State Department Lists Texas As A Foreign Country

Texas Governor Rick Perry suggested after a tax day tea party rally that his state might consider seceding from the union.

"We've got a great union," Perry said. "There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very unique place, and we're a pretty independent lot to boot."

Texas Democrats ripped the governor for his secession talk, calling it "anti-American."

Unfortunately for Perry's detractors, the U.S. Department of State (until Friday morning) was with the governor on this one. On its website listing of 16 foreign countries visited by Secretary Hillary Clinton, State had Texas right there between Turkey and Switzerland.

State scrubbed the Texas listing, but the Huffington Post has a screen grab.

There was nothing particularly international about Clinton's March 27 Texas visit: She appeared at the Dallas Women's Museum with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) and accepted an award from Planned Parenthood in Houston.

Far from thumbing its nose, Washington seems to be giving Perry a thumbs-up. Too bad his constituents give the whole secession idea a big thumbs-down; 75 percent of Texans would prefer to remain part of these United States of America, according to a survey. The Huffington Post is conducting a quick poll of its own -- click here to vote on whether Texas should secede!

Hat tip: Al Kamen

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Comments

[EIBdevotee]

It's refreshing to live in the greatest state in our Union...TEXAS....

[blastit]

I think thats one of the best ideas I've heard all year I'm all for Texas seceding from the Union. good riddence

[maxwellinformed]

Can't they just take West Texas?

[maxfax]

Texas can secede with Alaska, good bye!

[Txready]

Texas secede, absolutely a great idea. I don't know where they took the poll saying 75% are against it. I don't believe that for a minute. I think more accurate Poll is needed.

[cjt1957]

That 75% will more than likely head home to Mexico soon...

[cjt1957]

It is nice that Texas is the only State that can fly it's flag as high as the Stars and Stripes. All other States have to fly their flag lower than the US flag. Good of the rest of the US to show it is less important...

[AndThenOneDay]

Works for me.

[riverrat20009]

Looks like the new Confederacy will have the 3rd largest economy in the world.

(Billions) GDP
TX 1,090
LA 168
MS 84
AL
160
GA 396
FL 734.5
SC 97
NC 375
TN 226.5
KY 146
OK 134.6
AR 87
MO 225.9
Total 3,925

US 13800
Japan 4382
Germany 3321

posted Apr 16, 2009 at 02:39:41

[brocko]

Hell yeah!

[tacevad]

secede?nah! we should toss the ungrateful ones out as punishment for giving us the last 8 years of bush league politics!Pull Nasa out and put it back in Florida where it belongs,and keep United States funds in the United States

[FebM]

I love Hilary

[The Albany Kid]

Texas might become the 4th most desirable assignment for Foreign Service Officers, after London, Paris, and Canada. lol

[LMPE]

If the Lone Star State seceded, it wouldn't be any loss. Ditto Alaska.

[BevfromNYC]

I hope you live in a warm climate, 'cause it would get mighty cold without all that oil and gas for heat. And how would get anywhere without all those fossil fuels?

[Gemma08]

Iran?

[zest]

Only have had two presidents from Texas in my lifetime and they both practically destroyed the nation.

[brocko]

It was LBJ who tried to fight the war on poverty. He started food stamps and welfare. He also got the South cleaned up in the way they were preventing blacks to vote.

[cjt1957]

LBJ also looted the Social Security Trust fund. Nixon started food stamps. LBJ escalated the Viet Nam war and cost our country 50,000 young men. Troop strength was at its highest the day Nixon took office, he started the draw down then. It is good that there are no more POOR in the US. There must not be poor people because of all the $Trillions spent to get rid of it. And Obama know all you have to do is throw money at a problem...

[RepublicRep]

Technically, Texas is a nation which is generally something that is kept quiet by the corporation. Oh wait! most of you don't know you are all considered corporations (artificial person) by your U.S. Corp., federal government. Your don't have rights you only have priveledges. The Republic of Texas is the common law government of Texas and has legal authority over the corporate STATE OF TEXAS. Texas does not need to secede as it legally remains a soveriegn nation. Most of you U.S. Citizens pick up you presious so called U.S. Constitution and don't realize it's just a business charter and the once common law U.S.A. Constitution had its 13th article removed and that the current 16th article is also fraud. Texas is also one of the richest countries in the world so we don't need the U.S. Corp. to do us any favors with all their dept. To all the Latino Texans out their, realize you can legally claim you are a Texan or Texian if you have domiciled within the borders of Texas for a period of 6 months. Don't let some corporate STATE OF TEXAS or U.S. FED tell you otherwise. You don't need a Soc. Sec. number or any other ID from them. If you don't believe this then call your local Republic of Texas Representative. Most of the U.S. STATES are starting to wish they had what Texas has.......a common law republic.
Freedom to all sovereigns

[returnofthejedi]

Well why in the hell was your Governor in our Whitehouse for eight years! You should have taken your Texas troops to Iraq and fought the damn war he started and had YOUR citizens killed.

[DinkSinger]

State must have been confused by the official state slogan used in Texas tourism promotions, Texas: "It's Like a Whole Other Country". Of course it is possible that the slogan has been the Perry administration's subtle technique preparing the way for secession.