To be clear, what’s going on is that the Governor of Texas is using the National Guard to block US border patrol from accessing the border, and using language that is very similar to that in the articles of secession to justify it.
I wish the red states really would all just fucking secede. Fuck em. They’re nothing but a drain and are beyond help. Quit pussyfooting around, man up and secede.
They tried once.
Texas has Ft. Bliss inside it’s borders, so the chances of the govt. actually allowing them to secede are in line with rocking horses crapping gold.
Virginia houses the Pentagon, so those two are staying at least. Florida, though…
I wonder what the 2 German divisions stationed at Fort Bliss would do?
This is going to last all of 20 minutes when things come to a head.
Americans don’t want civil war, Americans want affordable housing.
In part, this strikes me as practice insurrection. Mobilize a military force and see how the Fed responds, knowing you’ll back down before things go really hot.
Even an ‘official’ insurrection would not go very far. Most people don’t want it and wouldn’t take part. There might be resistance pockets here and there, but that’s it. Who is going to leave their job, grab a gun and go fight when they’re living paycheck-to-paycheck?
By April 1862, the south had to impose a draft. The north subsequently did the same.
That’s the only possible way this theorized insurrection would work. And good luck with that, Texas.
All of the right wingers I know that like trump all say the same thing: “if they come for me I’ll blah blah blah”.
None of them would ever leave thier house to go fight for anyone. They’ve got TV to watch.Can’t watch Hannity from the front lines.
