It was thrilling to see “real” Texans standing up for themselves in Austin yesterday. To hear secession preached from the steps of the Capitol was good for a change. The people are fond of the Texas, Gadsden and Gonzales flags, yet I did not see any film of the Confederate flag (see video) . The people talked about not knowing the legality of secession and that it needs to occur. What they do not realize is that Texas has already seceded once, it does not need to again, since neither Governor Pendleton Murrah, Robert E. Lee of President Davis surrendered the government. All that is needed is for the State government of Texas to kick the federal authorities out. If the county sheriffs throughout Texas exerted their authority, the feds would not be able to do much.
Rather than talk secession, they need to do it! They also need to secede culturally from the corrupting influence of the government schools and institutions. When they say they don’t know if secession is legal, it says a great deal about how the Yankee education system has kept us in the dark about this. The people do need to pick up the banner and carry it themselves. It was of interest that Republican candidates used the meeting to promote their agenda. True secession does not mean jumping in bed with the Republicans, for that will give you more of what we have. It means kicking them both out of office (republican and democrat).
I was also appalled at the statements on the internet that “Real Texans support healthcare, not secession” -The people promoting that have no idea what real Texans are. They are ignorant. Real Texans are self-reliant. They do not want government or government hand outs. They distrust government, whether US, Mexican, Spanish, Confederate or otherwise. They know better. Real Texans do not support sell-outs like Lloyd Doggett, Gene Green, Shiela Jackson-Lee and their ilk. The men at Goliad learned what happened when you believe government promises on health care. Real Texans supported secession in Freedonia, at the Alamo, at Vicksburg, at Gettysburg, at San Jacinto. Men like B. F. Terry, John Austin Wharton, RIP Ford, Hiram Granbury, Pat Cleburne, President Lamar, President Sam Houston, …Real Texans DO support Secession, not government programs!
Liberty for Texas and the South!
J Murrah
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If secession was not legal, then why were the provisional governments required to repeal the ordinances of secession after the War?
Richard,
You make an excellent point. The US government leaders knew secession was legal, even in the Texas v White it was proclaimed to be legal. In response to your question, it was about money and debt. The US knew that debt is a form of legitimacy, the Southern States had to take action to disavow their debts. The repeal of the ordinances was an action taken to make the takeover and occupation legally legitimate.
The sticking point with Texas is that our Ordinance of Secession was the repeal of the legal act that joined us to the Union. The Supreme Court refused to touch that action (review the legitimacy or our admission), since they knew it was bogus as well.
If you really want to stir up a hornet’s nest, the US Congress in terms of what the Constitution allows ceased to exist when the Southern Representatives walked out on it. (Hmmmm….) The action raises concerns about the legitimacy of any act it passed after that time (Hmmmm…)
Ducit Amor Patria,
J Murrah