Texas Plans for Secession… Again

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Gryphon Gazette by David Ramirez and Nefertiti Garcia 3/12/2021

Texan-Republican member of the House of Representatives, Kyle Biedermann, filed Bill HB 1359 on January 26, 2021, which lays out plans to secede from the U.S. as an independent nation.

Also known as the “Texas Referendum Act”, Bill HB 1359 would allow Texas residents to “vote in a referendum on the question of whether this state should leave the United States of America and establish an independent republic,” in the November general election, according to Section 1.A of the bill. The bill also lays procedures for the best way for Texas to secede, how the state’s constitution is to be amended, and the appointment of new offices in the chance that this referendum gets voted on.

The plan for the “Texit Bill”’ comes from Biedermann’s idea that the federal government does not align with or represent Texan values. Confirming that the Secession Bill is not a political argument, but Texans exercising their rights, Rep. Biedermann said that “This is not a left or right political issue. Let Texans vote!”

Though more than 12,000 signatures have already been gathered by Texans in support of the bill, the Bill as stated by Rep. Biedermann would not create “immediate Independence”, rather it exposes the idea of secession from the United States. In result, would put a referendum up for a vote that would allow for possible changes leading up to secession.

Texas has seceded once before in the past. In 1861, Texas was one of the 11 states that seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy prior to the Civil War, with that instance being a very violent one. The state rejoined the Union after the end of the Civil War in 1870.

Investigative Reporter Joshua Philipp has speculated what this bill could potentially mean for the United States of America as a whole in a video, notably mentioning the effect this would have on the Electoral College in future elections. “Democrats may actually support this,” he said. “If Texas were to secede from the Union, that is a whole lot of Electoral College votes leaving the federal elections, meaning that if Texas left the Union… pretty much there’d never be a Republican president ever again.”

Philipp also talks about how, in order for Texas to actually establish an independent republic, they must do so either through revolution or through the votes of the remaining 49 states. He mentions that if the other states vote on allowing Texas to secede, it could lead to “a movement of multiple states, not just Texas”, referencing representatives of other states he knew to be planning to draft similar resolutions.

More: https://gryphongazette.com/features/2021/03/12/texas-plans-for-secession-again/

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From article:
Snyder also predicts that leaving the union could have dire consequences for the state itself due to Texas’s lack of a state income tax, meaning that “the state does not collect taxes on what people make from their jobs who live there.” While this is particularly one of the factors that attracts workers and businesses to Texas, it also means that the state’s residents are offered less services, such as school funding. “Because they have such low-income taxes,” Snyder said. “There definitely would be a real problematic thing for them.”

This guy is not too bright is he?

Although there is no state income tax, there are millions of Texans paying federal income taxes that will no longer have to be paid.
A simple shift from paying DC to paying Austin so zero net effect on Texans.

Same goes with Social Security.  Zero net effect to Texans.

The only effect is Texans will be paying only Texans.  Nobody from other states or illegals.

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I think they did pretty good for a High School Newspaper.

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The most encouraging part of the article to me, was the idea that Democrats nationwide would support secession for FL and TX.
Because, that would make Democrats the rulers of the rest of America forever by default. I like that idea.
However, if TX and FL leave the Union, it could lead to a dam burst with many other States following the lead.
So, even though the Democrats would be unchallenged rulers of the Union, the Union may only be the West Coast and Northeastern America.
Texas and Florida certainly have the chops to be their own 'autonomous areas' (to quote a Democrat term).

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Count me in!!!