“The NFL has literally begun playing two national anthems before its games. In recognition of the Two Americas.” – Common Sense
In September 2021, the nation’s official archives added a “Harmful Language Alert” to its online collection of documents, including the founding papers, warning its readers of potential biased, racist, and offensive content. And why not? In today’s trigger culture, we wouldn’t want anyone to be unnecessarily offended by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. If it isn’t already evident, one side of the political aisle has completely lost the plot. And it’s bound to get worse, much worse.
Politically and culturally, and seemingly everywhere in between, we are irreparably divided into two different Americas, each with its own set of facts. The left sees America as irredeemably racist while envisioning a nation with a Marxian foundation of equal outcomes. The right, still largely religious and nationalistic, supports equal opportunity as outlined in the original Constitution. Added to the fracture is a growing skepticism about the integrity of our elections, a worrisome sign in a representative government. Many Democrats still believe that Russia changed all the 2016 votes, while Republicans are certain that a whole lotta fraud helped Biden score the highest tally in 2020.
Thanks to a diminishing understanding of civics, most Americans are unaware that our nation was founded with the idea that a smaller government, with fewer laws and regulations, would allow more people to live as they wish. Unfortunately, we are headed in the opposite direction, with collective power shifting to the federal government, made worse by a COVID-inspired push for compliance and dependence. With intelligence agencies and the justice system increasingly making decisions based on politics, and not the Constitution and the law, it’s time to accept the inevitable. Permanent separation is the only answer. And the best place to start is Texas.
In Robert Murphy’s 2021 pamphlet, “Common Sense”, Murphy looks at existing problems with the federal system in the United States and suggests what a Texas Republic could do to resolve them. Focusing on the topics of money, debt, entitlements, healthcare, the military, climate, drugs, and education, Murphy makes the case for a Texas exit from the United States. For starters, a Texas Republic could succeed without an IRS equivalent and fewer bureaucratic regulations, while alternative and competing currencies could slay the struggling dollar. Federal services lost in the exit could be managed with insurance and personal savings at significantly lower costs, while private education options could replace the dismal public school system. Claiming that an independent Texas would be a win/win for a divided America, Murphy also shows why there is absolutely no need for bloodshed to ensure that both sides benefit.
Known as the Lone Star State, the Republic of Texas already enjoyed its independence as a sovereign nation from 1836 to 1845, before joining the Union as its 29th state. Today, Texas is the 2nd largest state in the Union; in both landmass and population and has the 9th largest economy in the world. To add to its obvious appeal, Texas already controls one of three power grids in the US which covers 85 percent of the state, while their ports in the Gulf of Mexico can provide ready access to imports and exports. Having already established gold depositories, with laws accepting gold as legal tender, Texas has available options for stable currencies, if they so choose. Most of all, Texas is culturally ready for independence, with a strong personal identity. And significant gun ownership to convince any potential detractors, why it’s not a good idea to mess with Texas.
Despite some objections, the Constitution provides for individual states to secede, with Texas uniquely qualified due to its prior sovereignty as an independent nation. And with the federal government brazenly exceeding its Constitutional limits, Texas is more than justified to do so. Nor would Texas be unique in the world concerning secession. We have already seen several recent non-violent breakups among other countries, namely, Czechoslovakia in 1992, and the Soviet Union in 1989, which split into 20 separate countries. Most recently, we watched Great Britain separate themselves from the European Union, ala Brexit, without fear or foul.
In fact, since the 1950s, the number of sovereign countries in the world has nearly doubled, and there is no reason that number cannot continue to grow. More nations mean more people living the way they wish without constant coercion and obstruction. In America, people are and will continue to sort themselves by voting with their feet, making red states redder and blue states bluer. An independent Texas would immediately begin to draw like-minded people to migrate to their new nation. A successful Texas withdrawal should reduce conflict, not invite more opposition. Indeed, if Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow can consciously uncouple, then why can’t we?
Reginald Denny, a trucker severely beaten in the 1992 Los Angeles riots once implored, “Can’t we all just get along”? In a nation of more than 330 million, the answer is a resounding, NO! We can’t. Despite the state’s attempts to nullify unconstitutional federal laws, we have not been able to stop the most insidious attacks on individual liberties. If the system is not going to improve, divorce is the obvious answer. So why not a civil divorce, where we separate and wish each other well? Not only for the sake of the country but also to restore, in some small way, the God-given natural rights so vital to America’s early success.
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