The Texas GOP's platform calls for a referendum so Texans can vote on "whether or not the State of Texas should reassert its status as an independent nation."
Has it ever been explicitly stated what those 5 states could be? I could imagine [Dumbest timeline lathe moment] that Texas might use this to gerrymander itself 5 of the ugliest state borders you've ever seen in order to amass all of the most rabid, foaming republicans into one area like they already do with their congressional districts
It would have to be ratified by a large majority of Congress, rural Californians have been talking about reforming as the State of Jefferson for years.
According to the article there has already been a supreme court case confirming that Texas is not allowed to secede. The federal government is very firm on the fact that once a state is in, it's in.
While that is true, technically they were brought into the union illegally. So there is an out if some Do Nothing Democrat didn't want to start a civil war over it.
I'm like 90% sure that under US law they cannot, in fact, secede. But trying would be funny.
There's no legal precedent for secession. Last time secession was handled with a 5 year long war and no one wants that nor can they afford it
Though given the size disparity in this theoretical war, Texas would be unlikely to last 5 weeks
They have a right to split themselves into 5 pieces iirc, and all pieces get admitted as states.
Has it ever been explicitly stated what those 5 states could be? I could imagine [Dumbest timeline lathe moment] that Texas might use this to gerrymander itself 5 of the ugliest state borders you've ever seen in order to amass all of the most rabid, foaming republicans into one area like they already do with their congressional districts
Those 5 states would be:
Shit Piss Poop Fart Diarrhea
Sorry I don't make the rules thats Texas for ya
https://youtu.be/GVmIqRcglvE
It would have to be ratified by a large majority of Congress, rural Californians have been talking about reforming as the State of Jefferson for years.
According to the article there has already been a supreme court case confirming that Texas is not allowed to secede. The federal government is very firm on the fact that once a state is in, it's in.
While that is true, technically they were brought into the union illegally. So there is an out if some Do Nothing Democrat didn't want to start a civil war over it.