In case things get a little tough during the next few months we Texans have a plan... Maybe you don't know it, but Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union. (Reference: the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848.)
We Texans love y'all Americans, but we'll probably have to take action since Barack Obama won the election and is now the President of the U.S.A. We'll miss ya'll though.
Here is what can happen:
1. Barack Hussein Obama , after becoming the President of the United States , begins to try and create a socialist country, then Texas announces that it is going to secede from the Union .
2. George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic of Texas .. You might not think that he talks too pretty, but we haven't had another terrorist attack and the economy was fine until the effects of the Democrats lowering the qualifications for home loans came to roost. So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?
* NASA is just south of Houston, Texas. We will control thespace industry.
* We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States.
* Defense Industry--we have over 65% of it. The term "Don't mess with Texas," will take on a whole new meaning.
* Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. What will the other states do? Gee, we don't know. Why not ask Obama?
* Natural Gas - again, we have all we need and it's too bad about those Northern States. John Kerry and Al Gore will just have to figure out a way to keep them warm...
* Computer Industry - we lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications equipment - small companies like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Misconduct, Dallas Semiconductor, Nortel, Alcatel, etc. The list goes on and on.
* Medical Care - We have the research centers for cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world, as well as other large health centers. The Houston Medical Center, alone, employees over 65,000 people.
* We have enough colleges to keep educating and making smarter citizens: University of Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Texas Christian, Rice, SMU, University of Dallas, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT (University of North Texas), Texas Women's University, etc. Ivy grows better in the South anyway.
* We have an intelligent and energetic work force and it isn't restricted by a bunch of unions. Here in Texas, we are a Right to Work State and, therefore, it's every man and woman for themselves. We just go out and get the job done. And if we don't like the way one company operates, we get a job somewhere else.
* We have essential control of the paper, plastics, and insurance industries, etc.
* In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, and several military bases. We don't have an Army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an Army in 24 hours if we need one. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call the Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over the Texas
Rangers.
* We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs, and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables, and let's not forget seafood from the Gulf. Also, everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. We don't need any food.
* Three of the ten largest cities in the United States, and twenty-three of the 100 largest cities in the United States are located in Texas. And Texas also has more land than California , New York , New Jersey , Connecticut , Delaware , Hawaii , Massachusetts , Maryland , Rhode Island , and Vermont combined.
* Trade: Three of the ten largest ports in the United States are located in Texas..
* We also manufacture cars down here, but we don't need to. You see, nothing rusts in Texas so our vehicles stay beautiful and run well for decades.
This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas in good shape. There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't have. Now to the rest of you folks in the United States under President Obama: Since you won't have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only President Obama will be able to drive around in his big 9 mpg SUV. The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.
You won't have any TV as the Space Center in Houston will cut off satellite communications.
You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes, but since Mr. Obama has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas as long as you survive the 2000 years it will take to get enough heat from Global Warming.
In other words, the rest of ya'll in the USA are screwed!
Signed: The People of Texas
P.S. This is not a threatening letter - just a note to give you something to think about!
Sleep well tonight 'cause the eyes of Texas are on YOU!!
One Nation Under God!
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16 comments:
I hope they will have an immigration policy if they secede, because they will have a lot of American Immigrants wanting to get in!
Thanks , as for me , we have all of these things now .
We pay for them dearly.
May the country wouldnt be in such bad shape if texas would help out the rest of poor bastards.
But on the other hand why dont you become part of mexico , that is what your fearless leader georg bush wanted and further more you can go to hell as far as im concerned ,because as you say you do american no good.
see ya
anon 9:17
let me guess 3rd grader
Good riddance to them. They'll be just another Mexico in 3 years. They're heading that way anyway.
But too bad... It wont happen. Texas violated their treaty during the civil war, and when they were re-admitted at the end of the war, there was no such escape clause the second time.
We're stuck with them.
With all the money the Feds are sending to Texas, that would probably balance the budget right there...
I dunno, according to my information, Texas runs at a profit every year. No deficit. Taxes get lower. Why should they change that and accept trillions in debt and nothing but section 8 housing and government programs in return? Sounds to me like a state with its head on straight.
4:23 "Texas runs at a profit every year. No deficit."
Well, If Maryland took as much net Federal dollars (that was never paid in taxes) as Texas does, then we'd be running a surplus too.
If Texas left, they'd lose their sugar daddy!
(and that's true for nearly all of the red states)
Screw all of you. I'm moving to Texas.
I know some of these facts are inconvenient, but Texas does not have the "right" to secede. The Supreme Court ruled some time ago that secession is illegal and treasonous.
Texas DOES have the right to divide itself into 4 more states. One wonders why they haven't done that...they'd end up with 10 Senators instead of 2, for example.
I know, I know. You don't believe me... go ahead - Google it.
631, How does Texas take federal dollars that are not taxes? Do you not pay to the IRS? Isn't this the only way the feds get their money? Please, explain how federal money is accumulated outside the tax system. I am very interested in this one.
Also, Texas has no state withholding tax. They make their state budget work without it. Maryland taxes the hell out of us, and can't make ends meet. Makes you wonder about those in charge. Maybe I need to move to Texas.
7:52 "Texas DOES have the right to divide itself into 4 more states."
No. Look at the Constitution. Congressional treaties do not have the authority to overrule the Constitution.
And Texas violated that agreement when it joined the CSA. No such provision remained when it was readmitted to the Union.
9:21 "How does Texas take federal dollars that are not taxes?"
What I was trying to say is that Texas takes out a lot more than they put in via Federal taxes. In other words, they're a net drain on our system.
By contrast, New York gets back only a small portion of what it pays in taxes. It's one of the few states that pays the bills. All of the heavy bill paying states tilt liberal (blue states). The liberals are the only ones generous enough to give money to whiny begging conservatives.
9:42 "Also, Texas has no state withholding tax."
Oil money. The same reason there is socialism in Alaska (i.e. government handouts to all).
If Maryland owned all those oil fields, we could also get by without a tax... If you want a piece of that, just move to Texas (but then you'd have to live in Texas). I used to live in Texas... not going back.
Good riddance!
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