Texas Secession Poll: 75% Of Texans Say No

A new poll out Friday shows that, should Texas Gov. Rick Perry decide the time is right for his state to secede, he might not have much support. Seventy-five percent of Texans would like to stay in the union, according to Rasmussen. However, a sizable minority would be with him: 18% would vote to secede, and seven percent are not sure what they'd choose. And a full 31% of Texas voters believe that their state has the right to secede from the United States and form an independent country if it wants.

Should Texas be allowed to secede? Tell us what you think!

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Should Texas Be Allowed To Secede?

Yes -- If they want to leave the country, let them

No -- Even if a majority of Texans voted for it, it wouldn't be right

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Comments

[Texas4Obama]

A Message for the Texas Bashers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqwsmIdmpV0

[Texan1947]

We here in Texas do not need the US and it's problems. I am 4th generation Texan and have always thought Houston and And. Jackson were wrong. So lets get out ASAP. We can do very well with a tariff on refined products leaving the Republic. Oh, we want the original borders with the deal, part of New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and Wyoming. This was the best thing Perry has done yet, with this suggestion, I think he would make a good President of the Republic of Texas

[Texas4Obama]

First of all it is illegal for 'any state' to secede from the union.

Secondly - Over 3.5 million Texans voted for Obama, more than any other state other than New York and California. There are a lot of progressives in Texas.

If you do not support all 50 states of OUR UNION then perhaps YOU should move to another country.

[BigPictureReg]

25% of Texans polled would either agree to secede or aren't sure how they would decide.

26% was the consistent approval rating range, +/- 2%, of FORMER President Bush

Now, would anyone care to speculate on how many of the 25% are also included in the 26%?

Oh my, what a glowing future it is that both of these groups have ahead of them.

[Christopher Watson]

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.

[sasidechick]

Can you please have a poll to see if we can kick Texas out of the Union?

[Christopher Watson]

no poll necessary... we will be happy to leave the United Socialist States of America! We will continue with the founding fathers principals of individual freedom ,and checks and balances in Government. We will continue with a Government of the people for the people and by the people. We will have a Government free of Czars, free of appointed judges who legislate from the bench(as opposed to elected judges who can be fired if they go too far in either direction). We will have a Government Free from nationalized government owned banks, and nationalized Auto industry. In short, we would have a government much like the one the rest of America has moved away from.

[Texas4Obama]

First of all it is illegal for 'any state' to secede from the union.

Secondly - Over 3.5 million Texans voted for Obama, more than any other state other than New York and California. There are a lot of progressives in Texas.

If you do not support all 50 states of OUR UNION then perhaps YOU should move to another country.

[Dee AZ]

Gail Collins of the New York Times wrote an excellent article, "Twitters From Texas," this past weekend that examines Tex Gov. Rick Perry and his throwing around the word secede. "Twits from Texas" would have been a more appropriate title.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/opinion/18collins.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

[tinarm]

I say let them go, then we won't have to deal with Perry or Bush or any of the other idiots who inhabit that nasty state. Let the go, or force them out that's o.k. with me and any other state that is foolish enough to think it can make it on it's own you go right ahead on secede that's fine to. I don't want anyone is this country that talks that way. Just leave if you don't like it. FINE BY ME. I'm just now getting over the feeling of the past 8 years of crap let the texan's leave they are part of the crap.

[Pammy2]

Yes! By all means, Texas, secede! And take Alabama & Mississippi with you!

[Texas4Obama]

First of all it is illegal for 'any state' to secede from the union.

Secondly - Over 3.5 million Texans voted for Obama, more than any other state other than New York and California. There are a lot of progressives in Texas.

If you do not support all 50 states of OUR UNION then perhaps YOU should move to another country.

[jozinha]

What about allowing that 25% of Texas to secede? Send 'em all up to Alaska.

[Texas4Obama]

Sounds good to me ;)

[hdohighdesertobserver]

I want these jackasses OUT!

[Texas4Obama]

I want YOU out.
If you do not support all 50 states of OUR UNION then perhaps YOU should move to another country.

The majority of Texans DO NOT support Perry's statements.

[oldschooltrack]

I am a proud texan and united states citizen however, I do not agree with Governor Perry. His comments were idiotic and makes our state appear illiterate for electing such a fool. ( I did not vote for him and will never vote for him) Please don't let this man make you think badly of us. I believe Perry and his tea bagging friends are pissed off because we have a real man in the White House and they cannot stand it. I hope that our state will see the light.

[isingthebodyekphrastic]

Just let 'em go, that's two less Republicans in the Senate.

Although it'll suck to have to use a passport just to visit relatives.

[Indie2008]

Well that's encouraging. Only one out of every four Texans would like to seceed from America-- I'll bet they are all self proclaimed "patriots". I would guess that none of them has spent two minutes contemplating the consequences of such an action.

[RJII]

If they want to leave, so be it. However, they need to give up US citizenship, federal aid and they must take their GOP leaders, including the Bush family, with them-- all of them.

[wedgie]

Yes, Texas should be allowed to leave the union, but we'll need a Berlin Airlift style effort to keep Austin supplied with organic produce and the New York Times.

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