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6/27/2016 8:08:56 PM
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Before I moved to Texas 10+ years ago, after living in SE Florida for nearly 40 years, I admit (and confess with some measure of shame) that I had a lot of preconceptions and misgivings about Texas and the people here.
I was wrong in nearly all of my assumptions, and I feel badly that I prejudged so many people who I hadn't met.
The one preconception that I had which was true? Damn do they build their churches big around here! Especially in the DFW area. They make a Costco or Sam's Club look like a 7-11.
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Huh, I wasn't aware you lived in my area. I bet we're less than 10 miles apart. I was born and raised in the suburbs North of Dallas.
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Yeah, except now "the suburbs North of Dallas" almost go all of the way to the Red River.
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That's true lol.
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I can't wait until the Texas nationalists attempt to do a Texit. The last one ending well for them. My question for you is this, how strong is the nationalist movement for a Republic of Texas in Texas, and in what areas are pro independent, and which areas are for staying in the union?
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Edited by Recon Number 54: 6/27/2016 8:32:58 PMWhile it's something that I hear a lot of people talk about, I honestly don't believe that a high percentage of folks are utterly serious about it. For such a process to really get any momentum, there would need to be serious study and consideration of the data, not just an emotional gut-feeling to "we could do this alone". Besides, even though the US Constitution framed the Union as a voluntary collections of independent and sovereign states, that structure has shifted (both politically and structurally) over the last 200+ years. The last time a state (or collection of states) attempted to opt-out and remove themselves from the Union (at first politely and via proper legal/diplomatic channels) it resulted in the most horrific of bloodbaths that our nation has ever endured. No sane person would want that. It's not even the most profound aspect of secession, just one that pops into mind, but I certainly would not want to deal with the idea of a "national" border that consisted of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Mexico and the hassles of crossing any of those new borders. Untangling any US state from the Union would be FAR more complex (by a few orders of magnitude) than the UK withdrawing from the EU.
