The left would be pushing for Texas to secede. That state is a guaranteed 34 electorial votes come every election. The GOP losing those 34 votes would be a massive loss for them. Capturing FL or OH (the main two swing states) would no longer be the win(s) that put them over, it would just be enough to break even with Texas' loss. In fact, the GOP would need a Regan style sweep to ever win the White House again without Texas.

The Constitution specifies how a State may be admitted to the Union (Article IV, Section 3). It does not say how a State may leave the same. Nor does it prohibit it.

Lincoln's war against the southern States did not make leaving the union unconstitutional. It just showed that the northern States had more war making capability and killed a bunch of people on both sides.

God bless the Lone Star Republic!

It's just a shame most Americans (particularly on the left) are so ignorant of history and civics that they are unable/unwilling to see or accept that they are being subjugated and oppressed by a tyrranical federal government. Maybe if they read a book every now and then instead of turning on American Idol, we'd be living in a different world where the majority of the populace rejected the uneven and overreaching hand of the federal bureaucracy.

If Texas goes, other states may follow. And if you lefties think that secessionism is only something that gestates in right-wing, Republican, and/or southern states, then take a look at some very heavily Democratic "Blue" states where a similar sentiment is brewing. Start with Alaska, then look at Hawaii, then go take a look at Vermont (among others). They're all sick of the tyrrany of Washington DC, so it will indeed be interesting to see what happens if Texas bows out.

SC tried that once, too. We'll just have to see how that works out for them.

I would be in Texas by days end.

You lefties should check this out.
http://urbangrounds.com/2009/03/05/divorcing-liberalism/
I think Boortz had it up last month.

"GoForIt"
I can assure you that we would be happy to see you leave.

This guy obviously never studied and his parents paid the teachers for passing grades. That is the only reason I can think of for him not knowing what happened last time states seceded from the union.

"don't be calling the usa when you get hit with a hurricane..."

Excuse me, but Texas' only "problem" with hurricane that they can't handle, is all the human leeches from New Orleans that still suck the life out of Houston!

I believe this is the first of the rumblings for seceding from the union. I've been predicting this for a while. The first states will leave around 2030 and bascially all of "red country" will form a new country leaving the West Coast and Most NorthEast in the "old" government. California will secede from that later. I see 3 countries existing by 2050. We'll just have to see if I'm right.

To bad we here in Georgia have Perdue. He would never have the stones to do this. He wont even let Liqour sales on Sunday be decided by the citizens.

Can MO pass some state resolution to send the message as well?

Allow me to clarify something for you... America is a Union of States. If a State talks of leaving the Union, that makes it anti-American, right? I'm pro-American, I'm Texan, and I like the fact that I'm part of America. If I don't like what government is doing, I have the right to vote for someone else. In this case, I’ll bet my hat that many other Texans share my perspective and will elect Hutchison over Perry in the next election. Our state may have the right to secede from the Union, but we saw how well that went over in 1861 when all those anti-American states decided to form a Confederacy, and I don’t anticipate us repeating that error.

I do not beleive Gov. Perry is actually serious about Secession, unless he wants to be the "President" where he feels he can get elected. Perry stuck with some very unpopular policies (the Texas Corridor) and is trying to provide political cover. I don't know if he is politically brave enough to open the Texas Independence can of worms.

Many Texans I have talked to, (multigenerational Texans whose families have been here over fifty years- mine included) have always toyed with the idea of secession, and I don't know a single one that would be against it. I think the biggest problem would be getting the Federal Government to realize they just lost a large portion of their power because of their irresponsibility. (Like disciplining a teenager. They want to be irresposible but still want to be trusted with responsibility.)

if TX seceeds.. I vote that GA AL MS LA SC NC TN KY and any other state that still beleives in the united states join them.. name the collection the "united states of america" and obama can have whats left of his sociofascist regime and call it whatever he likes..

You betcha Texas still has the right to secede if she wants to. Texas has several unique rights that other states do not have as conditions when it joined the United States in 1846. Hell, we could even decide to split into five states if we really wanted to, but it ain't gonna happen.

Washington should study the Texas economy. We are getting it right. We do not have an income tax, but instead a sales tax. We make a boatload of money this way, partly because all the illegals have no way around avoiding this tax. If we had a national sales tax in lieu of an income tax, the US would solve a lot of the budget problems they're having. Man, now I'm fired up about some of the other comments on here...I need to go blog about this!!! :)

BTW, Robin, we didn't come a callin' on the government after Ike. We have taken care of ourselves just fine...way better than New Orleans that is still jacked up nearly four years after Katrina. If you sit around and wait on the government to do something for you, it'll never get done (or done at a glacial pace with less than desireable end results).

Amen to the great state of Texas.

I think you hit the nail on the head. he's saying these things to curry favor with the right because he's up for re-election. This isn't principle talking, it's political survival.

sounds like if you're buying this line from perry, you might want to stay away from bridge salesmen. :-)

I have noticed mostly every post you make is hate filled speech.Why are you so full of intolerance and hate for your fellow man?If you weren't so prejudiced you might realize that there are good and bad people in every state.Open your mind.You might try listening for a change and find out you are not right about everything you speak of.Intolerance of free thought and a closed mind reflects badly on your ability to comprehend.You must be angry all the time.

If this looks like it would happen, I am moving there fast!

Well, I'm a Texan. Now, this may come as a shock, but no one in Texas was talking about secession until Perry opened his trap and made us all look like anti-American nutjobs. All my coworkers were like "what the hell is he talking about? where did he get this idea??" What this amounts to is Perry trying to make a big impression with the right because he knows he's up for reelection and Kay Bailey Hutchison is going to walk all over him. This was a one-man show, and he does not have the backing of any significant amount of the population. Please, pay no mind to our lunatic Governor, we have a history of electing them down here. At least our last Governor was doing a good job before he was sent to Washington, where he then began to display signs of being a total screw-up.

this bears repeating:
"RHETORIC VS REALITY.... Following up on an earlier item, Texas Gov. Rick Perry's (R) speech yesterday on his unwillingness to accept the "oppressive hand" of the federal government has caused something of a stir. It also, as it turns out, offers another example of conservative hypocrisy.

After all, there's Perry's rhetoric...

"I believe the federal government has become oppressive. It's become oppressive in its size, its intrusion in the lives of its citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state. [...]

"We think it's time to draw the line in the sand and tell Washington that no longer are we going to accept their oppressive hand in the state of Texas. That's what this press conference, that's what these Texans are standing up for. There is a point in time where you stand up and say enough is enough, and I think Americans, and Texans especially have reached that point."

... and there's Perry's reality.

Governor Rick Perry, five days ago: Governor Perry Calls FEMA To Assist With Wildfires

Governor Rick Perry, last month: Governor Perry Calls For 1,000 Troops To Be Sent To Border

Governor Rick Perry, five months ago: Governor Perry Requests 18 Month Extension Of Federal Aid For Ike Debris Removal

Yes, ol' Rick just can't stand that "oppressive" federal bureaucracy that keeps "interfering" with Texas, except when he needs its help." - Steve Benen, Washington Monthly

That sounds like someone who doesn't want the federal govt in his business? Or someone running for office?

States indeed have the right to secede. Its amazing to me that some people actually think the civil war was about slavery and Lincoln wanting to free the slaves. The civil war was about states rights and the states resisting Lincoln the tyrant and his centralized government and special interests. Sound familiar?(Bush/Obama). Lincoln in truth did not like us blacks one bit. Read through the man's old speeches and you'll see the racist white supremacy in them. Lincoln wanted blacks out of America, and did not want blacks in the west.He even jailed people that disagreed with him.It amazes me that Obama looks up to Lincoln, when Lincoln would have thought Obama to have inferior genetics. Bravo Texas, hopefully other states follow your lead.

Right to secession is not a myth. It's central to a free society that governments exist by the consent of the governed...and if we no longer consent we can cast off.

'No right to seceed' and 'eternal union' was ape lincoln's philosophy and he invaded, subjugated, and killed millions of American citizens to that end. Why we deify lincoln is beyond me.

For good, scholarly works on secession please read "When in the Course of Human Events" by Charles Adams and "A Constitutional History of Secession" by John Graham.

For quick taste, see:
http://michaelgriffith1.tripod.com/southernside.htm

The attempt to resist unfair taxation and federal abuse was tried over 150 years ago. History and those with agendas twisted this into a war over slavery. Today the same abuses are taking place with the excuse of helping another allegedly abuse class (the poor). Just another wealth transfer disguised as social justice.

If he had legal training, why doesn't he know that this "right to secede" nonsense is a myth?

Texas' admission to the union allowed for the possibility of breaking up its territory into four additional states, but nowhere was a "right to secede" mentioned or acknowledged.

And the post-Civil War Supreme Court rulings on states' membership in the Union put the cap on the notion that states somehow have a "right" to secede.

Not that I wouldn't be glad to see such a clueless, backward state depart from this country... but we're stuck with 'em.

If your so disspleased with "the followers" why is it that you show up here everyday and spew your drivel. You could simply not come to his webpage. There i solved your problem. Now go back to bed will you, your free lunch is coming soon...Tool

Looks like Texas will be Galt's Gulch in the reality version.

don't be calling the usa when you get hit with a hurricane or mexico decides to take their land back. yall have enough guns for that right? good luck with that.

This could errupt into a glorious spectacle! If I remeber correctly the board of tourism for the state says that "Texas is a whole other country."

Will you move there if they secede? And take your followers with you? Please? Pretty Please?