81,000 Texans sign secession petition

• FatHobbit

  

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/texas-secession-petition-qualifies-for-white-house-response_n_2125159.html
  

  Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union, and to do so would protect it's citizens' standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government.

  81,000 out of 25.6 million isn't a large percentage but it's still funny to me that they are making this big of a deal out of it.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Good, wish they would. Now if we can just get KY to take Cincinnati....
• Midstate01

  

  Commander of Awesome;1321039 wrote:Good, wish they would. Now if we can just get KY to take Cincinnati....

  
  Or Michigan to take Toledo
• Heretic

  

  Does this mean we can FINALLY bomb the fuck out of Texas?
• gut

  How about we keep TX and get rid of CA?
• jhay78

  

  gut;1321045 wrote:How about we keep TX and get rid of CA?

  How about let them fight each other, and the winner stays and the loser secedes.
  
  In other words, what you said.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  gut;1321045 wrote:How about we keep TX and get rid of CA?

  No I don't want to pay import prices on Stone/Green Flash/Lost Abbey/Russian River etc...
  
  Also I dont want a passport to visit CA, and CA is the #1 economy in the US. Ppl want to visit CA, no one wants to go to Texas.
  
  In conclusion Texas sucks, and CA beer is good.
• 2kool4skool

  

  lol at Texas over California. Anyone that has actually been to both states(save Austin, which is an absolutely awesome city) has to laugh at that one.
• gut

  You could still visit CA, but then we don't have to worry about their ginormous cluster fuck of state debt. Plus it would solve like 1/2 of the illegal immigration problem.
• gut

  Commander of Awesome;1321049 wrote:No I don't want to pay import prices on Stone/Green Flash/Lost Abbey/Russian River etc...

  Don't worry. CA is hard at work transforming it's reputation for being the worst state to do business in to being a state that no one wants their business to be in.
• sportchampps

  ]Texas is probably the 3 most successful states in the country right now.
• Pick6

  

  2kool4skool;1321054 wrote:lol at Texas over California. Anyone that has actually been to both states(save Austin, which is an absolutely awesome city) has to laugh at that one.

  My friend grew up in Burbank and wants to live in Texas (has been there), so that's that.
  
  Anyways that petition is up to 109000 now. Was over 100k yesterday
  https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-texas-withdraw-united-states-america-and-create-its-own-new-government/BmdWCP8B
  
  Also a petition about the liberals Austin withdrawing from Texas, but still remaining part of the US.
  https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-city-austin-texas-withdraw-state-texas-remain-part-united-states/TDD212hQ
• gut

  ccrunner609;1321125 wrote:If Texas got to leave I would move there. This country is starting to suck

  You know, I could probably make Dallas work for me.
• isadore

  ccrunner609;1321125 wrote:If Texas got to leave I would move there. This country is starting to suck

  it in the works, get moving.
• isadore

  gut;1321132 wrote:You know, I could probably make Dallas work for me.

  bye
  this movement is raising the potential for an improvemnt in the quality if not the quantity of the United States population.
• 2kool4skool

  

  Pick6;1321096 wrote:My friend grew up in Burbank and wants to live in Texas (has been there), so that's that.

  Sounds like your anecdotal friend has no taste.
• Con_Alma

  FatHobbit;1321036 wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/texas-secession-petition-qualifies-for-white-house-response_n_2125159.html
  
  
  
  81,000 out of 25.6 million isn't a large percentage but it's still funny to me that they are making this big of a deal out of it.

  The petition only requires 25,000 signatures.
  
  This is Texas' 89th time they have filed. When Texas was a Republic the agreement to join the U.S. was inclusive of their ability to leave at any time they chose.
  
  22 other state have also submitted petitions to the White House to secede.
• j_crazy

  

  As a resident of tx, i support this. Gw bush could be my president again.
• Pick6

  

  gut;1321132 wrote:You know, I could probably make Dallas work for me.

  Dallas is in my long term plans.
• stlouiedipalma

  This would work until the next hurricane strikes Galveston or Corpus Christi. The seccessionists would be the first ones with their hands out.
• rmolin73

  

  Or when the Mexican cartels take over
• majorspark

  

  rmolin73;1321290 wrote:Or when the Mexican cartels take over

  Nothing the Texas death house can't handle.
• Heretic

  

  ccrunner609;1321125 wrote:If Texas got to leave I would move there. This country is starting to suck

  So, if Texas secedes, we get rid of you?!?
  
  THIS STATE WILL GET NOTICEABLY MORE INTELLIGENT!!!!
• gut

  rmolin73;1321290 wrote:Or when the Mexican cartels take over

  TX is armed to the teeth. They can take care of themselves.
  
  CA, on the other hand, would quickly ban all guns and then the criminals truly would have the run of the place.
• isadore

  given the demographic trends
  after Texas secedes from the United States
  within 2 or 3 decades there will be a Hispanic majority
  who will request readmission
  
  to Mexico
  
  "Forget the Alamo"