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atomicshell

#1 November 14, 2012, 12:41:19 am

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sign this shit seriously
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-texas-withdraw-united-states-america-and-create-its-own-new-government/BmdWCP8B

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Barack Obama

#2 November 14, 2012, 04:26:06 am

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lol texas is not in any way economically viable for secession, it'll never happen. if it did, you can bet that it'd turn into a third world shithole with all of the US companies + military R&D/manufacturing bailing out ASAP. I think if the reality of "no more SSI/medicare/VA benefits" was made apparent to all the old idiots who support it then they'd do an about-face on the matter.

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#3 November 14, 2012, 04:27:23 am

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or maybe it'll turn into a wild west cowboy funland where everyone carries around a bag of gold coins and there's shootouts in dusty saloons at all hours every day

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Roman

#4 November 14, 2012, 04:33:04 am

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omg signed

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Barack Obama

#5 November 14, 2012, 04:34:55 am

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lets trade texas for puerto rico. PR wants in and TX wants out

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Roman

#6 November 14, 2012, 04:40:47 am

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so since this got 65,000 more signatures than it needed that means that this will definitely happen right

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#7 November 14, 2012, 05:31:28 am

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it won't happen. quebec threatens to split from canada all the time (there was even a parliamentary vote at one point) but it never happens because its a bad idea for everyone involved.

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Hundley

#8 November 14, 2012, 07:28:17 am

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let em go

cocksuckers will be back, maybe a little wiser next time

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dada

#9 November 14, 2012, 07:31:44 am

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Quote from: Barack Obama on November 14, 2012, 04:34:55 am

lets trade texas for puerto rico. PR wants in and TX wants out

Yeah, primary motivation: it'd be hell to have to redraw the flag to have 51 stars

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Kaworu

#10 November 14, 2012, 08:34:05 am

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looks like the lone star state wants to live up to it's name

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denzquix

#11 November 14, 2012, 09:20:13 am

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https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/strip-citizenship-everyone-who-signed-petition-secede-and-exile-them/ZbMjcwPf

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big ass skelly

#12 November 14, 2012, 11:13:12 am

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kickstarter title "a country called texas". video of a man with greenscreen halos layered over eagle-flag.jpg. shouts at his wife 3 times to stop recording at the end. $10 bonus "freedom" $20 bonus "gun's"

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ThugTears666

#13 November 14, 2012, 04:38:22 pm

You probally thought you werent gunna die today suprise!
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white peple are becoming minority in u.S so this is prity important guys

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atomicshell

#14 November 14, 2012, 06:19:17 pm

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let them make gay and interracial marriage illegal along with abortions, 0% tax rate on anyone making $250k a year or more, institutionalized christianity, creationism, blaming rape victims, no social safety nets at all, no regulations, ect. all the people who have their opinions dictated to them by fox news can move there so civilized people dont have to deal with them anymore.

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DDay

#15 November 14, 2012, 06:31:10 pm

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Quote from: atomicshell on November 14, 2012, 06:19:17 pm

let them make gay and interracial marriage illegal along with abortions, 0% tax rate on anyone making $250k a year or more, institutionalized christianity, creationism, blaming rape victims, no social safety nets at all, no regulations, ect. all the people who have their opinions dictated to them by fox news can move there so civilized people dont have to deal with them anymore.

Sounds about right but some live there and don't agree with this shit. I know you think well how about they get the hell out? it's tough if you like where you live maybe the cost of living is low and you have good job. but I'm sure once this happen I'm sure that good job will pull out. Another question to ask what about the currency if Texas dose this that won't mean a thing and what will be set up in place.

I can only see bad things if this happens.

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goldenratio

#16 November 14, 2012, 06:37:56 pm

now das fresh
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who is king of texas ?

yes coulombs are "germaine", did you learn that word at talk like a dick school?

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Faust

#17 November 14, 2012, 07:44:48 pm

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I think it's Texas Pete from the Superted cartoon.

Although, considering that he worked with an extremely homosexual skeleton, and a dude with an IQ in the low 50s, one would assume he's one of Texas' more liberal characters.

Hey hey hey

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Faust

#18 November 14, 2012, 07:45:09 pm

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PS: in Texas is he just called 'Pete'?

PPS: Also - fuck secessions. Bailing out of a nation = not good as far as I can see.

Well, I guess it worked for Serbia and Montenegro maybe? But fuck that.

Hey hey hey

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dada

#19 November 14, 2012, 08:49:24 pm

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Quote from: Faust on November 14, 2012, 07:45:09 pm

PPS: Also - fuck secessions. Bailing out of a nation = not good as far as I can see.

You have to look at this on a case-by-case basis. Generally regionalization and the localizing of decision-making is imo a good thing. But secession entails a change in living conditions that has to be taken into account. Once you start looking at what the consequences would be for the people who actually live in Texas, you'd immediately reject the option. An independent Texas would be impoverished, even more so once the bulk of the workforce decides to move to the US proper because they prefer living in a first world country. But in other situations (Scotland, Ireland, Wallonia, etc) the circumstances will be different.

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Vellfire

#20 November 15, 2012, 12:37:01 pm

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Quote from: goldenratio on November 14, 2012, 06:37:56 pm

who is king of texas ?

well it WAS big tex until they..."impeached" him...

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