Texas Republicans endorse legislation to allow vote on secession from US [View all]
Source: the guardian
State’s part chairman, Allen West, is latest Republican to come out in support of declaring Texas an independent nation
Last modified on Fri 5 Feb 2021 13.42 EST
The Texas Republican party has endorsed legislation that would allow state residents to vote whether to secede from the United States.
In a talkshow interview, the party chair, Allen West, argued that: “Texans have a right to voice their opinions on [this] critical issue.
“I don’t understand why anyone would feel that they need to prevent people from having a voice in something that is part of the Texas constitution,” the former Florida congressman said of the Texas Referendum Independence Act. “You cannot prevent the people from having a voice.”
West is the latest Republican to come out in support of declaring Texas an independent nation. Last month, thestate representative Kyle Biedermann confirmed that he will introduce the bill for a referendum as early as this week........................
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/05/texas-republicans-endorse-legislation-vote-secession
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Allen West, Texas Republican party chairman, speaks at a Trump rally in Dallas on 14 November 2020. Photograph: LM Otero/AP
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