Texas might consider seceding from the Union if Washington\u2019s tax and spend policies continue<\/a>. Such an idea is, quite simply, silly. Further, I would say it is impossible. In the U.S. a state only exists as long as it is part of the Union. There is no such thing as a state leaving the very entity that undergirds its existence (contra the South\u2019s argument in the Civil War). There is no succession; there is only revolution. Conservatives touting \u201cstates\u2019 rights\u201d need to check their history. Such a term originally stemmed from a philosophy that sought to fight the tyranny of the Federal government while denying equality to Southern slaves. A revolution, a return to the people as individuals, recognizes equality. Succession replaces the equality of persons with the equality of states, originally so slavery could be maintained. I know conservatives do not mean these ideas; yet they use the same language. Leave aside such talk. There are better terms\u00a0to fight an increasingly intrusive government.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gov. Rick Perry told reporters that Texas might consider seceding from the Union if Washington\u2019s tax and spend policies continue. Such an idea is, quite simply, silly. Further, I would say it is impossible. In the U.S. a state only exists as long as it is part of the Union. There is no such thing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asides"],"yoast_head":"\n
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