The problem with secession is that there was already a civil war fought over it, and I don’t think the government from which people are hoping to secede is any more willing—probably less willing, frankly—to let people go than the other one was. Any political body voting for succession has to understand that they need to be ready and willing to fight a war to back up their vote, which makes people very hesitant to support it.
True although when Abbott had that border showdown part of me was thinking it would escalate
The problem with secession is that there was already a civil war fought over it, and I don’t think the government from which people are hoping to secede is any more willing—probably less willing, frankly—to let people go than the other one was. Any political body voting for succession has to understand that they need to be ready and willing to fight a war to back up their vote, which makes people very hesitant to support it.
My brother made that exact point back when I was all about Texas secession. I saw the logic in his words