Having lived in Texas for a long time, this is my home and I absolutely love it here. However, there is one thing that sticks in my crawl so to speak. Can we stop with the Texas secession talk?

First of all, legally and constitutionally the state cannot secede. Plus it would be ludicrous.

Texas v. White (1869)

This is the Supreme Court case that set the legal president that does not allow a state to secede.

Background

During the Civil War, the Confederate government of Texas sold US bonds owned by the state. After the war the state filed suit saying this was done so illegally. However, the Supreme Court announced that the United States Constitution had original jurisdiction when a state is a party. By accepting this jurisdiction, it ruled that the state remained a state during the insurrection and never left the union. The court ruled that the Constitution does not allow states to unilaterally secede.

Plus, let us not forget that Texas as a republic was not the best nation in the world. There were plenty of issues including debt, which at the time was about $10 million. That is quite the debt in 1845 and roughly equivalent to over $400 million today. Luckily in today’s society the state of Texas cannot run a deficit.

So, there is no legal basis for Texas to secede. And let’s face it, it wouldn’t be the best move. We do not have income tax here, but definitely would if we left the United States. Regardless of our status in the economic world, things would drastically change.

Instead, why don’t we work on making this great nation of ours the best it can be.