Texas secede? (Kilgore, Liberty: 2010, live in, oil)

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[SIZE=4][SIZE=4]Ah..if you don't live in Texas, you may wish you did after reading this..[/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=2]

Subject: The Country of Texas
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[SIZE=5]In case things get a little tough after January...

Please note that Texas is the only State with a legal
right to
secede from the Union . (Reference the Texas-American
Annexation
Treaty of 1848.)

We Texans love y'all, but we'll probably have to take
action since
Barack Obama won the election. We'll miss you too.

Here is what can happen:

1: Barack Hussein Obama becomes [/SIZE][SIZE=5]President of the
United States , and
Texas secedes from the Union .
2: George W. Bush will become the President of the
Republic of Texas .
You might not think that he talks too pretty, but we
haven't had
another terrorist attack, and the economy was fine
until the effects
of the Democrats lowering the qualifications for home
loans came to
roost.

So what does Texas have to do to survive as a
Republic?

1. NASA is just south of Houston , Texas . We will
control the space industry.

2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United
States .

3. Defense Industry -- we have over 65% of it. The
term "Don't mess
with Texas ," will take on a whole new meaning.

4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the [/SIZE][SIZE=5]Republic
of Texas will
need for the next 300 years. What will the other
states do? Gee, we
don't know. Why not ask Obama?

5. Natural Gas - again we have all we need and it's
too bad about
those Northern States. John Kerry and Al Gore will
have to figure out
a way to keep them warm...

6. Computer Industry - we lead the nation in producing
computer chips
and communications equipment -small companies like
Texas Instruments,
Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor,
Motorola, Intel,
AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Misconduct, [/SIZE][SIZE=5]Dallas
Semiconductor,
Norte l, Alcatel, etc. The list goes on and on.

7. Medical Care - We have the research centers for
cancer research,
the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the
world, as well
as, other large health centers. The [/SIZE][SIZE=5]Houston Medical
Center alone
employs over 65,000 people.

8. We have enough colleges to keep us getting smarter:
[/SIZE][SIZE=5]University of
Texas , Texas AM, Texas Tech, Texas Ch ristian, Rice,
SMU, University
of Dallas , University of Houston , Baylor, UNT (
University of North
Texas ), Texas Women's University, etc. Ivy grows
better in the South
anyway.

9. We have an intelligent and energetic work force,
and it isn't
restricted by a bunch of unions. Here in Texas , it's
a Right to Work
State and, therefore, it's every man and woman for
themselves. We just
go out and get the job done. And if we don't like the
way one company
operates, we get a job somewhere else.

10. We have essential control of the paper, plastics
and insurance
industries, etc.

11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the [/SIZE][SIZE=5]Texas
National Guard,
the Texas Air National Guard and several military
bases. We don't
have an Army, but since everybody down here has at
least six rifles
and a pile of ammo, we can raise an Army in 24 hours
if we need one.
If the situation really gets bad, we can always call
the [/SIZE][SIZE=5]Department of
Public Safety and ask them to send over the [/SIZE][SIZE=5]Texas
Rangers.

12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry,
hogs and
several types of grain, fruit and vegetables, and
let's not forget
seafood from the Gulf. Also, everybody down here knows
how to cook
them so that they taste good. Don't need any food.

13. Three of the ten [/SIZE][SIZE=5]largest cities in the United
States , and
twenty-three of the 100 largest cities in the United
States , are
located in Texas . And Texas also has more land than
California , New
York , New Jersey , Connecticut , Delaware , Hawaii ,
Massachusetts ,
Maryland , Rhode Island and Vermont &n bsp;combined.

14. Trade: Three of the ten largest ports in the
United States are
located in Texas .

15. We also manufacture cars down here, but we don't
need to. You see,
nothing rusts in Texas , so our vehicles stay
beautiful and run well
for decades.

This just names a few of the items that will keep the
[/SIZE][SIZE=5]Republic of
Texas in good shape. There isn't a thing out there
that we need and
don't have.

Now to the rest of the United States under President
Obama:

Since you won't have the refineries to get gas for
your cars, only
President Obama will be able to drive around in his
big 9 mpg SUV.



The rest of the United States will have to walk or
ride bikes.

You won't have any TV as the Space Center in Houston
will cut off
satellite communications.

You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes, but
since
Mr. Obama has predicted global warming, you will not
need the gas as
long as you survive the 2,000 years it will take to
get enough heat
from Global Warming.

Signed, The People of Texas

P.S. This is not a threatening letter - just a note to
give you
something to think about!

[/SIZE][SIZE=5]SLEEP WELL TONIGHT, THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU!!

One Nation Under God

''Life's tough......it's even tougher if you're
stupid.''
-- John Wayne


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[germanrose20]

Lol

[NOTAM]

sorry about the wierd stuff on my post above (font size brackets)..when i copied and pasted the thing from my email it didnt translate, but yall just ignore it and hope yall appreciate the post!

[daltex (dallas)]

why just we won't secede again???????

[catman]

You all know the old saying, "If at first you don't secede, try, try again!" Seriously, though, it'll probably never happen unless the USA disintegrates at some future time.

[Colddiamond102]

Hmm...I wonder if other states would join in the seccession?

[ladihawkae]

hmm. i'm not born and raised in texas but always find myself back here and now here with hubby who is a texan whose ancesters fought for the right to call themselves texans..i am learning texas history and rather than look it up, it's easier to cheat and just ask. if texas can secede, can it take the states that were originally texas lands? just a thought.

[SaladoSam]

ladihawkae, that would be a good idea. In 1836, Colorado ski areas were a part of the Republic of Texas.

Of course today the Colorado state motto is 'If God had meant Texans to ski he'd have made B'Sh*t white.

[ladihawkae]

from what my husband told me, texas was forced to give up land because it was too big and therefore a threat? i don't necessarily want to secede from the union, but seeing how i seceeded from my birth state, nj, i really prefer texas

[Kibby]

Originally Posted by Colddiamond102

Hmm...I wonder if other states would join in the seccession?

In this hypothetical fairy tale - (not supporting all this secession talk), I find it amusing when the rest of the USA has no idea how self sufficient Texas could be if necessary. In that list of Texas resources , cotton was not included - we produce m of the most of the US cotton - not to mention that the US is one of the world's top cotton exporters.

Louisiana & Oklahoma would want in. Arkansas doesn't bring a lot of natural resources to the table but does complete the block.

With Louisiana & Ok, the whole energy question gets very interesting. Alaska become instantly the wealthiest state in the union until they can talk the rest into Alaska become far north-west Texas.