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Whaaaaaaaat???? I'm fascinated to see the responses here - I didn't know Texit was even a thing!

The last time this happened, there was a terrible war, thousands of people died, and the Confederacy was beaten into submission. So if this happened again, I would predict another pointless civil war that would take countless other lives, all for nothing.

I know of some people who a very conservative who probably would move to Texas to split off from us. But the question is how would they visit people like me? I'm sure they wouldn't do it if it was hard to see family and friends.

I don't think the word 'Texit' was a thing until Brexit, but the idea of Texas wanting to separate is not a new idea. Weren't there some politicians that have suggested it?

Also, a country with less taxes.... Wouldn't that mean crappy schools? As a parent, I wouldn't want to live in a country like that. Unless, they would privatize all schools. If people complain about daycare costs now. I'm sure people will not like paying private school costs for all 12 years of school.

Also, what about state emergencies, Texas has had a fair share of them (flooding, hurricanes), but I don't see any politician or even civilians saying 'don't come help us.'

I guess it would be appealing for someone with a lot of money to pay for everything because everything will be privatized. I think I make good money but I doubt I would be able to afford a country where everything was privatized.

@MrsSCB: ditto.

It's not fair to lump all of Texas together. The big cities - especially Austin and Houston - are generally more like-minded with other cities across the US vs what people typically think of as "Texans."

There has been modern talk of Texas seceding since the 1990s with little support to back up an actual vote on the idea. This gives an overview of the Secession in Texas

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_secession_movements

"Current legal precedent, as decided by the Supreme Court in Texas v. White, holds that the states cannot secede from the union by an act of the state,[2] rendering previous debate moot. More recently, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia stated, "If there was any constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War, it is that there is no right to secede."[3]"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/19/the-texas-secession-movement-is-getting-kind-of-serious/

I personally think it would be disastrous and my husband and I would look to move out of Texas if by some crazy way it ever passed.

Texas isn't going anywhere! There's still enough land that people who don't like America can live off the grid and rule their own fiefdoms. Honestly, what to do Texans have to complain about? Three recent US Presidents hailed from the great state!

@LCTBQE: exactly, I can't see it ever happening for real! It seems like a popular joke, but there's also a lot more diversity of opinion here than people realize.

@mrbee: Your assessment of the U.S. political divide is perilously oversimplified, and in a way that favors the more conservative view point. No one is going to say, "Yes please, I'm for bigger government and higher taxes!" That's just the way political conservatives spin a more liberal view.
I would say most liberals are for a more progressive (rather than regressive) tax structure -- ie, a higher tax burden for the wealthy than for middle and working classes -- and a federal government that works for people, not corporations. I know, I know, our political system endows corporations with the rights of individuals... and that's probably where it really went off the rails.

Yea I don't think this is practically possible because the country is politically divided but not cleanly geographically divided. If you just look at states it looks like the coasts are blue and the center of the country is red. But if you actually break it down by counties the country is actually very mixed. By and large any large urban area is going to be much more democratic and rural areas are republican. I don't think there is an easy way to carve the two groups away from each other.

Yeah, this is neither a new nor popular idea. @MrsSCB: @AggieDaze: I agree! Many people have a flat idea of what a Texan would be like. In reality, my county is the most ethnically and racially diverse in the country!

Honestly...I think this is an important discussion. Not because Texas succession, but because I think as a nation, we really need to discuss the necessity of the state system.