A comparison of the similarities to Scotland. There are pros and cons, even if it were allowed, which it won't be:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/if-scotla ... 36102.html
If Scotland can secede, so can Texas
If Scotland can secede, so can Texas
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withdrawal of a US state from the USA
Prompted by the Scots vote and remembering Quebec's two attempts to separate from Canada. Is there any constitutional way that a US state could withdraw from the USA? I know it was tried in the1860s, but the union reacted very badly to that attempt.
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Re: withdrawal of a US state from the USA
I think only Texas has the right to secede from the rest of U.S.A.
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Re: withdrawal of a US state from the USA
I think Bill Clinton also signed a document in 1997 giving Hawaii freedom to become an independant too.
Re: If Scotland can secede, so can Texas
Or be taken over (or back), by those from south of the klong!I think only Texas has the right to secede from the rest of U.S.A.
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Re: If Scotland can secede, so can Texas
^ I think that's happening already by attrition...
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Re: If Scotland can secede, so can Texas
hhfarang wrote:^ I think that's happening already by attrition...
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Re: If Scotland can secede, so can Texas
I think the Scotland succession really boils down to the rich versus the poor.