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JoethePleb

(204 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:38 PM Jul 2015

Texas Nationalists Capitalize On Jade Helm, Push Independence Vote On GOP Ballot

In an act of coincidental genius (maybe), Texas Nationalists have launched a statewide “Take Texas Back” tour to gather signatures for “a referendum on Texas independence” to be placed on the 2016 Republican Primary ballot. The move comes right in the midst of right wing fears of an Obama takeover through the military exercise Jade Helm 15, and anger over resent Supreme Court decisions....

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/30521/texas-nationalists-capitalize-on-jade-helm-push-independence-vote-on-gop-ballot

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Texas Nationalists Capitalize On Jade Helm, Push Independence Vote On GOP Ballot (Original Post) JoethePleb Jul 2015 OP
Really? Please, let them seceed.... As long as they take the Bush clan and Rick Perry too peacebird Jul 2015 #1
More secession talk? It's summer, must be sunstroke. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #2
They hate America because America has non whites. randys1 Jul 2015 #3
What would we ever do without W., Perry, Ghomert, Abbott, Cruz and the rest of the rodeo clowns? world wide wally Jul 2015 #4
There is a good side. atreides1 Jul 2015 #5
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
2. More secession talk? It's summer, must be sunstroke.
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:47 PM
Jul 2015

Texas republicans sure are some dumbass mfers. I think we should call their bluff...present them with proposal to cut them loose. Specify in the proposal all the bases that will be removed, all the federal facilities, all the govt programs and benefits that will be withdrawn. Oh, and maybe present them with a bill for the Mexican war, with 180 years of interest tacked on.

world wide wally

(21,740 posts)
4. What would we ever do without W., Perry, Ghomert, Abbott, Cruz and the rest of the rodeo clowns?
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 02:03 PM
Jul 2015

Oh, I know!

Function like a first world country and raise the national IQ by about 30 points for starters.

Bye Bye T

atreides1

(16,072 posts)
5. There is a good side.
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 02:11 PM
Jul 2015

Two Republican Senate seats gone...along with all those Republican seats in the House!

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