As fourth graders we learned the states, their capitals, their locations, and sung "50-nifty United States, from the 13 original colonies, 50-nifty stars on the flag that bellow so beautifully in the breeze." So what is this talk about Texas wanting to secede? The outcome of the presidential election, Obama winning, has brought up the very question of Texas seceding from the United States. Way to be "united" Texas! In fact, Romney was victorious in Texas and "won by nearly 1.3 million votes." An online petition has been created asking the Obama administration "to 'peacefully grant' the withdrawal of Texas" and has already received more than 116,000 signatures in only five days. It is required for the White House to respond to a petition receiving more than 25,000 signatures in under thirty days. I don't think Texas will "leave." We did get it from Mexico for a reason! Larry Scott Kilgore, a Texan running for governor in 2014, claims that he will legally change his name to Larry Secede Kilgore, "with secede in capital letters." Going a little far, are they?
Sunday, November 25, 2012
49-Nifty United States?
As fourth graders we learned the states, their capitals, their locations, and sung "50-nifty United States, from the 13 original colonies, 50-nifty stars on the flag that bellow so beautifully in the breeze." So what is this talk about Texas wanting to secede? The outcome of the presidential election, Obama winning, has brought up the very question of Texas seceding from the United States. Way to be "united" Texas! In fact, Romney was victorious in Texas and "won by nearly 1.3 million votes." An online petition has been created asking the Obama administration "to 'peacefully grant' the withdrawal of Texas" and has already received more than 116,000 signatures in only five days. It is required for the White House to respond to a petition receiving more than 25,000 signatures in under thirty days. I don't think Texas will "leave." We did get it from Mexico for a reason! Larry Scott Kilgore, a Texan running for governor in 2014, claims that he will legally change his name to Larry Secede Kilgore, "with secede in capital letters." Going a little far, are they?
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Wow, this situation seems almost crazy and unlikely to happen. This petition and request for Texas to secede makes Texas seem arrogant. I can't even picture Texas being it's own country! Don't they realize they are just a big state? There is no way they would even be able to create a new defense system. Also this blog post is really relevant to what we are studying in class about the South trying to secede from the United States. Similar to how that was unsuccessful (and that was when 11 states in the South going against about 18 states in the North), there is no way one state can out power 49 states! I would be really surprised if this actually happens. I think this is more of a threat than a plan, and just post-election dissatisfaction.
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