would continue their military presence PLUS contribute billion$$ in military aid.

As for the decline in social security and medicare, I see no problem with The Texas Republic allowing its citizens to immigrate into the USA for free visits to the emergency rooms and to enjoy the same social services illegal immigrants receive now, taking jobs, and sending money to relatives in Texas. US citizens would of course enjoy their visits to Texas where pharmaceuticals would be sold at Canadian rates.

1. I didn't say that the military was the second biggest sector, I said that defense/military was and it was from a link provided by S. J. previously in the thread.

2. I strongly disagree with Illegal Aliens getting free medical treatment and social benefits on the backs of American taxpayers. I don't care if they crossed the southern border in the dead of night or are a French student that didn't return back to France when their student visa expired.


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[Samson]

We should have kicked them out of the union when they killed Kennedy

A mentally deranged man killed Kennedy. He lived in 22 different places all over the map before he was 17. Lee Harvey Oswald bio.

We should have kicked him out of the Marines when he declared his alliance with the Soviet Union and learning Russian. Instead, they trained him to be a sharpshooter. You can't blame that on Texas, buster.

Texas= Kennedy killers

YES, OH YESSSSSSS

In fact, why not include all democrats, not just Kennedys.

Yep, dems better stay away from the damned place: Never know who might take aim!

 

[rightwinger]

A mentally deranged man killed Kennedy. He lived in 22 different places all over the map before he was 17. Lee Harvey Oswald bio.

We should have kicked him out of the Marines when he declared his alliance with the Soviet Union and learning Russian. Instead, they trained him to be a sharpshooter. You can't blame that on Texas, buster.

Texas= Kennedy killers

YES, OH YESSSSSSS

In fact, why not include all democrats, not just Kennedys.

Yep, dems better stay away from the damned place: Never know who might take aim!

Texas does have quite a record for mass killing

 

[Samson]

Until they secede and wipe out the second biggest sector of their economy which is defense/military which bring in outside dollars to the state. Once the defense contracts are cancelled and the military bases closed so outside dollars no longer flow in, even if Texas tries to keep some facilities open it will be funded by internal Texas dollars which means a huge economic hit in terms of "balance of trade".

The of course you have the impact on the shipping industry for Texas ports that current receive cargoes for distribution to other States in the Union. If Texas becomes it's own country a large part of those shipments would be to other gulf ports (like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida) for follow on shipment to the states. Goods shipped through Texas means that all those goods become foreign imports from Texas with additional duties to be paid.

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Definately would be interesting to see how "punished" Texas would be becomming a nation that imports and exports, but I doubt there would be much difference between the existing 3 way NAFTA and one that would include The Republic of Texas.

Not sure where the reference to the military being the "second biggest sector of their economy" comes from, however, let's assume its true. I'd expect the USA would need Texas as an Ally as much as Israel, or Egypt, or Germany, and would continue their military presence PLUS contribute billion$$ in military aid.

As for the decline in social security and medicare, I see no problem with The Texas Republic allowing its citizens to immigrate into the USA for free visits to the emergency rooms and to enjoy the same social services illegal immigrants receive now, taking jobs, and sending money to relatives in Texas. US citizens would of course enjoy their visits to Texas where pharmaceuticals would be sold at Canadian rates.

1. I didn't say that the military was the second biggest sector, I said that defense/military was and it was from a link provided by S. J. previously in the thread.

2. I strongly disagree with Illegal Aliens getting free medical treatment and social benefits on the backs of American taxpayers. I don't care if they crossed the southern border in the dead of night or are a French student that didn't return back to France when their student visa expired.


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Ok, defense/military

Still I see that the USA would need to pump billions into Texas for defense, just like they do Germany, or Japan, or Saudi, or countless other places throughout the globe......wouldn't want a CUBA on the doorstep, now would you???

Well, I'm sorry, but illegal immigrants enjoy a wealth of social benefits now in the USA, and I'm certain Texans would continue to enjoy them, even if they had to sufffer the torments of being in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or, god forbid, Louisiana......

 

[Samson]

Texas= Kennedy killers

YES, OH YESSSSSSS

In fact, why not include all democrats, not just Kennedys.

Yep, dems better stay away from the damned place: Never know who might take aim!

Texas does have quite a record for mass killing

Indeed!

All dems should limit conventions to Connecticut and Colorado!

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

We should have kicked them out of the union when they killed Kennedy

A mentally deranged man killed Kennedy. He lived in 22 different places all over the map before he was 17. Lee Harvey Oswald bio.

We should have kicked him out of the Marines when he declared his alliance with the Soviet Union and learning Russian. Instead, they trained him to be a sharpshooter. You can't blame that on Texas, buster.

Texas= Kennedy killers

Oswald was born in New Orleans, Sirhan Sirhan in Israel... Wtf are you talking about?

 

[freedombecki]

Texas= Kennedy killers

YES, OH YESSSSSSS

In fact, why not include all democrats, not just Kennedys.

Yep, dems better stay away from the damned place: Never know who might take aim!

Texas does have quite a record for mass killing

You've lost your marbles. That is not true.

 

[Samson]

A mentally deranged man killed Kennedy. He lived in 22 different places all over the map before he was 17. Lee Harvey Oswald bio.

We should have kicked him out of the Marines when he declared his alliance with the Soviet Union and learning Russian. Instead, they trained him to be a sharpshooter. You can't blame that on Texas, buster.

Texas= Kennedy killers

Oswald was born in New Orleans, Sirhan Sirhan in Israel... Wtf are you talking about?

Why are you trying to change his mind?

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Texas= Kennedy killers

Oswald was born in New Orleans, Sirhan Sirhan in Israel... Wtf are you talking about?

Why are you trying to change his mind?

Mind? What mind? That one's lost it. Fer real.

 

[freedombecki]

We should have kicked them out of the union when they killed Kennedy

A mentally deranged man killed Kennedy. He lived in 22 different places all over the map before he was 17. Lee Harvey Oswald bio.

We should have kicked him out of the Marines when he declared his alliance with the Soviet Union and learning Russian. Instead, they trained him to be a sharpshooter. You can't blame that on Texas, buster.

Texas= Kennedy killers

He died here among people who loved him and his family. Everyone in my school loved John F. Kennedy, and I was no exception.

Back then, you supported the best man for president, you didn't care what his politics were.

Now politicians threaten people with higher taxes so that families can't afford to live even. There's sales tax, property tax, income tax, death taxes, and now the highest tax hike in history, Obamacare tax.

We're sick of people sucking off the system for a living instead of doing something productive that brings jobs to America and not a parasitic government that makes more and more demands on taxpayers and your property.

This government has spaced out the American constitution, it's so greedy for our money.

And now you want Texas to leave the Union because you don't like us. What do you want? To kill Texas people like other communists do?

100 million deaths under communism

Washington - The planners of the victims of communism memorial dedicated Tuesday in Washington based the figure of an estimated 100 million political deaths under communism on the book by French scholars, 'The Black book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression,' published by Harvard University
The 1997 book, hailed by US reviewers as a groundbreaking documentary work, put the death tolls at 65 million in China; 20 million in the Soviet Union; 2 million in North Korea; 2 million in Cambodia; 1.7 million in Africa; 1.5 million in Afghanistan; 1 million in Vietnam; 1 million in the communist states of Eastern Europe; and 150,000 in Latin America.

 

[Samson]

Oswald was born in New Orleans, Sirhan Sirhan in Israel... Wtf are you talking about?

Why are you trying to change his mind?

Mind? What mind? That one's lost it. Fer real.

Then they should stay out of Texas: I understand psychiatric care there is horrendous.