Progressives’ only desire (it seems) is to control as many people and things as they possibly can, so this topic gives them heartburn (“How DARE you to defy us!!!”).
The Case for Secession. “Might a state like Texas legitimately decide that the federal government has so abandoned its duties under the Constitution that it has no alternative but to remove itself from the Union, and vindicate its citizens’ rights itself? I think such a decision, given the enormity of the issue of illegal immigration, would indeed be legitimate. Whether it would be well-advised is a question that should, in my view, be open for debate.”
Competent national leadership would never get us to a place where people are debating this, but our ruling class is happily playing Civilizational Jenga.
Oh sure, the Socialists masquerading as “moderate Democrats” will bring back the Civil War and White Supremacy and MAGA Extremists to argue against it. Scott Johnson (linked above), I think, successfully shows the case today is 180 degrees away from the Civil War history. In the latter, the States were rebelling (and I’ll skip the 10th Amendment arguments for now, even as I’m predisposed to go that way). Today, it is the Federal Government that is rebelling against its foundational documents – the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution itself.
While the former is a bit more lengthy to defend, the latter is quite specific – it is a Constitutional mandate to protect against invasion. We now have an illegal population of around 54 million aliens in the US who do NOT share our values. How can they be good Americans if they are demanding free stuff, assaulting law enforcement and our fellow citizens, and even killing Americans?
ONLY the Left seems to define invasion as limited to military action. I’m not even convinced that our hollowed-out military can defend us. But by refusing to understand, as we see what is happening in Europe, the invasion of one culture by another is just demographics and a porous border.
And the Biden Administration, and many Democrat-run States, are aiding and abetting the illegal invasion. Er, does this turn an invasion into a party invitation?
Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Florida have passed laws to arrest illegals because the Feds have turned their backs on their Constitutional Duty. Iowa, Louisiana, and Georgia are considering similar measures (e.g., short of Secession).
I’ve posted from time to time about counties in different States wishing to secede from their “home” State to another. Oftentimes, it is because one or two large cities with Progressive-socialist populations swamp the suburban-rural vote (e.g., a local case demonstrating why the Electoral College is still required).
So, would Texas be justified in seceding? Discuss!