Originally Posted by
O.S.O.K.
I believe I've seen stats that show that in and of itself, Texas is the 10th largest economy in the world. With 20 million Texans and all of the resources contained wholey in Texas, we could easily stand as our own country. Add the surrounding states, and you really get a viable country - and as to the federal "holdings", I'd suggest that the new Republic, seeing the writting on the wall would've prepared and made plans to confiscate all of it for the creation on the new Republic's defense forces. Not hard to do really as the military personnel would most likely prefer to become citizens of the new Texas Republic (or whatever it would be called). A savy Governor would have everything in place before making any kind of declaration independence and forming the new government.
Keep in mind that this new republic would declare a new economy, currency, etc. - and take on none of the debt that the USA has amassed. That would be the biggest point of contention.
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