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Texas and Secession

Postby Gringostan » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:11 am

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Britain's startling vote to leave the European Union has reignited talks of secession in Texas, CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reported.

Daniel Miller, head of the Texas Nationalist Movement, sent a tweet to Gov. Greg About Friday morning calling on him to schedule a statewide referendum on "Texas independence."


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/from-brexit-to-texit-renewed-calls-for-texas-secession-after-eu-vote/ar-AAhBJsh?OCID=HPDHP

It seems that Texas wants to succeed. I, however, think this is a good deal with other nations and people. I really would like it if we succeeded. I understand that might mean conflict, but you have to crack a few eggs to make an omelet.
How do you feel about succession ? Are you part of an ethnic or cultural group that has never been given a chance to form your own nation ? Under what grounds do you succeed ? I ma interested inn your response, O NSers !!
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Postby Benuty » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:12 am

You mean secede?
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Postby Barboneia » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:12 am

Benuty wrote:You mean secede?

They want to succeed at being the best state in the country. So far, it's not going well.
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Postby New Tuva SSR » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:13 am

I also want to succeed.
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Postby Washington Resistance Army » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:13 am

Let them go if a majority wishes for that to happen.
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Postby Ralkovian Grand Island » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:13 am

Gringostan wrote: FORT WORTH, Texas -- Britain's startling vote to leave the European Union has reignited talks of secession in Texas, CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reported.

Daniel Miller, head of the Texas Nationalist Movement, sent a tweet to Gov. Greg About Friday morning calling on him to schedule a statewide referendum on "Texas independence."


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/from-brexit-to-texit-renewed-calls-for-texas-secession-after-eu-vote/ar-AAhBJsh?OCID=HPDHP

It seems that Texas wants to succeed. I, however, think this is a good deal with other nations and people. I really would like it if we succeeded. I understand that might mean conflict, but you have to crack a few eggs to make an omelet.
How do you feel about succession ? Are you part of an ethnic or cultural group that has never been given a chance to form your own nation ? Under what grounds do you succeed ? I ma interested inn your response, O NSers !!


I'm sure the Texans want to succeed. I, too, want to Succeed. I hope everyone Succeeds.
More people need to succeed.
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Postby MERIZoC » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:14 am

Don't we all?

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Postby Vassenor » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:14 am

Never mind that there is no mechanism by which they can legally secede.
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Postby Ralkovian Grand Island » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:14 am

Barboneia wrote:
Benuty wrote:You mean secede?

They want to succeed at being the best state in the country. So far, it's not going well.


By what measures?
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Postby The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:15 am

I really hope every Texian Succeeds in his or her own goals.

( They won't secede, they can't.)

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Postby Benuty » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:15 am

Merizoc wrote:Don't we all?

Last time we succeeded so hard over a half a million or more died from the accomplishment.
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Postby Khadgar » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:16 am

Okay. We keep all the military gear, they'll have to reimburse us for the federally owned land at fair market value.

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Postby Cymrea » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:17 am

Texas and Quebec share many of the same ideas about what secession would look like. Given the sheer amount of federal infrastructure invested into Texas, it would never be the clean break some wish for.

Not to mention it is, constitutionally, not an option.
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Postby The first Galactic Republic » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:17 am

Good for Texas wanting to better itself and improve.

OP should change the title if they want comments like this to end.
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Postby Traditional Conservative Justice » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:18 am

Yes let's divide the up whole country into small states and develope an American Union like the EU.

Think about it, we can have our own constitutions that grants us our rights as humans to have Missile Launchers, Bombs and Guns and make sure that we don't ever have commie healthcare or commie Welfare or those anti-white and anti-male Commie SJWs and Feminists!
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Postby MERIZoC » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:18 am

Ralkovian Grand Island wrote:
Barboneia wrote:They want to succeed at being the best state in the country. So far, it's not going well.


By what measures?

all of them

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Postby Benuty » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:19 am

The first Galactic Republic wrote:Good for Texas wanting to better itself and improve.

OP should change the title if they want comments like this to end.

Dont over half a million or more people deserve to die in this accomplishment to?
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Postby The first Galactic Republic » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:21 am

Benuty wrote:
The first Galactic Republic wrote:Good for Texas wanting to better itself and improve.

OP should change the title if they want comments like this to end.

Dont over half a million or more people deserve to die in this accomplishment to?

What exactly are we referring to?
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Postby Benuty » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:22 am

The first Galactic Republic wrote:
Benuty wrote:Dont over half a million or more people deserve to die in this accomplishment to?

What exactly are we referring to?

The death toll from the Civil war.

Also see a few posts up to see where I am going with this.
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Postby Ifreann » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:22 am

Barboneia wrote:
Benuty wrote:You mean secede?

They want to succeed at being the best state in the country. So far, it's not going well.

Poor Texas. It must be awful for them to be only the 2nd biggest state.
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Postby Elwher » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:23 am

Gringostan wrote: FORT WORTH, Texas -- Britain's startling vote to leave the European Union has reignited talks of secession in Texas, CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reported.

Daniel Miller, head of the Texas Nationalist Movement, sent a tweet to Gov. Greg About Friday morning calling on him to schedule a statewide referendum on "Texas independence."


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/from-brexit-to-texit-renewed-calls-for-texas-secession-after-eu-vote/ar-AAhBJsh?OCID=HPDHP

It seems that Texas wants to succeed. I, however, think this is a good deal with other nations and people. I really would like it if we succeeded. I understand that might mean conflict, but you have to crack a few eggs to make an omelet.
How do you feel about succession ? Are you part of an ethnic or cultural group that has never been given a chance to form your own nation ? Under what grounds do you succeed ? I ma interested inn your response, O NSers !!


I succeed when my goals are met, including my goal to get people to choose the correct words. So far, I obviously have not succeeded.
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Postby Ifreann » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:23 am

Elwher wrote:
Gringostan wrote: FORT WORTH, Texas -- Britain's startling vote to leave the European Union has reignited talks of secession in Texas, CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reported.

Daniel Miller, head of the Texas Nationalist Movement, sent a tweet to Gov. Greg About Friday morning calling on him to schedule a statewide referendum on "Texas independence."


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/from-brexit-to-texit-renewed-calls-for-texas-secession-after-eu-vote/ar-AAhBJsh?OCID=HPDHP

It seems that Texas wants to succeed. I, however, think this is a good deal with other nations and people. I really would like it if we succeeded. I understand that might mean conflict, but you have to crack a few eggs to make an omelet.
How do you feel about succession ? Are you part of an ethnic or cultural group that has never been given a chance to form your own nation ? Under what grounds do you succeed ? I ma interested inn your response, O NSers !!


I succeed when my goals are met, including my goal to get people to choose the correct words. So far, I obviously have not succeeded.

There are questions about the succession.
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Postby The first Galactic Republic » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:27 am

Benuty wrote:
The first Galactic Republic wrote:What exactly are we referring to?

The death toll from the Civil war.

Also see a few posts up to see where I am going with this.

That wasn't really a unique Texan event. The politics of the Civil War go back to the American Revolution before Mexico let alone Texas was independent. In the mid 19th century it was mostly east coast politics and Midwestern events that lead to the succession. Had those events gone differently and had the eastern states not seceded, I really doubt Texas was going to leave all by itself.

For the record I'm not an advocate of Texas succession. I'm an advocate of OPs with better spelling. An OP who won't fix an obvious mistake is probably an OP that turned and ran instead of joining in the discussion. Maybe even an OP who wanted to bait people.
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Postby Ralkovian Grand Island » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:46 am

Merizoc wrote:
Ralkovian Grand Island wrote:
By what measures?

all of them


That's a lot.

Joking aside, Texas is succeeding by a lot of measures.
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BlueHorizons: It sounds like you're doing a commercial for the most morbid children's board game ever, Ralk.

Estainia: The countless genocides...So many countless genocides.


Old Tyrannia wrote:You've never met Ralk before, have you? Ralk doesn't have friends.
He only respects the strong, and preys on the weak.
He might act polite and smile all the time, but always remember...
The day will come when you'll wake up to find him looming over your bed,
knife in hand, and he'll still be smiling.

Constaniana wrote:Ralk is evil incarnate, shouldn't you know this by now?

Seriong wrote:Ralk isn't a troll, he's just despicable.

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Postby The Wolven League » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:49 am

Don't we all?

EDIT: Dammit, someone's said this already.
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