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Post #439,219
by lincoln
6/4/21 4:32:17 PM
6/4/21 4:32:17 PM
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New Texans are a subset of Americans
Not all Americans are as fucking gun obsessed as Texans.

And they can't secede because the US Constitution prevents them from doing that.




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Post #439,220
by a6l6e6x
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6/4/21 10:44:14 PM
6/4/21 10:44:14 PM
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New But, they can split into 5 states, if I recall correctly.
Alex

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Post #439,223
by CRConrad
6/5/21 11:43:50 AM
6/5/21 11:43:50 AM
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New Oh, was that theirs? I may have misremembered the option. Thanks!
Post #439,229
by scoenye
6/5/21 11:15:26 PM
6/5/21 11:15:26 PM
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New Ironically, that limit does not apply to other states
The Constitution allows for the addition of new states by dividing or merging existing states, pursuant approval by Congress. Unlike for Texas, there are no explicit or size delimited limits.
Post #439,232
by CRConrad
6/6/21 11:31:03 AM
6/6/21 11:31:03 AM
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New As I got it, this was a boon, not a limit: Up to 5, Texas can just do it - it's pre-approved.
Post #439,236
by scoenye
6/6/21 11:11:10 PM
6/6/21 11:11:10 PM
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New It applied to the Republic of Texas
The State of Texas replaced it in December of the same year and was admitted "on equal footing in all respects" with any other State. That was the expiration date of the pre-approval (and the count. They can try to break up in as many pieces as they like but they've never been able to agree on where to draw the lines on the map...)
Post #439,239
by Andrew Grygus
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6/7/21 2:15:59 AM
6/7/21 2:15:59 AM
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New If Californians keep moving to Texas . . .
. . at the rate they claim**. they may have to break off some of their cities as separate states to preserve their gun toting purity. Own the Libs!!!!

** Not that many, and not the rich, who can afford to stay here. Most people leaving California are in the lower brackets who can't afford housing here. We're not really upset about this, because we were / and are, overcrowded, and a few million leaving would help bringing down housing costs anyway.
Post #439,224
by CRConrad
6/5/21 11:45:17 AM
6/5/21 11:45:17 AM
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New Yes, that's what "Texans are Americans" means. Welcome to remedial first-grade English.
     And, as everyone said it would happen - (lincoln) - (31) - June 2, 2021, 05:26:58 PM EDT
         Like... Sees a dog, and her -=immediate=- reaction is to shoot[*] it? - (CRConrad) - (30) - June 3, 2021, 07:14:12 AM EDT
             I'm glad the dog is okay - (crazy) - (1) - June 3, 2021, 09:28:35 AM EDT
                 Context matters, too - (drook) - June 3, 2021, 10:49:23 AM EDT
             Re: Like... Sees a dog, and her -=immediate=- reaction is to shoot[*] it? - (lincoln) - (27) - June 3, 2021, 11:40:15 AM EDT
                 Texans are Americans. Invite them to use their secession option, or own them. -NT - (CRConrad) - (26) - June 3, 2021, 01:26:53 PM EDT
                     My plan is . . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - June 3, 2021, 06:32:37 PM EDT
                     The first has been prohibited since the Civil War - (malraux) - (16) - June 4, 2021, 10:02:52 AM EDT
                         No, the other meaning of "own": This is your mess, own it. - (CRConrad) - (15) - June 5, 2021, 11:50:26 AM EDT
                             Yeah, I knew what you meant. - (malraux) - (14) - June 5, 2021, 04:04:51 PM EDT
                                 Yeah, I still don't get that. The French are not in a Union with Turkey, and didn't elect Erdogan. -NT - (CRConrad) - (13) - June 5, 2021, 04:39:33 PM EDT
                                     The EU and the US are not (yet) analogous -NT - (pwhysall) - June 6, 2021, 12:45:31 AM EDT
                                     Ah, thought they had been ratified. Hungary then. - (malraux) - (11) - June 6, 2021, 04:39:21 PM EDT
                                         Don't forget the Vermont Republic ;-) -NT - (scoenye) - June 6, 2021, 11:18:12 PM EDT
                                         EU Law is really quite optional - (pwhysall) - (2) - June 7, 2021, 02:01:09 AM EDT
                                             As I said, the US has no mechanism for states to leave on their own - (malraux) - (1) - June 7, 2021, 09:25:16 AM EDT
                                                 Yeah, so get back to us with your as-of-now-false equivalence in a couple hundred years. -NT - (CRConrad) - June 7, 2021, 11:21:10 AM EDT
                                         You've got your levels mixed up. - (CRConrad) - (6) - June 7, 2021, 11:19:34 AM EDT
                                             Well, I have noticed the regression of Turkey. - (a6l6e6x) - (5) - June 7, 2021, 09:05:29 PM EDT
                                                 from the news reports it is now a thugocracy as opposed to a theocracy - (boxley) - (4) - June 8, 2021, 02:16:39 PM EDT
                                                     I'm with BOx, except one small edit: A thugocracy albeit (rather flimsily) *disguised as* theocracy. -NT - (CRConrad) - (1) - June 9, 2021, 05:50:23 AM EDT
                                                         Hasn't that been true of most of them? -NT - (drook) - June 9, 2021, 09:17:56 AM EDT
                                                     Whenever Turkey is in the news, it's always worse than we thought. - (Another Scott) - June 9, 2021, 12:29:13 PM EDT
                                                     Re: You have a point. :) - (a6l6e6x) - June 9, 2021, 11:08:00 PM EDT
                     Texans are a subset of Americans - (lincoln) - (7) - June 4, 2021, 04:32:17 PM EDT
                         But, they can split into 5 states, if I recall correctly. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (5) - June 4, 2021, 10:44:14 PM EDT
                             Oh, was that theirs? I may have misremembered the option. Thanks! -NT - (CRConrad) - June 5, 2021, 11:43:50 AM EDT
                             Ironically, that limit does not apply to other states - (scoenye) - (3) - June 5, 2021, 11:15:26 PM EDT
                                 As I got it, this was a boon, not a limit: Up to 5, Texas can just do it - it's pre-approved. -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - June 6, 2021, 11:31:03 AM EDT
                                     It applied to the Republic of Texas - (scoenye) - (1) - June 6, 2021, 11:11:10 PM EDT
                                         If Californians keep moving to Texas . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - June 7, 2021, 02:15:59 AM EDT
                         Yes, that's what "Texans are Americans" means. Welcome to remedial first-grade English. -NT - (CRConrad) - June 5, 2021, 11:45:17 AM EDT

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