The Republic of Texas Becoming Independent Again
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"Commonwealth of Texas" Over again Pushes for IndependenceWOAI.Com (San Antonio) ^ | Final UPDATE: 2/24/2005 11:04:56 AM | Posted By: Jim Forsyth
Posted on 02/24/2005 9:44:03 AM PST past .cnI redruM
The separatist Republic of Texas group, which largely dissolved after an bootless insurgence in the Davis Mountains left several of its leaders expressionless or in prison house in 1997, has reformed, and is again pushing its message that Texas should be a free and independent nation, 1200 WOAI news reported today.
From a newly established 'capitol' in the e Texas town of Overton, Daniel Miller, President of the Republic of Texas Interim Government, says a want to be free, combined with ballooning concerns over ascent taxes and holding rights, will convince more Texans to support a 'referendum' on whether Texas should become an independent nation.
"We're seeking a referendum to allow the people of Texas to vote on independence," Miller said. "We're looking forward to the benefits of Texas independence, where Texas stands equally a nation amid other nations."
Texas was a commonwealth from 1836 until joining the United States in December of 1845, in a move that helped spark the Mexican War. Texas joined the Confederate States of America in 1861, and talk of independence has surfaced off and on since the end of the Ceremonious War, although no reputable historian or political scientists expects the event volition ever occur.
"At that place are many reasons why Texas would be better off equally a republic," Miller said. "Ane of our biggest problems right now is school finance, and we don't accept enough money to keep our schools solvent. Still we send $129 billion to Washington D.C. annually for them to spend on projects that don't actually impact Texas. Nosotros feel that if we could go on that money here at home we could solve all of our problems."
He says Texas is currently the eighth largest economy in the world, and second largest on a per capita basis..
"An independent Texas would be an economic powerhouse worldwide."
Led by self proclaimed "Ambassador" Richard McLaren, several people claiming to represent the Commonwealth of Texas Organization took two hostages in remote Fort Davis. The resulting standoff left two Republic of Texas sympathizers dead and McLaren and several followers are serving lengthy prison terms for their roles in the incident.
In the weeks leading up to the standoff, McLaren had been attaching frivolous write and liens to the property of opponents, sympathizing with the 'militia' and 'freemen' movements which sprung upwardly following the Co-operative Davidian siege in Waco in 1993, and even issuing $one.eight billion in phony financial documents. The new Republic of Texas motility condemns these deportment and says its movement is purely peaceful and political.
"Texas independence is non some fringe movement, nor is information technology reactionary," Miller says. "We are simply living out trends that are happening around the globe. If y'all look at the by twenty years there have been in backlog of xxx nations which accept been formed. In that location is a trend worldwide toward independence and decontrol, and nosotros think it'due south high time that the tendency came to Texas."
TOPICS: Law-breaking/Corruption; Extended News; Forepart Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; The states: Texas
KEYWORDS: heroes; holenudercuntry; loonstarrepub; lunatics; nutsoes; rot; seperatisits
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Oh skillful, Domestic Terrorists. Why don't they join The Free State Project and remove a Blue Country from the Spousal relationship?
i posted on 02/24/2005 nine:44:05 AM PST by .cnI redruM
To: .cnI redruM
Moonbats...They muddy up the proper noun of The Democracy of Texas.
two posted on 02/24/2005 ix:45:40 AM PST by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: .cnI redruM
Texas is now running the U.South., and then why do they want to secede?
3 posted on 02/24/2005 nine:46:46 AM PST by My2Cents ("Friends stab you from the front." -- Oscar Wilde)
To: MEG33
Scary people. Where are the Texas Rangers when they'd come in handy?
4 posted on 02/24/2005 9:47:17 AM PST by .cnI redruM ("I think that I accept a adequately skilful understanding of what constitutes insider data," -Soros)
To: .cnI redruM
yeah. kidnapping etc. is a cracking style to win friends and influence allies in your cause.
5 posted on 02/24/2005 9:47:47 AM PST by camle (go along your mind open and somebody will fill it with something for you))
To: My2Cents
They're probably subsidized by George Soros.
6 posted on 02/24/2005 9:49:48 AM PST by .cnI redruM ("I call up that I accept a adequately good understanding of what constitutes insider information," -Soros)
To: .cnI redruM
"From a newly established 'capitol' in the east Texas boondocks of Overton, Daniel Miller, President of the Republic of Texas Acting Regime..."
Eastward Texas...hmmm. Ok, let's give it to Louisiana.
seven posted on 02/24/2005 9:51:18 AM PST past Avenger
To: camle
yeah. kidnapping etc. is a groovy way to win friends and influence allies in your cause.
These aren't the aforementioned people. The ones involved in that kidnapping were zilch more than Terrorists and Thugs.
I have no problem at all with someone wanting an Independant Nation. Allow them convince their voters and population that information technology'due south a skilful thing peacefully and inside current law.
Anything other than that is, as has already been stated, Terrorism.
eight posted on 02/24/2005 9:51:37 AM PST by Leatherneck_MT (A Patriot must ever be willing to defend his Country against his Authorities)
To: .cnI redruM
Let's just give Texas to Mexico. Their official language is already Spanish, isn't it?
9 posted on 02/24/2005 ix:52:45 AM PST by 14erClimb
To: .cnI redruM
http://www.commonwealth-of-texas.internet/index2.shtml
I found this by googling...I hope they aren't going to print their own money and pull the stunts they did final time..filing civil suits on officials, tying upwardly courts, committing crimes.
Nosotros don't have election initiatives in Texas..how do these dingbats hope to become a vote on secession?
x posted on 02/24/2005 9:52:48 AM PST by MEG33 (GOD Bless OUR Armed services)
To: .cnI redruM
Texas was a republic from 1836 until joining the U.s. in Dec of 1845...
Nah, this is all backwards. We permit the US bring together u.s.a. and typical of friendly Texans nosotros let the United states of america keeps it'southward name:)
11 posted on 02/24/2005 9:54:08 AM PST by isthisnickcool (This space for rent.)
To: .cnI redruM
cripes why cant like Vermont and RI secede instead of Texas
I would say let Mass secede but i work there :)
12 posted on 02/24/2005 9:54:53 AM PST by DM1
To: 14erClimb
13 posted on 02/24/2005 ix:55:27 AM PST by MEG33 (GOD Anoint OUR War machine)
To: My2Cents
Texas is now running the U.Southward., and so why do they want to secede?
I'm glad to see a Californian finally acknowledge this. LOL.
14 posted on 02/24/2005 nine:57:58 AM PST by geedee (Patriotism is easy to sympathize; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.)
To: My2Cents
well I don't know how nuts this grouping is, simply it sounds as though Texans have a nice strong libertarian streak in them. They should take over New York.
To: 14erClimb
I can see you lot're not from Texas....
xvi posted on 02/24/2005 9:58:39 AM PST by Knitting A Conundrum (Human action Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
To: .cnI redruM
As I recollect from growing upward at that place, they're legally immune to break upward into v states as a condition on inclusion into the US. I doubtfulness that in that location'south whatever secession clause.
17 posted on 02/24/2005 nine:58:53 AM PST by elfman2 (Not paid to be PC)
To: .cnI redruM
Texas Rangers. Their teeth were pulled long ago. They mainly investigate white collar and voting crime in counties to poor to have resources to do and so efficiently. Gone are the days of the mystic they use to accept. Only about 5 of the fourscore or so odd Rangers owns a horse anymore.
To: geedee
Meliorate Texas run the country than California. :-)
19 posted on 02/24/2005 10:02:42 AM PST by My2Cents ("Friends stab yous from the front." -- Oscar Wilde)
To: One Proud Dad
We used to tell Ranger jokes ( like Aggie jokes ). Nosotros call their fancy .45 rigs bar-b-que guns and joke they replaced them with tongs in theier holster then when they hunkered effectually the camp burn down they could reach the brisket.
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