(June 26, 2016 at 6:12 am)Redbeard The Pink Wrote:(June 26, 2016 at 5:50 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Maybe in the future secession won't start a bloody civil war. But the Federal government has both asserted that power and enforced it by arms, and that is the reality on the ground any secessionsists must face. And when push comes to shove, it won't happen.
Ultima ratio regis, and all that.
By seizing the land illegally, they would have to take it by force, and something tells me that wouldn't go so great against our military. Sure, they could vote to leave, but they can't really make it happen unless the US suddenly decides all the land and industry in Texas just isn't worth the fuss. Something tells me that wouldn't happen.
That's exactly my point: the Federal government would not allow such an act, and would take up arms to prevent it. We have, after all, already done so.The state has no organic military units worth mentioning that aren't at one point under federal military jurisdiction, and secession would be grounds for Federalizing the state's National Guard, removing it from the Governor's purview. And even if every single Texan Guard-member revolted in support of a secession, it could not withstand the force of arms brought to bear against it.
The entire issue is silly for this reason.
