Will an independent Texas maintain embassies in other countries?
Texas will operate in the same manner as other independent, self-governing nations. We will have our own ambassadors, embassies, trade missions, and consulates around the world.
How will TEXIT give us better government in Texas?
We have our own issues of bad governance in Austin. However, most of what is happening in our Capitol has flourished because of our continued membership in the United States. Compliance Most Texans aren’t aware that the vast majority of legislative wrangling in Texas government takes place over issues that are not of our making….
What will it take to win a TEXIT vote?
The current threshold to win any vote in Texas is a simple majority of those who vote. While there are examples of greater thresholds around the world related to political separation, such as the imposition by the Canadian Supreme Court of an arbitrary 55 percent threshold for Quebec to exit, there is no similar precedent…
How will TEXIT affect banks in Texas?
Banking institutions are already covered by a regulatory regime that makes for a smooth transition during Texit. Existing federal law already allows foreign banks to operate in the United States through a direct banking office or a nonbanking representative office. Foreign banks also run standard consumer retail banks with their deposits insured by the Federal…
How will TEXIT affect anti-monopoly laws?
Anti-monopoly laws are already in place and have been since the Anti-Trust Act of 1889. The Texas State Constitution even specifically outlines its stance on monopolies: “Monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free government, and shall never be allowed.”
How will TEXIT affect Social Security recipients?
The Social Security issue is perhaps the thorniest and the most complex. If most Texans understood how the system currently worked, they would likely opt for open rebellion rather than an orderly Texit. Before looking at how Texas should handle this issue in the negotiation and transition phase, it is important to make an honest…
What would happen to our public universities and their athletic conferences?
Universities would continue to function as normal, the only difference is they would be classified as “international” with respect to universities within the US. Athletic conferences on the college level would continue to operate as normal. For example, Texas’ college football teams are already accepted into the NCAA, therefore once Texas withdraws from the union…
Will Texans need a passport to travel to the United States after TEXIT?
Negotiating travel between the United States and an independent Texas should be relatively easy since there is already an example of how the United States handles regular travel between itself and a contiguous foreign country. All we have to do is look south toward Mexico. Starting in 2014, the number of people legally crossing the…
How will small businesses be protected from multi-national corporations after TEXIT?
Texas will be able to protect small businesses much better than the US. This will be done by putting an end to the current system of federalized corporate welfare. Currently, the US government deals out favorable treatment to corporations through subsidies, grants, and tax breaks for large multi-national corporations thereby creating unfair competition for small…
Is supporting TEXIT treason?
The term treason has become an increasingly popular charge in this divisive political climate. While Texit advocates are the recipients of it at a higher than average rate, it has become far more common in federal partisan wrangling. Obama was accused of treason over the Iran nuclear deal and Trump has been accused of treason…