re: Texas moves one step closer to leaving US

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What there will be is the leaders being arrested and imprisoned.

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Texas needs to annex Louisiana. Please??

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How much gold does Texas have?
The reason I ask is that once succession happens, Texas will have their own currency. I'm guessing it'll be backed by gold. If that's the case, untangling from the US Federal Govt wouldn't be difficult at all. Mexico would continue buying O&G from Texas. So would other countries in Central and South America. Farming wouldn't be a problem. Water, not a problem.

The problem with imagining the difficulties that would come with succession is due to the slave mentality to the way things are done in the US now. It's hard to imagine not being regulated by a govt that actively works against its citizens in almost every aspect of governance. It would be a blank slate. Texas could do anything they wanted. They could sell bonds to people to finance the govt. They could implement a system without a central bank.

As far as Medicaid and other welfare systems go, why have them? The US flourished for a long time without these programs. Without a central bank, insurance companies, or income tax as well. Texas need look no further than the US prior to 1913 in order to not only survive, but outpace the leftover US.

Would people be pissed off for not getting their Social Security after paying in? Maybe, but there would be no law forbidding people from leaving in order to receive their benefits. There's the door. Founding a nation comes with a price. frick Social Security, WIC, SNAP, and all the other welfare programs. Work, or don't eat. If that sounds like something you don't want to help build, kick rocks and GTFO.

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military bases in Texas

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The United States maintains nearly 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and territories abroad. No one would argue that those 70 countries are in a political union with the United States due to the presence of a U.S. military base, nor would anyone argue that they should be. The presence of these military bases on foreign soil is solely about shared defense concerns and security interests. It does not imply any further political connection.

After TEXIT, Texas may not share a government with the rest of the United States, but we will still share defense and national security concerns. International military cooperation has been a cornerstone of U.S. defense policy since the Second World War and, while it has been suggested that there should be some reforms, the underlying policy is unlikely to change, especially close to home.

It is, therefore, highly probable that Texas would enter into a mutual defense pact with the United States that includes joint use and operation of existing military bases and facilities in Texas or their full transfer to the Texas Military Department. As a part of any mutual defense pact, Texas will likely have to pledge to spend a set percentage of its GDP on national defense, much like the reforms proposed for NATO. In return, the United States should guarantee the availability of military arms and equipment for tariff-free purchase by manufacturers in the United States and vice versa. Texas should stipulate that the mutual defense pact should only extend to commonly agreed defense concerns.

Any mutual defense pact of this nature could set a transition period where things essentially stay as they are now, operating under a joint command until such time as the already established Texas Military Forces are at full readiness.

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Texas could reach purchase acquisition agreements for existing infrastructure to repay federal investment and their respective portion of federal debt.

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I wonder how long it would take for another country to invade Texas to gain critical proximity to the US.

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using military from the 25 military bases in Texas. Texans in those bases I supposed would be excused as foreigners.

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You people act like a state like Texas, if they were to secede, wouldn’t field a military.

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The bulk of Texas national defense will be concentrated on three key areas: strengthening the borders against national security risks, defense against attack from international state actors, and supporting military actions of allies that are congruent with our strategic objectives.

Using the NATO target average of 2 percent of GDP for military and defense spending would provide approximately $32.78 billion annually, making Texas 11th in the world in defense spending. Funding at this level would cover the costs of recruiting, training, equipping, and maintaining an active duty enlistment in excess of 125,000 troops. This would be in line with the number of Texans currently serving in the United States military in all branches. In addition, it would provide a level of funding to, over time, increase our inventory of military vehicles including naval vessels, fighters and support aircraft, and armored vehicles. Building on the current military infrastructure in the Texas Military Department (TMD), Texas will grow the components of the TMD into a world-class military force capable of addressing any threat to the safety and security of Texas posed by any who would do us harm.

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I wonder how long it would take for another country to invade Texas to gain critical proximity to the US

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the US

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