Texas GOP official wants secession on the primary ballot

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Houston Chronicle

Texas GOP official wants secession on the primary ballot
By Dylan Baddour
Updated 5:19 pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2015

A member of the executive committee for the Republican Party of Texas plans to introduce a resolution at the group's next meeting, which would add to the party's primary ballot a non-binding measure for Texas secession. Party leadership calls the prospect unlikely.

Tanya Robertson, State Republican Executive Committee member for Senate District 11, which covers parts of Harris, Galveston and Brazoria counties, said she'll present the resolution at the committee's December 4 meeting in Austin, and that she already has support from a few other members.

"There's been a big groundswell of Texans that are getting into the Texas independence issue," she said, citing conversations she's had with constituents. "I believe conservatives in Texas should have a choice to voice their opinion."

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Robertson got the idea for the resolution from the Texas Nationalist Movement, a small secessionist group that has tried but so far failed to raise the necessary 75,000 signatures to put a non-binding secession vote on the March ballot. When she heard that news she thought she could help, though she isn't a member of the TNM.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/texas-independence-secession-republic-TNM-texian-6654896.php

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[KamaAina]

1. Why does she hate America so much?

[randys1]

14. Is she Latina? I know why they hate AMerica so much.

And they do.

It is because America is no longer a completely white controlled, christian controlled, heterosexual controlled environment and this makes them extremely nervous.

[Drahthaardogs]

61. What a silly statement.

I grew up with Mexicans who were here before America was a country. Direct great great grandchildren of New Spain. They are some of the most patriotic people I know. They are proud of their Mexican heritage but they love their country.

[randys1]

64. Wasnt talking AT ALL about Latino's, but I can see why someone could read it that way

i didnt say it well

I was talking about the rightwingers, teaparty, and I wondered if she happened to be Latina

I was hoping she wasnt and she probably isnt, but thanks for pointing this out to me so I could clear it up

Latino's are fantastic people and I apologize for the crappy wording

[OffWithTheirHeads]

2. Oh pulese and good riddance!

[ebbie15644]

3. Bye Bye!

[underpants]

4. Willing to give up Ft.s Hood and Bliss and all that Uncle Sucker money?

Take on defense and border control by yourself?
Pay for highway maintenance?
when Galveston takes it in the teeth from another hurricane, is all that oil money in Houston going to take care of that?

[LiberalArkie]

6. Don't forget Lackland AFB and Nasa.

[underpants]

9. Yes

[LiberalArkie]

10. You know if they did it, that the feds would not even leave the concrete there.

Every postoffice all the bases would be leaved and hauled off. No pipe in the ground. They would leave their locations like they found it with no Texas labor used at all.

[forest444]

33. It's one of the great ironies that the extent to which a state is dependent on Uncle Sucker,

is fairly proportional to the prevalence of secessionist feelings therein.

[MisterP]

34. they're seperatists: they just think that they should separate because they should separate because

they should separate because they should separate because ...

very logical!

[tazkcmo]

47. Ft. Sam

Camp Bullis. And there's AF Wings stationed all over the state. let's not forget the Border Patrol and OUR wall! We'll need to move that wall that the U.S. paid for.

[LiberalArkie]

5. Please..

[Renew Deal]

7. That's a great idea

We can put an exact number on the traitors in TX.

[BlueJazz]

8. Ha! That crap would last about 2 months ...then >>

[DebbieCDC]

11. Please, Texas, by all means, leave

but better be quick so Trump can be sure build that wall in the right place. After all, if you won't be part of the US anymore you'll need to be on the "other side" of the Great Wall of Trump

[yellowcanine]

57. Don't paint the whole state with a knee jerk reaction to a few Texans.

There are lots of Democrats and Progressives in Texas. And they are not all in Austin. It's a big state.

[tazkcmo]

12. Me too.

But not for the same reasons as this fool.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

13. Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhh

nt

[houston16revival]

15. Promise?

[surrealAmerican]

16. So, how would that work?

If you vote for secession, would that nullify your votes for federal officials?

[Yupster]

17. Texas voted once to secede

The vote passed by 80 - 20 % with the governor urging a no vote.

Then the US Army came and stomped them.

[packman]

18. Fuck that - poll the other 49 states if they want to keep Texass

Might be surprised .

[kentauros]

24. It's "Texasperated"

I thought I taught that one to you before?

[SoapBox]

19. Oh please do!

And let's see what all those corporations that have moved there, to avoid taxes, have to say.

[mountain grammy]

20. Our nephew has been working on this since Obama's election..

Only has a year left to get er done.

[tclambert]

21. I would like to keep Austin, but the rest of Texas can go.

Keep Austin, and keep Austin weird.

[kentauros]

25. Austin hasn't been weird for a long time.

Maybe you're thinking of Houston?

(I talked to the guy that programmed that car's electronics with the bass and lobsters. He's got a PhD in geophysics and writes software for geology firms.)

[dhill926]

22. "I believe conservatives in Texas should have a choice to voice their opinion."

yeah, because we all know the poor things are shut out of the public discourse....

[LiberalElite]

27. Poor things have to fight to be heard!

[sinkingfeeling]

23. Will Texas return the FEMA aid they received in May? And what would Cruz do for a living?

[LiberalElite]

26. "I believe conservatives in Texas should have a choice to voice their opinion."

as if they don't voice their opinions day after day after day after day after day....

[truthisfreedom]

28. Please oh please oh please do! And then...

Get thrown into a Federal slammer for sedition or treason or hell, blasphemy for all I care.

[vkkv]

29. Yes!!! Thank you!!! And the ENTIRE SOUTH with YOU! ! ! !

Woo Hoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[quickesst]

53. Yeah....

....and all of us here in the south that vote democrat, you know, like me, African Americans, Latinos, and the dreaded southern gays wouldn't mind at all offering ourselves up as collateral damage, and the suffering it would bring as long as it makes you happy. Everyone knows we are inferior to people who live in the pristine north. Hell, I've got a buddy visiting from NYC who wrote this post for me. All I did was sign it like this: X. Too many still who don't mind throwing out the baby with the bath water.

[kentauros]

30. Here we go again...

I'm more surprised at the reading comprehension of my fellow liberals around here that these yahoos. I thought we were the smarter party?

I understand that it may just be your boiling-blood level of vitriol and physical-universe-absolute level of hatred for my fair state, but try to pay attention instead of just mouthing off. It doesn't come across as what I would call liberal-minded in the least.

A member of the executive committee for the Republican Party of Texas plans to introduce a resolution at the group's next meeting, which would add to the party's primary ballot a non-binding measure for Texas secession. Party leadership calls the prospect unlikely.

Tanya Robertson, State Republican Executive Committee member for Senate District 11, which covers parts of Harris, Galveston and Brazoria counties, said she'll present the resolution at the committee's December 4 meeting in Austin, and that she already has support from a few other members.

"There's been a big groundswell of Texans that are getting into the Texas independence issue," she said, citing conversations she's had with constituents. "I believe conservatives in Texas should have a choice to voice their opinion."

. . .

Robertson got the idea for the resolution from the Texas Nationalist Movement, a small secessionist group that has tried but so far failed to raise the necessary 75,000 signatures to put a non-binding secession vote on the March ballot. When she heard that news she thought she could help, though she isn't a member of the TNM.

I suspect, too, that she only talked to conservative constituents. Because I haven't heard anything about this supposed "groundswell" of support from my liberal friends here in Houston. We're also about to elect another liberal Mayor. Maybe she's just upset about that

[lastlib]

31. My one condition:

They have to take IdiotSon (GWB), Ricky "Oops" Perry and TED CRUZ out with 'em, and give us Barb Jordan, Ann Richards, Molly Ivins, Bill Moyers and a liberal to be named later (Wendy Davis?). And they have to build their fence/wall (at their OWN expense) to keep the crazy IN!

[kentauros]

37. No, we're going to keep those liberals, too.

Because we're staying in the union!

I guess everyone around here has to have their fantasy, and booting out whole states because of a minority of assholes is A-Okay

[tazkcmo]

48. Can't a guy have any fun?

I live in Texas right now. My children were born in San Antonio and one still lives there (NOT a conservative or seperatist). Certainly Texas has many fine people and qualities. When I lived in Germany, the teens were always asking me about Texas and cowboys. I love San Antonio "winters" myself.

I hear this crap from somebody on a monthly basis and I respond to them the way we've been responding to this OP. There's no other way! Reason won't work because these people are as small in mind as they are in number. So, it's not really about kicking Texas out of the Union but about ridiculing these idiots.

[Ken Burch]

38. Uh, the first three people you said they have to give us are already dead.

How about Lloyd Doggett, Sheila Jackson Lee, the Castro twins and Jim Hightower?

(I think Moyers lives in NYC, so we've already got him).

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

32. Yippeee. tRump can move his super wall north. n/t

[vkkv]

43. I'm still waiting for TX, MO, OK, KS, AZ and the ENTIRE South to secede so we can

get going on that BORDER FENCE.

[npk]

44. Yes and before they go make them build that fence

Just like Trump told Mexico they would be responsible for building the fence, then the secessionist should be responsible for building that fence. It would be a good way for them to work off all the money that the fed gov has given them in aid.

[Ken Burch]

35. Fine. So long as Austin, San Antonio, Houston(and most of South Texas)

are allowed to secede from the secession.

[Historic NY]

36. Just make sure they know they get stripped of citizenship...

and all US Government assets will be removed or destroyed to keep them from enemy hands. So theres no mistake.

[turbinetree]

39. Great..........................

and if this crowd sat down and thought about this for one iota, they would lose how many seats in the U.S senate (2), Congress (24) and all funding------------------don't let the door hit you in the ......................
And "bye, bye" the way, I want all of the military funds, highway funds, education funds, all military hardware, highway building, all the airports torn down (FAA funded), for starters, and I want a border fence put up, and having check-points to keep out nationalist and extremists.
Oh, I forgot if your guy Cruzless gets the nomination he will have to with draw since he's not a citizens of the country.

So, Tanya Robertson go ahead and put your plan forward------------see ya





Honk---------------for a political revolution Bernie

[Midnight Writer]

40. As well as no Social Security, no Medicare, no Medicaid

Unless of course the socialists in their legislature come up with their own system

[turbinetree]

63. This is the same state..............................

that is trying there damnedest to shut down medicaid for woman, anything that has to do with the social commons that everyone in the state pays the day they start work, they want to either privatize or eliminate for greed.
Hell, you have those freaks down with there open carry law intimidating mothers, and when you say something about terrorist watch list to keep guns out of psychopaths, they start yelling the second amendment-----------they are just a bunch of plain hypocrite--------------they are stupid.
They were running around with that Jade Helm stuff being perpetuated by there right wing governor,.
They had issues with quarantines, lets not forget the Ebola situation, because there legislature was gutting the hospitals to prevent that stuff, from spreading.
Then they have there Gestapo police pulling people over and they really don't do anything except they didn't turn on a turn signal , and then they just jump up and down and send some inmates to the death chamber even if they are innocent.
Brownsville the water is disgusting, right along with the other port facilities exporting oil, and then there corporations down there, like DuPont for starters has the highest cancer and health issue rates in the country, and then they have town that was blown to smithereens, because of the chemicals, form some criminal unethical businessman was not reporting what he was storing near the town, who was circumventing the OSHA and EPA requirements when it comes to chemical mishaps.
Let them leave the United States, let them feel the full wrath of them paying for all of this on there own, with there worthless currency they would have to print---------------again-------------------see ya , don't let the door hit them in the proverbial ............................. good riddance

They have cost me and the rest of this country billions in stupidity, and they have Tanya leading the charge--------------leave, what has this person really done for the state, except spread hate and fear, like damn near with all of there elected "officals", she gets paid for it----------------------leave.

Then there sitting U.S. Senator gets an endorsement from this guy:

http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/11/20/troy-newman-anti-choice-extremist-with-a-histor/207011


just imagine him Cruzless sitting in the Oval Office with this guy standing there




Honk--------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[Hoppy]

41. Great idea.. but only if they take Mississippi with them.

[jmowreader]

42. What is a "big groundswell"?

Is the "big groundswell" of people who think Texas should be its own country larger or smaller than the "big groundswell" of people who think they can drive without a license if they're not being paid to drive, the one of people who think you can write "accepted for value" on a bill and it'll magically be paid out of the secret account the government set up by selling your birth certificate on the stock market, or the "big groundswell" of people who think they don't have to pay income taxes?

[tazkcmo]

49. Everything's bigger in Texas

Including delusion and imagination.

[Jeb Bartlet]

45. The stupid

is strong with this one.

[shadowmayor]

46. The Stars at Night

We do breed 'em stoopid in Texas. Sadly, poor Tanya ain't very good at neighborin'. Being a good neighbor used to be a quality to be admired, but now the teaturds treat it like some kind of weakness. Bullies gotta take their ball and go home when they can't make all the rules. What a developmentally disabled, socially inept, shallow thinking Texas turd!

[tazkcmo]

50. Well said! n/t

[Vinca]

51. I think it's a great idea. And take a few of the southern states along for the ride.

Maybe we should start a gofundme site now for the giant wall we'll need to keep Texans out after they discover they can't exist without the blue states.

[Turbineguy]

52. Remember!

Secession is no problem! They'll still have NASA and the US Military bases.

As an aside, will Veterans who have a bank account with USAA have to declare it as a foreign bank account?

[wolfie001]

54. Red meat for all the old retired (and still working) repuke racists

Works every time.......

[maxrandb]

55. I'm going to go out on a limb and make a wild guess

that she was either elected in 2010 or 2014.

[dkhbrit]

56. I moved to Texas in 2008

I don't visit this site much any more, and post rarely, and it's mostly because of some of the comments in this thread. Some of you here are as bad, if not worse, than the right wingers you oppose. Texas is a great place to live. For sure, the politics here are not how I'd like it, but I think that will change as we see the demographic altering fast.

[LonePirate]

58. I think we will see many more calls for secession during the next few decades.

RWers have an almost impossible hurdle to clear when it comes to winning the presidency. With a Democrat in the White House, a Republican Congress will be able to enact very little. The Supreme Court will eventually become liberal again. RWers will become even more detached from and angry with the federal government so they will retreat to their smaller state strongholds where crazy, traitorous ideas like secession appear to be the only way for them to counter the hated federal government.

I don't think any of these secession movements will amount to anything; but who knows what will happen if we (Dems) win a fourth consecutive election in 2020 and a fifth one in 2024.

[longship]

59. Okay. No NASA for you, then. nt

[Gothmog]

60. The GOP has put a number of dumb and strange things on their primary ballot

These resolutions are non-binding and are designed to fire up the idiots who make up the GOP base

[MillennialDem]

62. It's my dream come true. GET THE FUCK OUT