• SapphironZA@lemmings.world
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      10 months ago

      The GOP would never be able to win the electoral college without Texas. So that’s why it will never happen.

      But maybe we can trick Abbot, he might be stupid enough to fall for it?

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      10 months ago

      The south tried to secede and we fought a war about it, so no, pretty sure it’s not possible.

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      10 months ago

      Not sure if US law has a provision for this. Brexit was relatively orderly because the EU made sure there’s a process for it.

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        10 months ago

        Absolutely positive the US does NOT have a provision for this. We fought a little war about it once.

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      10 months ago

      I think the only two ways this can happen are is the federal government agrees to the succession or succession by force (aka civil war).

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        10 months ago

        This is correct. Unless of course the Supreme Court overturns the decisions by previous Supreme Courts.

        Has anyone checked on Harlan Crow’s opinion on this?

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        10 months ago

        That wasn’t my question. It was whether it is theoretically possible or not. Brexit was a peaceful event with all its checks and processes in place.

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          The EU had a documented process for a member state to leave. It was untested and messy, but it existed.

          There’s no legal basis for a state to leave the US. Now it’s possible we let it happen despite this, with or without armed conflict, but it’s hard to imagine a hypothetical Texit not being messier than Brexit ever was