Secession Talk
Between Gov. Perry making a fool of himself on the national stage and the usual crazies feeling emboldened to speak their minds, Texas Secession is being talked about a lot lately.
I have only a few things to say about it, so I’ll be brief:
(1) American States don’t have the right to secede in general.
(2) Secession is not a right guaranteed to Texas in particular by our State Constitution, the Texas-U.S. annexation treaty Congressional resolution, or any other legal document.
(3) Secession is, by definition, unpatriotic.
Republicans in general and Texas Republicans in particular have a serious problem with their Party if issues like secession are talked about seriously in the light of day by their leaders.
Read more at:
www.texassecede.com (a website for the crazies)
US Secession on wikipedia
Discussion thread on the LubbockOnline forums
Congressional resolution annexing Texas (1845)
That Texas Magazine article with some good history
