Time for Texas independence?

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2 Dogs Barking		#141	[-]
Posts: 316 (04/18/09 11:44 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	If Texas secedes will the Dallas Cowboys no longer be America's Team?
bannedchef		#142	[-]
Posts: 1961 (04/18/09 11:51 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Will somebody explain to me how publicly threatening to secede from the United States isn't seen as a mild form of treason, or, at very least, retardation? Actually, all he said was that Texas "had the right to secede" and last time I checked, that would seem to fall under "Freedom Of Speech". But you are another one of those cowards on the left who DON'T BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF SPEECH for those you don't agree with. Make fun of him all you want (he deserves it). But we can see how much that "dissent is the highest form of patriotism" stuff was a one-way street even if you refuse to see it.
meatball77		#143	[-]
Posts: 11289 (04/18/09 12:33 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Can you imagine people trying and wanting to get into Oklahoma?
Pahrump Mania		#144	[-]
Posts: 3387 (04/18/09 12:36 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	DaveSoGay wrote: The United States would become a blue-state utopia if Texas wasn't around. It would be great. Then, without the Federal Government to protect the common man from being exploited by the rich, Texas would become a third-world cesspoll like Mexico, and suddenly we would have to build a wall between Texas and the US to keep them all from crossing over illegally. People would flee from Texas to get into the new Utopia the same way they flee from the US into Cuba.
BBSpencer		#145	[-]
Posts: 219 (04/18/09 12:48 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	2 Dogs Barking wrote: If Texas secedes will the Dallas Cowboys no longer be America's Team? omg save Texas
Je Fa		#146	[-]
Posts: 1865 (04/18/09 2:09 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	bannedchef wrote: Actually, all he said was that Texas "had the right to secede" and last time I checked, that would seem to fall under "Freedom Of Speech". Is there a category for "incorrect" free speech? But I wish Texas could leave, I seriously do.
CBRetriever		#147	[-]
Posts: 26540 (04/18/09 2:14 PM) MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Pahrump Mania wrote: DaveSoGay wrote: The United States would become a blue-state utopia if Texas wasn't around. It would be great. Then, without the Federal Government to protect the common man from being exploited by the rich, Texas would become a third-world cesspoll like Mexico, and suddenly we would have to build a wall between Texas and the US to keep them all from crossing over illegally. People would flee from Texas to get into the new Utopia the same way they flee from the US into Cuba. Ummm, given the oil resouces of Texas and all the refineries, oil companies, petrochemical plants, etc here, freed of US regulations, Texas would do pretty good financially. And then there's the minor Silicon Vally in Austin.
Machine2473		#148	[-]
Posts: 737 (04/18/09 3:00 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	"President Perry" That should be enough to scare us into staying with the union. Besides, we'd have to give back US property like the federal military. Our only defense force would be mouth-breathing Jethro types, frightened middle aged white guys with CHL, and whatever members of MS13 members that would show up.
superguppie		#149	[-]
Posts: 25577 (04/18/09 4:37 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	TEXIPULT® TEXIPULT® TEXIPULT® !
RoMa		#150	[-]
Posts: 37782 (04/18/09 4:51 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	If they do secede, I imagine the battle of the Alimo V2.0 having the same result
Machine2473		#151	[-]
Posts: 738 (04/18/09 8:14 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	RoMa wrote: If they do secede, I imagine the battle of the Alimo V2.0 having the same result Not if the defenders wear ICE windbreakers.
For Petes Sake		#152	[-]
Posts: 234 (04/18/09 10:48 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Q. "What is the best part of being right in the middle of Texas?" A. "No matter what direction you head, you are leaving the state of Texas" Why didn't this secession talk about 8 years ago when we had Mini-bush ruining our economy, lying about nucular arms and otherwise demonstrating strategery like no other dry drunk frat boy with benefits since .... I got nothing.
HaroldBalzaccio		#153	[-]
Posts: 6918 (04/18/09 10:53 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	DaveSoGay wrote: a third-world cesspoll like Mexico Racist.
CBRetriever		#154	[-]
Posts: 26551 (04/19/09 6:04 AM) MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Unfortunately, if y'all loose Texas, you also lose the top 5 cities for job growth. The top of the complete ranking -- which, for ease, we have broken down into the two smaller lists, of the best big and small cities for jobs -- is dominated by one state: Texas. The Lone Star State may have lost a powerful advocate in Washington, but it's home to a remarkable eight of the top 20 cities on our list -- including No. 1-ranked Odessa, a small city in the state's northwestern region. Further, the top five large metropolitan areas for job growth -- Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Ft. Worth and Dallas--are all in Texas' "urban triangle." Link
UrbanSprawl		#155	[-]
Posts: 1217 (04/19/09 6:20 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	That's what happens when you measure job growth by the pound rather than the person.
CBRetriever		#156	[-]
Posts: 26552 (04/19/09 6:23 AM) MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I think that's just Houston and I dunno what industries the job growth is in - it's defo not the oil industry
UrbanSprawl		#157	[-]
Posts: 1218 (04/19/09 6:27 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	When Texas secedes and becomes an anti-gay, anti-black, anti-abortion Republican police state, all of the science and technology jobs will come back to the rest of the U.S. :)
CBRetriever		#158	[-]
Posts: 26553 (04/19/09 6:34 AM) MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Gays are firmly entrenched here and a big political force - the City Controller of Houston is a lesbian and she's running for mayor last I heard. I'd guess that probably a third to halt of East Texas is black and in Houston, whites are the minority (same probably goes for San Antonio and El Paso). The anti abortion and Republican bit will likely be true as most of the "Hispanic" population tends to lean that way We will have our own computer company though - Dell headquarters here. And what about the O&G?
Sloansalad		#159	[-]
Posts: 3810 (04/19/09 7:27 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Especially given their avatars, I bet a CBR vs. Urban messageboard argument would be really fun to read....ON WEED.
CBRetriever		#160	[-]
Posts: 26555 (04/19/09 8:19 AM) MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	heh! didn't one of the late night hosts (Leno?) have some kind of joke about letting Texas secede, then we can invade them for their oil?

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