• @somethingsnappy
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    1410 months ago

    Now that the US doesn’t actually need Texas for anything, can we just let them secede and offer amnesty to reasonable people?

    • @OlPatchy2Eyes
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      710 months ago

      What happened that the US used to need Texas and doesn’t anymore?

      • Granbo's Holy Hotrod
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        610 months ago

        President Grant in his memoirs mentions Texas only purpose was to bolster slave state numbers.

        • @[email protected]
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          fedilink
          810 months ago

          Only state to fight a war for slavery twice, and proud of both times.

          Currently offering two Republican Senators and 25/13 Representatives in favor of Republicans, basically a Republican supermajority.

          Headquarters of the Koch propaganda empire. World headquarters of climate denial propagandists in general.

          Favored state of dumbasses who are both unhinged American exceptionalists and secessionists, somehow.

          America would literally be better off with Texas, and a majority of the ruling party wants it to, sooooo

          Bye Felisha.

    • @RagingRobot
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      110 months ago

      Then all the states north of Texas would need to build walls