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Now that the US doesn't actually need Texas for anything, can we just let them secede and offer amnesty to reasonable people?
What happened that the US used to need Texas and doesn't anymore?
President Grant in his memoirs mentions Texas only purpose was to bolster slave state numbers.
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.
Oil.
Then all the states north of Texas would need to build walls