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Megaregions is nothing new but lately seem to be a testing the waters for an independent Texas state. I feel like articles like this is mentally preparing the

by spxneo 3y ago

Megaregions is nothing new but lately seem to be a testing the waters for an independent Texas state. I feel like articles like this is mentally preparing the American public for a potential secession states forming post-election.

comicjk 3y ago
Texas is not going to secede. In the 2020 election, the vote was 52:46 between Trump and Biden, meaning almost half the state supported the overall national winner. Compare this to the actual secession crisis election in 1860, where the vote was 75:24 against the pro-Union candidate, with Lincoln not even on the ballot in the state.
- NewJazz 3y ago
  Plus seceding would probably hand control of the House over to Democrats. (Oh how the tables have toppled).
  - gregw2 3y ago
    Rather than succeeding, perhaps Texas could split into 5 and get 10 senators per their annexation agreement to join the US? : https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/march1845.html https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/march1845.h... "Third. New States, of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the federal constitution. " (This is Texas trivia for mutual amusement, not a serious suggestion.)
    - bluGill 3y ago
      What was annexed and what is now Texas are not the same thing. Some of the area of the original Texas already is part of different states (no other state is a majority of old Texas though)
adrianmonk 3y ago
It's true that some Texans like to talk about secession. However, there's very little overlap between those people and Rice University faculty.
malshe 3y ago
With the caveat that I know very little about the legal aspects surrounding secession, Lawrence Wright in his book "God Save Texas" mentions that the idea of secession is only a talking point and it's not going to happen legally.

by spxneo 3y ago

comicjk 3y ago

Texas is not going to secede. In the 2020 election, the vote was 52:46 between Trump and Biden, meaning almost half the state supported the overall national winner. Compare this to the actual secession crisis election in 1860, where the vote was 75:24 against the pro-Union candidate, with Lincoln not even on the ballot in the state.

NewJazz 3y ago
Plus seceding would probably hand control of the House over to Democrats. (Oh how the tables have toppled).
- gregw2 3y ago
  Rather than succeeding, perhaps Texas could split into 5 and get 10 senators per their annexation agreement to join the US? : https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/march1845.html https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/march1845.h... "Third. New States, of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the federal constitution. " (This is Texas trivia for mutual amusement, not a serious suggestion.)
  - bluGill 3y ago
    What was annexed and what is now Texas are not the same thing. Some of the area of the original Texas already is part of different states (no other state is a majority of old Texas though)

adrianmonk 3y ago

It's true that some Texans like to talk about secession. However, there's very little overlap between those people and Rice University faculty.

malshe 3y ago

With the caveat that I know very little about the legal aspects surrounding secession, Lawrence Wright in his book "God Save Texas" mentions that the idea of secession is only a talking point and it's not going to happen legally.