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Republic of Texas
May. 17th, 2009 04:26 pmSo, a recent poll says 48% of Republicans in the state of Texas think that they would be better off as an independent nation. I’m not sure I agree with that, but, since I’m a science fiction writer, let’s play with that concept for a minute.
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I think that if Texas were to secede, they would end up very much like a warmer Canada. That is, a small bilingual country with close economic and military ties to the USA. Mind you, Canada is a fine place.
But the hypothetical "Republic of Texas" would need more than a little luck to pull this off. If not, well, the Mexican Senate has room, and Mexico wouldn’t have to redesign its flag. I think there might be a story out of this.
( cut to spare F-lists )
I think that if Texas were to secede, they would end up very much like a warmer Canada. That is, a small bilingual country with close economic and military ties to the USA. Mind you, Canada is a fine place.
But the hypothetical "Republic of Texas" would need more than a little luck to pull this off. If not, well, the Mexican Senate has room, and Mexico wouldn’t have to redesign its flag. I think there might be a story out of this.
