Update on petition for Texas to withdraw from the US

Why would you want to take military spending out of the equation? That subsidy from the Federal government creates jobs for those southern states and helps the local economy. It's no different than any other type of government spending.

 

Not only that, texas would turn into cartel central.

 

The talk of passports reminded me that any US states that seceded would also have to obtain recognition from other countries to allow for things like travel and trade. If the US was determined to hold on to a state trying to secede they could just threaten other countries to keep them from recognizing the new country and turning it into a pariah state.