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In reply to the discussion: Texas Could Vote to Secede From U.S. in 2023 as GOP Pushes for Referendum [View all]SomewhereInTheMiddle
(285 posts)I was born and raised in Texas, though I now live in PA. There were occasional calls for secession when I was young in the 70s. But smart people quickly pointed out we did not have that right and the last time the state tried it, it did not go well for them.
On the other hand, there is a widely held theory that based on the US legislation that brought Texas into the union in 1845, the state does have the unilateral right to split into up to five separate states all of which are automatic members of the US. The Smithsonian Magazine did an informative article on this recently - For More Than 150 Years, Texas Has Had the Power to Secede
From Itself.
While this proposal came up several times in my life, I agree with the articles author that the Texas sense of identity could never withstand the diminution such a division would entail.
But if the GOP ever really wanted an advantage having ten Senate seats from what is now Texas two would likely be a great addition. Depending on how the state was split at least two of those might end up Democrats, but the majority would likely be Repubs. Not sure how the House seats would split.
Rather than full secession, division is what the GOP folk should be pushing. But who is going to give up the Lone Star to be a citizen of Galvestonia or the great state of Greater DAFW?