Didn’t the Supreme Court declare secession unconstitutional?
The entire legal argument for the unconstitutionality of States leaving the Union rests on the Supreme Court’s decision in the 1869 case of Texas v. White. However, when it comes to Texas v. White,...
View ArticleIs supporting TEXIT treason?
The term treason has become an increasingly popular charge in this divisive political climate. While Texit advocates are the recipients of it at a higher than average rate, it has become far more...
View ArticleIs Texas too integrated with the United States to TEXIT?
It is true that Texas is highly integrated with the United States. However, these political and economic ties are not so tight or intricately interwoven that it would be impossible to untangle them....
View ArticleIs TEXIT the same as overthrowing the government?
There is a federal statute in Title 18 of the U.S. Code that outlaws attempts to do that very thing. In its entirety, it reads: “Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches...
View ArticleIs TEXIT unconstitutional?
There is no prohibition in the United States Constitution that forbids any state from exiting the union. The Constitution of the United States actually defines the specific acts States are forbidden...
View ArticleWill Texas have to pay back a portion of the national debt?
When it comes to the national debt, there is no softening the blow. When Texas leaves, it will have to take its share of the national debt with it. If the negotiations regarding the military win the...
View ArticleWill the federal government use military force to stop TEXIT?
One cannot reasonably assume that the policy of the federal government from the mid-19th century would be the policy of the federal government two decades into the 21st. There is no current federal...
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