The
second question, can Texas secede from the Union? In Article 1, Section 1, it
states that “Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the
Constitution of the United States” it doesn’t say anything about being directed
either by Congress or the President of the United States. Nowhere, in either
the Texas Constitution or the Constitution of the United States does it
disallow the secession of Texas or any state for that matter. Furthermore, it
is stated in both constitutions that “All political power is inherent in the
people … they have at all times the inalienable right to alter their government
in such manner as they might think proper”. Knowing this I believe anything is
possible with the will of the people. If the majority of Texans want to secede,
they will.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Should Texas Secede?
President
Barack Obama’s reelection has caused an appeal to be issued, calling for the Federal
Government to let Texas, which is a conservative state to withdraw from the Union.
This brings up the question, should Texas secede from the Union and is Texas able
to secede. A petition was created, receiving over 65,000 signatures, stating
the reason for the request, relating the continuing economic difficulties
originating from the federal government’s incompetence to reform domestic and
foreign spending. This sheds light on the fact that people are both scared and
fed up with the federal government and that something not just needs to be
done, but has to be done. Texas holds a balanced budget and is the 15th
largest economy in the world, which leads me to believe it wouldn’t be a bad
idea if Texas did secede from the Union. If Texas has the power to escape the
growing national finical fire, why wait till we burn?
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The Constitution itself does not prohibit secession, I think only the interpretation of the defeaters prohibits secession. I found this very interesting; Cheif Justice Roger Taney explained why succession is unconstitutional in a memorandum on 1 February 1861. (This is the Chief Justice of the United States BEFORE the Civil War even started)"The South contends that a state has a constitutional right to secede from the Union formed with her sister states. In this I submit the South errs. No power or right is constitutional but what can be exercised in a form or mode provided in the constitution for its exercise. Secession is therefore not constitutional, but revolutionary; and is only morally competent, like war, upon failure of justice." In other words, there is no way for the concept of independent secession to be exercised under the US Constitution, for no mode or form of such is provided in that document. Honestly I don't think Texas should secede for many reasons. Texas was crushed the first time and will be crushed again if it tries to secede from the union it voluntarily entered into. Another thing is that Gov. Rick Perry opposes the idea, dismisses it as silly and says to move on. Texas needs federal money to balance its budget, and the Texas Constitution requires a balanced budget. I honestly have no idea how they plan on Texas to go it alone. There’s a lot of boasting about the our economy and how it’s the best, but I haven’t seen or heard a solid plan as of yet.
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