The state GOP has backed a referendum on leaving the American Union in its 2024 legislative platform.
    • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Or rather, was found to have never had the right to secede in the first place. Any vote to leave is less a declaration of secession and more a declaration of a war of independence against the United States.

  • thesporkeffect@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    This sounds great to the base and a few wealthy dudes, but this is a real bad thing for literally everyone including Republicans - if they somehow did leave, it’d turn the remaining US permanently blue, plus they would immediately be invaded for their oil…

    • awwwyissss@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      It’s not bad for everyone, the Kremlin and CCP are thrilled by this kind of thing.

  • e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net
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    3 months ago

    Texas would find itself a majority brown-skinned country with oil. You know, the kind of country the United States loves to “spread democracy” to.

    • root@precious.net
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      3 months ago

      Texas already owns all its oil, including ocean mineral rights. This was part of the terms of statehood.

      They were allowed to keep their unallocated lands and mineral rights in order to pay off their debts and become a state, rather than the United States assuming the debt.

      This turned out to be a huge financial boon for the state and continues to be.

      • e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net
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        3 months ago

        Perhaps you missed the sarcasm of “spread democracy”. I was referring to the United States’ history of invading or meddling in countries with oil. I don’t know why you think ownership is any obstacle to possession.