tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363381017073851206.post7194004860138040233..comments2023-10-29T10:59:45.513-04:00Comments on Jumping in Pools: Texas cannot secede from the Union, but Montana can.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363381017073851206.post-36320080075597636932009-12-22T01:16:33.070-05:002009-12-22T01:16:33.070-05:00I am from Texas....I don't know what the deal ...I am from Texas....I don't know what the deal is with Texas, but if you are going to trash us and say that we are stupid, then please learn how to spell, it's then, not than.Surfers paradisehttp://www.focusapartments.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363381017073851206.post-33181844172513107802009-12-22T01:14:40.030-05:002009-12-22T01:14:40.030-05:00I'd like to see Georgia secede as well, but yo...I'd like to see Georgia secede as well, but you know, this has been tried once before and didn't work out so well.<br />As for Texas vs Alabama....I was sure Florida would have destroyed Alabama; it would certainly do my heart good to see Texas smash Alabama.Robert Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06957786024332264856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363381017073851206.post-54182853439396480802009-12-21T08:32:07.387-05:002009-12-21T08:32:07.387-05:00Let's stop with the foolishness of claiming a ...Let's stop with the foolishness of claiming a State cannot secede—of course they can. Texas, as well as 49 other States, have the right to secede. There are three options they can call on to do so, and they can take their pick of any one of the three. Let's review: <br /><br />Option 1- The God-given natural right as proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence (or as some call it the Declaration of Secession). Read the "right" following the ones all good children memorize (you know, "life, liberty, etc"). It says we also have a right to abolish one government and form another one better suited to our safety and happiness. <br /><br />Option 2 - If you don't like option 1, then the Constitution (simply an agreement between the States) says the States can decide for themselves ANYTHING (that includes secession my friend) that is not specified in this agreement. Please see the Tenth Amendment. <br /><br />Finally Option 3 - The States are all SOVEREIGN (through the people of the State) meaning they have the ultimate power to decide the issue NOT the federal government they created as their agent. The federal government is not the sovereign authority in this relationship - the States are. <br /><br />So there you have it - pick any one of the three options and you can secede - no doubt about it. Let's debate the wisdom of secession if you want, but the RIGHT to do so has long been decided and it's not really debatable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363381017073851206.post-6527298766010583402009-12-21T03:33:25.414-05:002009-12-21T03:33:25.414-05:00Tim,
If Texas' constitution does not have any...Tim,<br /><br />If Texas' constitution does not have any provisions for secession, then the remedy is perfectly simple, isn't it? Just amend it!<br /><br />We may be decades away from needing to secede, but it is a real and legitimate option for Americans under the right circumstances.<br /><br />Paul Klenk<br />LoudCitizen.orgPaul Klenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485993112868096732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363381017073851206.post-40130629876949581182009-12-20T15:02:32.746-05:002009-12-20T15:02:32.746-05:00TX wouldn't last 6 months on its own.TX wouldn't last 6 months on its own.Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845915135831361834noreply@blogger.com