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The title should read, Texas Lt. Governor does everything possible to foment civil war in a horrible situation of their own making

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[–] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 65 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We believe constitutionally we are right.

Did… Did anyone tell them the SCOTUS ruling? /s

[–] Reverendender@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

No no, it's what they believe.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can't wait for these cowards to back down. And they will back down. They have nothing to fight the U.S. government with.

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I say let them have at it and see if Texit goes any better then Brexit. I think they'll come crawling back in a few years with a lot more humility.

[–] Kyrrrr@lemmynsfw.com 48 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Everyone is talking about how they don't have the military power to win a civil war. I can't get over how 1 day of freezing rain can end electricity in texas for weeks. Their infrastructure couldn't handle some teens with a DIY hacking blog

[–] 2fat4that@kbin.social 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is so fucking accurate. I don’t think people understand how FRAGILE infrastructure is in Texas. I was there during the “holy shit it’s snowing” event of 2014 and all of south Texas ran out of gas.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 22 points 2 years ago

Yeah, but since 2014 they learned their lesson and upgrad-

HAHA no they fucking didn't. Doing the right thing would require regulations and investments and Texas is against making good decisions.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Texit would be a huge boon for Mexico, because it would create a buffer state to protect them from America 🤭

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Texas finally secedes

"We should have built that wall when we had the chance." - Mexico.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

... And somehow the GOP found a way to make Mexico pay for the wall. It just cost the Republic itself.

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

If Texas secedes the cartels will be running the place by the end of the week.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Civil war cosplay, in the run-up to an election.

[–] white_shotgun@aussie.zone 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Another reason not to visit the place

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 8 points 2 years ago

I’m skipping the eclipse. I can go to more stable parts of the world than Texas.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

You wouldn't want to be caught there when the cecdee happens anyway.

[–] graycube@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago