Texas Independence:
It's Not Just For Wackos Any More
The circus of disaster
currently being showcased in Washington is making more and more Texans
wake up and realize that all the dire predictions by the “lunatic fringe”
over the last decade or two really weren’t just the ravings of lone tax
protesters, bigoted zealots and conspiracy theorists. After years of scoffing
at the talk, folks are coming to realize that our government really DOES
think it knows better than you do, it really DOES ignore the Constitution
whenever it’s convenient and it really IS turning our nation into a Third
World slum.
Welcome to the loony bin,
Soccer Mom and Plantworker Joe. It’s nice to have you on board, and we
look forward to your contributions to the discussion.
First of all, realize that
when we use the words “Texas” and “Secession” in the same sentence, we’re
not talking about firing the first shot at Fort Hood and going through
all the grief of the 1860s again. This ain’t the Confederacy resurrected.
Armed rebellion would be suicidal, and Texas could very well wind up as
a colony of Mexico should we strike out on our own without at least the
tacit blessing (and military support) of the U.S.
This is about fundamental
differences in the beliefs between Texans and the rest of the U.S. about
what the role of government should be in our lives. By and large, Texans
want to succeed on their own without anybody else’s help, especially the
government’s — it’s a matter of personal pride. We don’t need the government
to legislate common sense.
The United States is plummeting
down the road toward Eurosocialism and bankruptcy. We in Texas have looked
at history, we have seen where that leads, and we have decided we don’t
want to go there. It’s that simple.
Secession can’t happen, however,
in the current political arena. While it’s true there are some Blue Dog
Democrats and some Republicans who are at least friendly to our cause,
those of us who seek independence have to realize that the two major political
parties have a vested stake in the status quo; remember how difficult it
was for Kinky Friedman to get on the ballot last gubernatorial election
cycle? We need to form a new party in Texas, get on the ballot, and win
elections.
Here in the Houston area,
I daresay we’ve developed fertile ground for change in that arena because
of the anger over how we were handled after Hurricane Ike by the insurance
companies and trial lawyers — the two biggest contributors to the campaigns
of state legislators. We need to throw the bums out; only when the two
major parties can’t monopolize Austin can we begin to talk about Texas
independence.
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