Quote Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet View Post
It does. The Civil War made it quite clear that states can’t just decide to leave the union.

I get it. Sometimes I have wished Texas leave and return to the independent sovereign nation it once was. Reality is though, that wouldn’t happen without a war. Also, it would leave both countries much weaker.

I propose instead a better solution. This is an opportunity for you to come to our side or agree on certain principles. Our federal government needs to be small & lean. It exists for national defense, interstate commerce, foreign trade, etc. It does not exist to be the bloated monster that it has grown into. We all share values outlined in our Constitution. Beyond that, let each state operate & govern as they see fit. Let California be California and Texas be Texas. It’s ok that we are different.
No state can stand by itself. If California decided to succeed, there would be a West Virginia situation where the entire agricultural part of the state (The Republican majority parts) would just make a new state that stayed loyal. Then the rest of California would be fucked. No to mention they wouldn't be getting anymore water from the rest of the US.

Texas would equally be fucked. It has a great economy because of trade treaties the US has. Those all go away if it left. It would have to negotiate a treaty just to trade with Louisiana or Oklahoma. Mexico would probably see it as a chance to try and fuck them up too. Texas would only have the guard, and most of the assets the guard has are owned by the US Army, and would be taken back.

And don't even forget the mass migrations of people getting the fuck out of any state that decided they wanted out.

You wouldn't need a war, they'd be begging to be back into the US.