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Originally posted by Mercenary2007
if we had states declaring secession from the U.S. you better believe the federal government would send in federal troops to stop it. they will do anything to keep their power. they will do anything to keep the states in line and ultimately the people.
Originally posted by XTexan
reply to post by sizzle
I moved to Virginia for 4 years and just moved back to Texas this month. I hated every minute up there.
I knew for a fact that if SHTF then I didn't want to be anywhere but Texas.
[edit on 19-2-2009 by XTexan]
Originally posted by jam321
To all my fellow Texans and the rest of my fellow countrymen and women, I truly hope we can find a way to put our political differences aside and unite for the common good of America.
A big Semper Fi to each and every one of ya
catch ya'll later
Originally posted by Power_Semi
As an Englishman I find this whole situation a bit baffling.
Firstly what has prompted all of these states to start doing this? You know what it's like, people in power at any level are all in each others pockets & taking backhanders from up & down the foodchain, so why & how would someone in that chain suddenly become a dissenter against their colleagues/superiors/masters?
It kind of doesn't make sense.
Also, to have numerous states doing this doesn't ring true either. Trying to coordinate any disparate group of people to do anything is tough, but trying to convince different politicians &/or public officials would be nigh on impossible.
That leads me to be able to think of only 2 possibilities:
1) Something was revealed to them that shocked them so much that a lot of them have agreed behind closed doors to do this (I'm thinking maybe when they were told why they would sign the financial bill through maybe - or maybe that was the wrong group of people??)
or;
2) It's being co-ordinated from higher up. Maybe the writing is on the wall & when say economic collapse comes people will have zero faith in the Federal Govt & their local leaders, so they start the ball rolling now to make it look as though they are anti-FedGov & pro the people so that afterwards everything can be blamed on the evil "Fed Gov" & the people will still support their local government.
Then they can create a new centralised power that's "pro people" but will really be the same entity in a different guise run by the same people.
Or most likely I don't understand whats going on 'cause I'm not a Yank
Originally posted by Power_Semi
2) It's being co-ordinated from higher up. Maybe the writing is on the wall & when say economic collapse comes people will have zero faith in the Federal Govt & their local leaders, so they start the ball rolling now to make it look as though they are anti-FedGov & pro the people so that afterwards everything can be blamed on the evil "Fed Gov" & the people will still support their local government.
Then they can create a new centralised power that's "pro people" but will really be the same entity in a different guise run by the same people.
Originally posted by jam321
To all my fellow Texans and the rest of my fellow countrymen and women, I truly hope we can find a way to put our political differences aside and unite for the common good of America.
A big Semper Fi to each and every one of ya
catch ya'll later