As Erik noted here, Texas has previously seceded from two nations. Both times, Texas seceded because Texans were determined to own slaves.
Both times, Texas fought in the defense of the right of rich people to own slaves. (I'll bet that they don't mention that at the Alamo.)
Now, the moronic governor of Texas (there is some redundancy in that) wants to secede to defend the right of rich people not to pay more than a minimal tax rate. And just like the previous two times, you'll find people who will never benefit from those policies lining up to fight in defense of them.
Erik also noted that because of the Civil War and Reconstruction, in which Texas agreed to rejoin the Union, the terms by which Texas originally joined the Union were nullified.
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You have to understand that the Average Joe republican bases his politics on the belief that they are going to win the lottery any second now. Explains a lot about lining up beside their rich-but-tax-me-not brothers.
ReplyDelete"the moronic governor of Texas (there is some redundancy in that)"Little bit out of line with that one. See this link:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/other/ann_richards.html
I see your Ann Richards and raise you a George W. Bush.
ReplyDeleteNot even close. You can't trump a Queen with a deuce.
ReplyDeleteGive us a little time and we may be able to toss in a Kinky. He ain't no Ann... but he ain't bad.
Go read Molly Ivans.
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