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Old 03-14-2023, 02:29 PM
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Secession would be good. If Texas does it and breaks into several states in the process, that would probably be even better.
If your goal is to ruin Texas, and greatly weaken the US, well, that's a pretty good plan.
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Old 03-14-2023, 02:43 PM
 
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The reason I present this question is the secession movement in Oregon actually seems to be moving forward, at least within the state of Oregon. Most of the eastern counties want to join Idaho, so it wouldn't create a new state, they just want to join another state.

And of course California always has some whacky new state proposals, so I'm just curious what Texans think. A place like Lubbock doesn't have much in common with Austin.
Consider that more rural and conservative Texans are interspersed everywhere through out Texas even around the Austin area.
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Old 03-14-2023, 03:25 PM
 
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Secession would be good. If Texas does it and breaks into several states in the process, that would probably be even better.
The New Englandization of Texas.

New England has 12 senators. Texas, 2.

It would have political implications, not sure if that's a good thing or a very bad thing.
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Old 03-14-2023, 03:41 PM
 
Location: NMB, SC
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The reason I present this question is the secession movement in Oregon actually seems to be moving forward, at least within the state of Oregon. Most of the eastern counties want to join Idaho, so it wouldn't create a new state, they just want to join another state.

And of course California always has some whacky new state proposals, so I'm just curious what Texans think. A place like Lubbock doesn't have much in common with Austin.
Austin hopes that one day it can be airlifted from Texas and relocated to California.
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Old 03-14-2023, 03:46 PM
 
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Hopefully not.. just keep all of the stupid in California please.
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If your goal is to ruin Texas, and greatly weaken the US, well, that's a pretty good plan.
liberals ruin most things they touch, wish they'd stop touching Texas.

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New England has 12 senators. Texas, 2.
Texas is a state, "New England" is not. Do you need a link to the Constitution, as well?


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Austin hopes that one day it can be airlifted from Texas and relocated to California.
I'll bet the majority of Texas would like the transplants to go back to California. A lot of us in NC wish the same of the Yankee transplants.

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Old 03-14-2023, 04:13 PM
 
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If your goal is to ruin Texas, and greatly weaken the US, well, that's a pretty good plan.
It’s all underway. Where have you been?
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Old 03-14-2023, 04:23 PM
 
Location: Tyler, TX
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I'll assume that the OP doesn't live in TX.

Just like most states, the big cities in Texas are islands of blue in a sea of red. Texas has a big sea.

There's no west/east Texas divide, or anything close to it. Just some blue dots against a red background, and that's how it'll remain.

No, Texas isn't going to split into multiple states.
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Old 03-14-2023, 05:02 PM
 
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Austin hopes that one day it can be airlifted from Texas and relocated to California.
Austin looks like Plano more and more every day.
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Old 03-14-2023, 05:21 PM
 
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I'll assume that the OP doesn't live in TX.

Just like most states, the big cities in Texas are islands of blue in a sea of red. Texas has a big sea.

There's no west/east Texas divide, or anything close to it. Just some blue dots against a red background, and that's how it'll remain.

No, Texas isn't going to split into multiple states.
Your assumption is correct. I live in California, which also sees quite a few State Split movements, that's why I asked the question in the original post.

There are large swaths of California that are anti-Blue.
Fun Fact, California had more Trump voters than Texas did.
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Old 03-14-2023, 05:48 PM
 
Location: On the Great South Bay
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The reason I present this question is the secession movement in Oregon actually seems to be moving forward, at least within the state of Oregon. Most of the eastern counties want to join Idaho, so it wouldn't create a new state, they just want to join another state.

And of course California always has some whacky new state proposals, so I'm just curious what Texans think. A place like Lubbock doesn't have much in common with Austin.
I am guessing you picked Texas because of its size but to my knowledge there is no even remotely serious proposal to break up Texas. At least as far as I know.

Oregon has a problem because of all the wackos and loonies in the Portland area.
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