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Update on petition for Texas to withdraw from the US

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by JD88, Nov 11, 2012.

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  1. pirc1

    pirc1 Member

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    Actually several red states are changing, Virginia will turn blue in the next 10-20 years, so will NC CO, Texas might even turn purple in that time period.

    Time always change, today's conservative can be considered liberals if you go back 200 years, if we move forward fifty years, today's liberals might be called conservatives at that time.
     
    #121 pirc1, Nov 13, 2012
  2. Kojirou

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    There is practically no ideology in foreign affair I despise more than self-determination, and yes I would fight. The breakup of this nation is not worth fighting for? We are all Americans, period.
     
    #122 Kojirou, Nov 13, 2012
  3. across110thstreet

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    I moved there. it's not half as bad as what you are led to believe. still shopping malls and traffic jams.

    if California seceded, we'd be the 8th largest economy in the world.


    stay on topic, we're laughing at Texas right now bruh...
     
    #123 across110thstreet, Nov 13, 2012
  4. BornTexan

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    Some Americans are more American than other Americans, like it or not;)
     
    #124 BornTexan, Nov 13, 2012
  5. rimrocker

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    No, you would not.
     
    #125 rimrocker, Nov 13, 2012
  6. Agent94

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    So, if Texas leaves it gains $10B in revenue. I think secession is untenable, but I don't see your point.
     
    #126 Agent94, Nov 13, 2012
  7. redlawn

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    The irony here is staggering.
     
    #127 redlawn, Nov 13, 2012
  8. across110thstreet

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    no?

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2010/12/california-economy-ranking.html

    http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/dec/02/california-worlds-8th-largest-economy/

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_California
     
    #128 across110thstreet, Nov 13, 2012
  9. across110thstreet

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    70,000 + signatures, Texas.

    well done.

    that's roughly .28% of the population of the Lone Star Republic.
     
    #129 across110thstreet, Nov 13, 2012
  10. rhadamanthus

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    You don't honestly think it's that simple, right?

    The point of that post was not to show that secession was or was not economically viable for X state (good luck with that lol). It was to show that the "Obama's takin' my jerb and givin' my money too welfare mommas and I wanna secede from the union" morons are typically...from states that are typically the receivers and not the givers.
     
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  11. Grape_Swisha281

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    haha say good bye to all forms of national defense. They could blockade all of our ports and essentially cut us off... Its really not a good idea.
     
    #131 Grape_Swisha281, Nov 13, 2012
  12. B-Bob

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    What happened to my homeland, the land of LBJ and Lloyd Bentson? :(
     
    #132 B-Bob, Nov 13, 2012
  13. Rashmon

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    I hope you used a pseudonym...

    [​IMG]
     
    #133 Rashmon, Nov 13, 2012
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    #134 DimeDropper, Nov 13, 2012
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  15. Anticope

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    Thank God we are breaking off from the United States finally. Now we can go take care of Iran ourselves and hopefully none of those poor, entitlement-craving losers from Oklahoma and Louisiana try to cross our borders. I'm thinking a Perry-Cruz president/VP ticket will help build the strongest country that this planet has ever seen. Ron Paul for Secretary of the Treasury will be a nice addition as well. Something around a 30% income tax for residents with an exclusion of the top 5% of income earners form paying any sort of income tax should be sufficient since we are creating all of those bottom-feeders' jobs anyways. We need to privatize education, healthcare, heck we need to privatize government while we are at it. I'm so sick of all of these beaurocrats (except the ones that agree with me) telling me what to do. God bless the Republic of Texas!
     
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  16. juicystream

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    Well, it is the internet.
     
    #136 juicystream, Nov 13, 2012
  17. jocar

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    I wonder why you haven't been posting any new nonsensical, pointless, whiny threads lately?

    *snicker*
     
    #137 jocar, Nov 13, 2012
  18. mc mark

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    And Molly Ivins
     
    #138 mc mark, Nov 13, 2012
  19. Classic

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    You make a convincing case. I'll sign the petition now.
     
    #139 Classic, Nov 13, 2012
  20. DonnyMost

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    Hell yeah! Who needs Old Springfield?

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    Don't forget about our DAILY 'The Who' concerts!

    [​IMG]
     
    #140 DonnyMost, Nov 13, 2012
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