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BREAKING - Texas Secession Petition just keeps growing and growing!
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[quote:CowgirlK:MV8yMDQ5MDE3XzM0NDM4MDY0X0IyRTEwOEYz] [quote:Shelgeyr:MV8yMDQ5MDE3XzM0NDM3NzI5X0Y1MTBCNzk5] I'm from Texas. Native born. I'm not completely sure which side I come down on with this "secession" thing. I haven't (yet?) signed the petition. But just for the sake of argument I'm going to take the Secessionist viewpoint for a moment. All you who are saying those Texans who are for secession are traitors, or spitting in the face of those who gave their lives for this entire country, etc., are completely missing the point. Of course, there are other points you're missing too, but let's just address those two. 1) The "traitor" thing. Nonsense. It is not in any way, form, or fashion Treason to advocate for secession. It is treason to take up arms against the country to which one owes their loyalty (or the whole "giving aid and comfort to those who do" angle). Even the founding fathers knew that. They also knew when such actions were necessary regardless, and wrote the Declaration of Independence about it. But, on balance, it is a moot point because the Texas Secessionists aren't - at least for now - advocating for war. They want a peaceful parting of the ways, which simply cannot be labeled "treason" by any thinking person whose opinion is worth listening to. 2) Regarding the "but patriots fought and died for this country!" issue. That's certainly true. A great many honorable men and women have died to secure our freedom and liberty. "[b][i]But...[/i][/b]" the Secessionists might say, "[b][i]We want to secede to PRESERVE those self-same freedoms and liberties, to retain our American heritage, that the apparent mooching majority have just voted to give away.[/i][/b]" In this spirit the secessionists aren't spitting in the faces of our honored veterans, they are in fact carrying on the same good fight, to preserve those very things our patriots believe were worth dying for. The Secessionists aren't the ones turning their backs on those who gave everything they had to bring this country together, hold it together, and together defend it in its entirety - our country itself did that by abandoning those ideals, those freedoms, those liberties, all at the behest of liars and looters. So who left who? Again, I'm not entirely sure whose side I'm on here, meaning more precisely that I see many of the pros and cons on both sides. But let's be accurate, shall we? You may disagree with the Secessionists - with their aims and goals. Heck, you may totally hate them. But that doesn't make them traitors or even disrespectful to those who in past ages fought against another group of secessionists. Because [b]THIS [/b]time, the Secessionists wouldn't be fighting for slavery. In fact the argument could be made they aren't "fighting" at all. But if we speculate that it will likely come to that, then make sure you know which cards are in your deck, and on whose side you choose to align. The Secessionists - the Rebels - of the Civil War fought (among other things) to preserve Slavery. Today's Secessionists would be fighting to preserve Freedom - to refuse the descent into the "slavery of all to all" that is Marxism at its very core. [/quote] Great Post!!! You make me proud to be a Texan. :clappa: [/quote]
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Let's see how long it takes for a reply....
UPDATE-
When I first posted this, there were 25,038 signatures on this petition. As I update, it's 43,131 That is closing in on
Twenty
THOUSAND
signatures in the last few hours.
I believe that it is mostly because this info is now spreading to the MSM and more will follow suit.
I want to reiterate that I do NOT believe that this will result in the secession of Texas (Or any other state for that matter) But what it WILL succeed in is getting our voice heard, beyond the squelch. Which, in turn, will allow for other
Change
... There's still
Hope
. Let's just keep moving,
Forward
!
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