Houston, We Have A Solution: Let Texas Secede (VIDEO)

At a "tax day tea party" last week, Governor Rick Perry fired up the crowd by yelling "secede." He said that the federal government had abandoned the country's founding principles of limited government and that Texas' economy is in good shape compared with other states. (If it weren't for that pesky threat of civil war they might've tried this earlier.) This call to arms brought other level-headed Americans such as Glenn Beck and Ron Paul on board.

Many have responded to Perry's threat of secession by saying "go ahead." The following video joins that chorus, noting that we would be rid of some pesky Americans (i.e. George Bush) and that all we'd miss is Austin.

The video's creator, Andy Cobb, has been on a roll recently getting us inside footage of the teabagging movement and the 2M4M campaign.


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[farmerdave]

.... i'm feeling a little verklempt here.... what's a progressive liberal, secular humanist and loyal democrat living in Texas supposed to do... yeah, i know... LEAVE! But i have a lot invested here. I've lived in Texas my entire life - and most of it has been very good. I totally HATE that our Governor is a complete douch-nozzle, but I didn't vote for him - It's true that many political bozos live in, or have come from, Texas - but that shouldn't paint each and every one of us as backwards hillbillys­... i guess if everyone wants to go, we will... i don't like it, but I'm just feeling so much hate coming from the rest of the country. If, in the event that the state should ever secede (never gonna happen)... I won't hang around for the fireworks -Jombie knows it will be like the wild west - anyone that can pull a trigger will be wearing guns to work, school and their place of worship/shooting range.

I hear Italy is pretty....

[vinestip]

all kidding aside (including my previous post), i think texas is a pretty cool place... except north dallas :) i have met more genuinely friendly and hospitable people there than just about anywhere else i've been in the US.

and most of the music is great too.

[JumpDownTurnAround]

"Teabaggerstan"!!! LMAO! PRICELESS!

[PDXTransplant]

The state su cks literally. I could only handle one year in that state with all their ra cism and h atred.

[tojoi]

Question - if they secede and theyre attacked by a member of the evil empire, who they gonna call? Do they have theyre own military power other than the NRA?

[tojoi]

Sounds like TREASON to me.

[fishinwithtom]

There is no Texas. There is only Baja Oklahoma.

[SimianNation]

1. Texas leaves the Union
2. They cannot afford to build their own fence
3. The get overrun by illegal immigrants
4. They go broke
5. We get them back at half the price.

[doctorkosan]

Why does Texas hate America? Is it because of our freedom?

[popart]

Texans are not much dumber than folks in other states. And they are fun to watch....i­t would be a shame to exclude them from the U.S. of A.

[pup sydney]

To all supprters of the union as it is today: Texas is talking secession not the rest of us! So I don't want to waste more time on the obvious (unite we are better etc etc) it was obvious that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, it was obvious that relaxing oversight of big money would have created a disaster but -eh- Texas was always supporting those ideas: WHY DO WE want to INJECT INTELLIGENCE INTO TEXAS NOW? let them be a state, it seems consisent with what they believe in. We never stopped BUsh or DeLay or dr Phil did we?

[Steven Anderson]

Come on...can't we all just get along. Jokes aside, we are far better off with Texas in the Union. Imagine Texas on its own as an independent nation for a second. Now I am not passing any value judgements here regarding the Texans on this but how do you think they would handle immigration from the South and how would that affect the remaining US?
Secondly, they are an economic power house. 1.09 trillion, the 2nd largest in the Union with the headquarters or more Fortune 500 companies than any other place in America. It has more windpower than any other state and a leader in green power. They have one of the main NASA centers. The port of Houston has the highest tonnage coming in of any port in America. With their cattle, energy sources, etc etc., they are self sufficient and don't need us...we need them.
Under todays economic conditions you want to kick out one of our lifelines.­..real smart. Besides I don't want to see the Dallas Cowboys playing ball as a foreign team... :)

[kitsinu]

As far as the Texas economy being a powerhouse goes, how much of that is military spending? There are plenty of other worthless areas around the nation where we could build military bases to replace any lost if Texas leaves.

And we get plenty of beef from Brazil too, it doesn't mean we want them to be a state.

Those Forture 500 companies has what percentage of their white collar workers who were born in Texas? I suspect that a whole lot of them come from other states. Texas isn't exactly noted for its education system. If Texas ceceded, those companies would move their headquarters fast.

Losing Texas' import tonnage might help our trade deficit too, don't you think?

[nightsdoor]

It's not like the Sovereign State of Texas would get to keep USA's NASA. And those corporations that are incorporated in the USA wouldn't stay either.

[TrooAmerican]

Together We are Strong. Individually We Fall.

[pc1022]

secession, what a ridiculous concept. They're like the little kid who keeps threatening to run away from home, then the parent calls their bluff and hands them a suitcase. Uhm wait, no meals? no warm bed? no toys? No help when the next hurricaine hits? Good luck

[TrooAmerican]

yeah.. No kidding.

[ZenCrusader]

The only thing I can think of that Texas gave us that we'd want to keep is Nieman Marcus !

[eraofpeace]

What a juicy prospect! Even Rush had mentioned he'd be moving his base from NYC to Texas. Since Texas makes us the United States in name only, we could invite any other disgruntled states to join the secession conga line! And good riddance too!