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The calls for Texas to defend itself and defy the federal government have set fire to a long-simmering fight over states’ rights, emboldening right-wing figures.

Daniel Miller felt encouraged last week, as fears of a new civil war trended online and a coalition of powerful Republicans coalesced behind Gov. Greg Abbott’s standoff with the Biden administration.

As the longtime leader of Texas’ unlikely secessionist movement, Miller has for decades argued that the state is in a stranglehold by the federal government that, eventually, would prompt enough popular support for a vote to leave the union. The past week only reinforced that belief.

"It validates and confirms the position we've had all along, which is that if Texas ever wants to truly secure its border … the only way we’re going to do it is as an independent and self-governing nation,” Miller said in an interview.

At issue is the 47-acre Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, where Texas has for months been laying concertina wire along the Rio Grande to prevent migrants from crossing. In a 5-4 decision early last week, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration, allowing U.S. Border Patrol agents to cut the wire to apprehend people who had crossed the river.

The narrowly written decision — which didn’t speak to whether the state had to stop laying new concertina wire — has emboldened Abbott, who vowed to continue his fight against the high court and federal government, citing Texas’ right to defend itself from what he claims is an “invasion” of migrants.

By week’s end — and as the Texas National Guard and state troopers continued to roll out wire and stifle federal agents’ access to much of the park — Abbott’s defiant calls were backed by 25 Republican governors, former President Donald Trump, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and nearly all of Texas’ congressional delegation.

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[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 43 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just let them go- Texas that is. They can build a wall around the entire state, and then stop being such a massive drain on federal funds every time it snows a bit or gets a little sweaty. They can take Florida with them.

[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 57 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m not giving the KKK an inch as well as condemning half the states population.

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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Somebody check Abbott's high school yearbook, see if he won the vote for "most likely to secede".

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Abbott graduated from Duncanville High School,[5] where he was on the track team,[6] in the National Honor Society and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed".

from his wikipedia page. I did find this running a search though. Can we make fun of him??

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[–] visnae@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago

The Moskovites are on an influence campaign again I guess.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

All of this over the status quo (give or take). Just wait until the real climate change migrations state happening. That's when things really get to pop off.

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Won't that be Texan's wanting to move north?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

well, yeah.

It's all projection with them. The asylum seekers are invading. because that's what they think they're gonna do. ya'know?

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago

Fears of succession?

Fuck 'em. Let 'em fuck around and find the fuck out. Can they take the rest of the alt-right nation with them?

[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 23 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Lol do it! 26/38 of their Representatives and both their Senators are Republicans.

Goodbye House majority, goodbye Senate filibuster, goodbye any chance of a Trump victory this year. Even just 1 year of them disappearing means Democrats could get a whole lot done before they start crawling back.

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[–] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How do you get social security when you are no longer part of the Union? I'm guessing they're would be a large boarder crossing if Texas was up for grabs. Good luck👍

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 months ago

It's gonna be fun. When the drug. Carrels realize there is now a whole country they can take over just north of Mexico.

[–] DesertMagma@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Give em back to Mexico and make sure the "remain in Mexico" policy sticks. Mexico will know what to do.

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[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago

texit. texit. texit.

there...i said it three times and they re still here.

[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Those people are hoping for violence. They believe a war is coming, and that they are poised to win.

[–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

In Canada, Alberta has this same notion that they got a raw deal in federalism and that secession is the answer. They are the Texans of the north: conservative, religious, oil-rich, strong capitalist rhetoric (though there is plenty of corporate welfare, of course). But Alberta is a fully landlocked province of a few million people with not much else besides oil. And, get this: they want to secede because they supposedly can't get any new oil pipelines built to the ocean in Canada. Did I mention that they are landlocked? What a bunch of morons.

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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

DEATH TO THE STORMCLOAKS!

[–] Zuba@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 9 months ago

Balkanization of US? Please proceed. What could go wrong right?

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