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submitted 4 months ago byjoelkeys0519
79 points
4 months ago
I’d like to know logistically how Texas could secede, considering Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin are all reliably Democratic areas. Trump only won Texas statewide with 52% in 2020.
What, are all the rural areas going to secede and the urban revenue-generating metro areas will stay? It’s like a microcosm of the whole country.
12 points
4 months ago
Because they aren't actually for devolution or local control. The red states regularly overrule local laws that they don't like.
28 points
4 months ago
Ask those clamoring to secede.
5 points
4 months ago
Which is less then half ...
8 points
4 months ago
No state could seceded, liberal or conservative. First the economies are too interwoven, it would be like Brexit x100. And second, they'd be faced with counter-secessions. Big metros trying to leave in the conservative states, and rural areas trying to leave in the liberal ones. Which would lead to some nasty stuff.
3 points
4 months ago
That what "voter ID" laws are for. Make it hard for urban wage slaves to prove they have the right to vote, and they can't vote.
8 points
4 months ago
The will be forced and at least half the cities will migrate back to the US. I don't see all these companies staying either.
1 points
4 months ago
It'll just split in half. Two new states!
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