Just when you thought it just CAN’T get dumber…
“ Texas has the right to secede from the U.S. if its citizens decide to do so, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley argued on Wednesday -- a controversial view that contradicts centuries of established history and precedent.”
For those wondering, no. There is no provision for secession. Once you join you are stuck.
Like Katamari Damacy.
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/nikki-haley-texas-secede-us-isnt/story?id=106837677
@feloneouscat Texas' legal theory was tested in 1860. The Confederates lost. Bigly.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-border-stunt-is-based-on-a-confederate-legal-theory
Our Governor has been keen on the idea of succession.
The only problem is the law is against him.
@feloneouscat Seniors would lose their Social Security and Medicare. Defense bases would close and NASA would move. Some businesses would leave. Some which stayed would find tariffs and border controls made it harder to get raw materials and to ship products. Abbot probably prefers it as a talking point to get him on Fox, than as an actual policy.