Those wacky "Republic of Texas" folks are at it again

[ChicanoPwr]

"Republic of Texas" Again Pushes for Independence
LAST UPDATE: 2/24/2005 11:04:56 AM
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=64188ADC-5D4B-417E-A31B-9BB84D2E8B43

The separatist Republic of Texas group, which largely dissolved after an abortive uprising in the Davis Mountains left several of its leaders dead or in prison 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 east Texas town of Overton, Daniel Miller, President of the Republic of Texas Interim Government, says a desire to be free, combined with ballooning concerns over rising taxes and property rights, will convince more Texans to support a 'referendum' on whether Texas should become an independent nation.

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"There are many reasons why Texas would be better off as a republic," Miller said. "One of our biggest problems right now is school finance, and we don't have enough money to keep our schools solvent. Yet we send $129 billion to Washington D.C. annually for them to spend on projects that don't really affect Texas. We feel that if we could keep that money here at home we could solve all of our problems."

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"Texas independence is not some fringe movement, nor is it reactionary," Miller says. "We are simply living out trends that are happening around the world. If you look at the past twenty years there have been in excess of thirty nations which have been formed. There is a trend worldwide toward independence and decontrol, and we think it's high time that the trend came to Texas."

[Ian David]

1. Godspeed, Texas. Don't let California hit you on the ass on the way out.

[FloridaPat]

2. Maybe if they leave they have to take Bush & Chaney with them.

[IdaBriggs]

3. Only if they take their corrupt folk with them. nt

[Dr.Phool]

4. Could they take Oklahoma with them?

I don't think we should just let them leave. We could probably trade them to Mexico for Cozumel and Cancun.

[tavalon]

8. Rock on!

I'm all for that one!

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Where do I send my contribution? No more Tom DeLay mucking

it up in Congress for the rest of us.

[pmb46]

6. mexico

mexico will take it without a shot fired in 20 yrs anyway!!

[tx_dem41]

7. Why would that be? n/t