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Right on Dukester, Perry is a POS, has always been a POS and always will be a POS. 64% of us Texans did not want Perry to be Govenor in the last election. I have been a Texan for 62 years and next to Preston Smith he is the sorriest. Preston was stupid, Perry is smart, therefore more dangerous.
Dukester, stay in California or whatever bankrupt Utopia you call home and stay out of our politics here in Texas. I have a feeling if we did succede there would be a mad rush to join our new country.
When TX was a nation and became a state we actually reserved the right to go back to being a sovereign country. Did you know that ?
Another point, we still produce a large part of the oil you guys burn up north. We could join OPEC since we would be a wealthy oil exporting nation.
Yeah, well you better find a new industry, because sooner rather than later the demand for your oil will go waaaaaay down.
And Texas never had the right to go back to being a sovereign country.
There will be no "mad rush" to move to Texas, so don't worry about it.
Dukester, stay in California or whatever bankrupt Utopia you call home and stay out of our politics here in Texas. I have a feeling if we did succede there would be a mad rush to join our new country.
When TX was a nation and became a state we actually reserved the right to go back to being a sovereign country. Did you know that ?
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Another point, we still produce a large part of the oil you guys burn up north. We could join OPEC since we would be a wealthy oil exporting nation.
Give me documentation...For I know that is an urban myth. I will not attempt to prove a negative is a negative, the burden of proof falls on you.
My family goes back 6 generations in Texas, even though I call California home. No one, and I repeat NO ONE in my family has ever been for secession. The so-called secessionists in Texas are really a small minority of right-wing blowhards who are about as organized in their efforts as a 3rd grade political debate team, and it's nothing new. They don't speak for all 23 million Texans and anyone who wants to believe that is basking in ignorance. Gov. Perry is a Bush-appointed crook who tends to talk out of his neck quite a bit. I know it's fashionable to hate Texans and assume that they're all a bunch of wealthy rednecks, the same way it's fashionable to assume all Californians are a bunch of hippie wine drinking snobs, but whether you're in favor of Texas seceding or not... it's NEVER going to happen. More than half of the population of Texas is from somewhere other than Texas, and from what I've seen most Texans are against secession. Like I said earlier, most secessionists are part of a minority fringe element.
Begone, dark spot. We have no need of you. First you denigrate the Great State of Texas, then you coming whimpering like a starving pup for a teat. At least if Texas does secede, we won't have to worry about folks like you snuffling around on the ground, groveling for a few morsels of food, forever underfoot. Go dwell with your own kind, Dooky.
The Great State of Texas has no need of denigration from without. The small-minded, racist, ignorant, gun-toting Texas secessionists do a fine job of denigrating it all on their own.
You speak only on behalf of that small group of "snuffling," "groveling" Texans.
If reckless government spending continues, several states will want out. It's a completely unsustainable timebomb.
50 years ago, Government spending was 28.77% of economy. 10 years ago it was 33.42% of economy.
OBAMA wants to make it almost 45% of the economy this year
New (make it up as you go) math?
Last year's GDP was 13.84
Obviously, it will have shrunk some.
I'll take off 6%.
So 13 trillion.
Obama's proposed budget was 3.6 trillion (28%).
45% would be 5.85 trillion.
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