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102. Exactly.

Reply to Grokenstein (Reply #53)

Fri Feb 5, 2021, 10:31 PM

Feb 2021

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Texas Republicans endorse legislation to allow vote on secession from US [View all] riversedge Feb 2021 OP

Texit underpants Feb 2021 #1

GD it! You beat me! ret5hd Feb 2021 #3

Power, water, border protection, MurrayDelph Feb 2021 #47

All about riling up the morons. Grokenstein Feb 2021 #53

Exactly. orangecrush Feb 2021 #102

Hurricanes, Cat 4 & 5s Lock him up. Feb 2021 #82

GO TEXAS!!!!! AZ8theist Feb 2021 #107

We will give it back to Mexico. roamer65 Feb 2021 #123

hmm, getting a jump on South Carolina this time? FraDon Feb 2021 #2

See ya! Take your congressfolk and senators with you. Won't miss you much. bullimiami Feb 2021 #4

Tolls? OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #40

Maybe there's room to negotiate here. Let them have West Texas, tclambert Feb 2021 #111

YOU WILL NOT BE MISSED ALLEN WEST Desert grandma Feb 2021 #5

Such proud American patriots Clash City Rocker Feb 2021 #6

Door.....ass..... louis-t Feb 2021 #7

Doorknob strategically aimed. 11 Bravo Feb 2021 #28

Spiked - like a mace... Talitha Feb 2021 #52

West is not even a Texan. Was a Rep. from Florida. Came to TX in 2020. Please leave. nature-lover Feb 2021 #8

Yes- Please leave KatyMan Feb 2021 #45

They can do that because Turbineguy Feb 2021 #9

Don't forget all "them gubmint checks!" SheltieLover Feb 2021 #20

USA will cut off your SS, Medicare, farm subsidities. Adios, Dummies. NCjack Feb 2021 #59

Texas is a "taker" state, getting more from the Federal government than it pays in. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2021 #67

I think most southern states are taker states SheltieLover Feb 2021 #109

Yuppers! SheltieLover Feb 2021 #108

I don't think so Alan nykym Feb 2021 #10

I was just going to post this! You would think someone from Texas would know Texas v White. CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #32

Except he is not from Texas. n/t KatyMan Feb 2021 #49

Thx for posting the official legal stance...so this nonsense is all for show and raising money! Thekaspervote Feb 2021 #36

+1 dalton99a Feb 2021 #113

Mexico would move in to take their territory back.. Budi Feb 2021 #11

Supreme Court Decision Stallion Feb 2021 #16

You've got to love how perfect the English language can be. EarnestPutz Feb 2021 #19

There is no specific secession formula in the Constitution. roamer65 Feb 2021 #126

Putin's wet dream for sure SheltieLover Feb 2021 #22

Putin is loving it. His goal ever since the Soviet Union broke up. TryLogic Feb 2021 #63

Putin bdamomma Feb 2021 #90

Yup SheltieLover Feb 2021 #104

Does Rafael Cruz speak Spanish? keithbvadu2 Feb 2021 #46

It's Cruz COL Mustard Feb 2021 #70

Now a big flashing sign is up. Texas is bad for business bronxiteforever Feb 2021 #12

This is Russian bullshit PirateRo Feb 2021 #13

Steve Bannon has a wall to sell stillcool Feb 2021 #14

And another yacht to buy, robbob Feb 2021 #39

We'll take DC and drop Texass temporarily.. then show the Meal Team 6 members what the military is gfwzig Feb 2021 #15

Don't let the door hit wiz..... 3Hotdogs Feb 2021 #17

Sounds like a Party that knows it is on it's last legs. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #18

How long before Mexico takes it back? randr Feb 2021 #21

What if they don't want us? DFW Feb 2021 #24

A Florida Congressman wants to lead Texas in Secession. DFW Feb 2021 #23

Allen West is in Texas now? PatSeg Feb 2021 #25

Yep, he's now 1,000% native Texan dalton99a Feb 2021 #114

So transferring a little Florida crazy to Texas crazy PatSeg Feb 2021 #115

please proceed! NRaleighLiberal Feb 2021 #26

Wait a minute, wait a minute! That Texas flag dobleremolque Feb 2021 #27

I thought the gold fringe meant that maritime law applied? CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #34

Sell Texas to Mexico, problem solved. Liberty Belle Feb 2021 #29

Maybe we can tade it for nykym Feb 2021 #33

One problem...Texas is turning blue... Jon King Feb 2021 #30

Another problem is that me and my family are there and have been for generations. Dustlawyer Feb 2021 #85

As long as the idiots hold political office Normanart Feb 2021 #95

Agree. jtb653 Feb 2021 #106

Thank you from a fellow Texan. area51 Feb 2021 #118

How'd that work out for them last time? AirmensMom Feb 2021 #31

They can secede individually by packing up & moving to another country. It's a win-win. CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #35

This is only a ploy to raise money. kellytore Feb 2021 #37

b-BYE! n/t slumcamper Feb 2021 #38

Surely as a retired career military veteran he can be charged with something. LiberalFighter Feb 2021 #41

THE UNION MUST AND WILL BE PRESERVED. PatrickforO Feb 2021 #42

Don't Forget to Pay Your Share of The Bar Tab On The Way Out modrepub Feb 2021 #43

Can the panhandle succeed from Texas? Sancho Feb 2021 #44

Revoke their Statehood, and install a Territorial Governor LongtimeAZDem Feb 2021 #48

Tell them they'd have to give their scooters back NT alphafemale Feb 2021 #50

There's no support. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #51

Really?! Deuxcents Feb 2021 #54

It's a deal...If we can keep the Republic of Austin... farmbo Feb 2021 #55

That gasp you just heard was from the rest of the Republicans 3825-87867 Feb 2021 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Feb 2021 #57

I don't live in Texas, but I'm a big fan of this idea. olddad65 Feb 2021 #58

Here they go again! badboy67 Feb 2021 #60

You ran home crying to your mommies the last time you tried this Yeehah Feb 2021 #61

Wait til they figure out MissMillie Feb 2021 #62

Secession? No. Expulsion! Nocturnowl Feb 2021 #64

then you should loose your seats in the senate and house . AllaN01Bear Feb 2021 #65

bu bye.. Maxheader Feb 2021 #66

Well done, and endorsed. Jay25 Feb 2021 #71

"Oh, way down South in the land of traitors, rattlesnakes and alligators, run away, run away" Tarc Feb 2021 #68

LOL - Never heard that before LeftInTX Feb 2021 #73

If They Wanna Go, Let Them COL Mustard Feb 2021 #69

Second verse, same as the first jmowreader Feb 2021 #72

Does this make Alan west ineligible for his military pension? nt Gore1FL Feb 2021 #74

Secession worked so well last time. TomSlick Feb 2021 #75

Not gonna happen...sorry DU LeftInTX Feb 2021 #76

Well I guess that's one way to remove Ted Cruz from the US Senate. Galraedia Feb 2021 #77

Think about it weissmam Feb 2021 #78

Besides there are genuine Liberals & Progressives in Tx. electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #79

Like me. I wonder if I could sell my property and buy something elsewhere. catrose Feb 2021 #84

One is really a friend, others are newer acquaintances... electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #86

That's pretty much our situation. I don't say I'm happy here though. catrose Feb 2021 #87

:( Sorry to hear that! Stay safe. electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #88

Trying! Of course, we hardly go out at all, which is its own protection catrose Feb 2021 #91

That makes sense. electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #97

Fine with Rebl2 Feb 2021 #80

They did this with Obama too. C Moon Feb 2021 #81

These people are such dimwits moose65 Feb 2021 #83

That is fine. If they vote to succed then they lose SSI, Medicare & Medicaid. twin_ghost Feb 2021 #89

Well, bye ellie Feb 2021 #92

What a waste of money. EndlessWire Feb 2021 #93

Well, that's one way of getting Ted Cruz out of Congress, and take 2 Senate seats from Republicans 😎 W T F Feb 2021 #94

That fucking West is just a piece of shit Scalded Nun Feb 2021 #96

That should make Elon Musk happy usajumpedtheshark Feb 2021 #98

A black man... BradBo Feb 2021 #99

And the week after secession Mexico takes it back. Tom Yossarian Joad Feb 2021 #100

yup The Jungle 1 Feb 2021 #116

...and then the Mexican cartels move in and the secessionists will be finished. roamer65 Feb 2021 #124

The Republican party must be shaking in their boots at this prospect. thenelm1 Feb 2021 #101

They should not be allowed to take ZZ Top with them. n/t Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #103

I have an immigrant friend from Shanghai. She likes to keep me posted on the news items she NBachers Feb 2021 #105

Can't they be removed from office under the 14th Amendment? tclambert Feb 2021 #110

LOL MySideOfTown Feb 2021 #112

Hope they hurry up and make up their mind cause we have to move the fence. The Jungle 1 Feb 2021 #117

He is now MISTER West and no longer Lieutenant Colonel West (Retired). As far as I am concerned, artemisia1 Feb 2021 #119

cannabis? NO! secession? Yes! n/t RussBLib Feb 2021 #120

Hmmmm.....Will their industry that employs them stay or go? ooops? penbo Feb 2021 #121

Why is this such a big deal? SpankMe Feb 2021 #122

If they vote for secession, throw the border wide open with Mexico. roamer65 Feb 2021 #125

If the vote to secede fails maxrandb Feb 2021 #127

LOL! n/t EndlessWire Feb 2021 #128

They're pouting because EndlessWire Feb 2021 #129

How did that secession thing work out for you last time? CRK7376 Feb 2021 #130

Too late. With Stacey Abrams and Beto we can ... BlueWavePsych Feb 2021 #131