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."
So according to Texans there’s a general belief that part of Texas’s agreement to be annexed into the USA meant they retained a right to secede if they ever decided to.
Idk how true that actually is but if you live in tx long enough you’ll hear someone say “actually Texas is the only state legally allowed to secede!” (Most of the time apropos of nothing )
I do know that america would most likely not tolerate it and I know for sure that Texas would be turbo fucked if it did
I'm convinced this concept comes from a misinterpretation of the 1844 Texas-Tyler treaty, where the only special rights given were the ability for Texas to immediately become a state and also split itself into several other states. Texas did split into multiple states, with the territory eventually becoming parts of Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado. There's no formal right for Texas to secede and when the state tried it was regarded as illegal and you know there was that whole civil war thing.
So according to Texans there’s a general belief that part of Texas’s agreement to be annexed into the USA meant they retained a right to secede if they ever decided to.
Idk how true that actually is but if you live in tx long enough you’ll hear someone say “actually Texas is the only state legally allowed to secede!” (Most of the time apropos of nothing )
I do know that america would most likely not tolerate it and I know for sure that Texas would be turbo fucked if it did
How much do you have to not pay attention to think that being an independent oil rich country right next to the US would be good for you?
loads rifle with oil-stealing intent - us troops prolly
I'm convinced this concept comes from a misinterpretation of the 1844 Texas-Tyler treaty, where the only special rights given were the ability for Texas to immediately become a state and also split itself into several other states. Texas did split into multiple states, with the territory eventually becoming parts of Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado. There's no formal right for Texas to secede and when the state tried it was regarded as illegal and you know there was that whole civil war thing.
yeah thatd make a lot more sense than texas just being special lol i always figured it was some weird texas exceptionalism cope