Would you vote to join the union today?

Here’s a thought experiment: Imagine for a moment that Texas is currently a self-governing, independent nation. It makes its own laws. It controls its own borders. It has its own currency. It has its own trade deals with other nations. It has full control over how, or even if, its citizens are taxed. It has full control over how that money is spent to address the challenges unique to its people. In short, you are just like the other 195 self-governing, independent nation-states in the world. You control your own destiny.

Now, imagine that the citizens of your independent, self-governing nation were asked to go to the polls and answer one question: “Should our State cease being an independent nation and become a State of the United States?”

What would the case be for you voting to give up your independence in favor of becoming a State of the Union? Let’s examine the “benefits” of joining the United States.

On “Day One” you would be subject to 180,000 – 800,000 pages of federal laws and regulations, the true number of which even the federal government cannot count. Approximately 5,000 of those laws carry criminal penalties. Be careful, though. The average American commits around 3 federal felonies per day.

This doesn’t take into account the federal regulatory accumulation that you would be subject to which has robbed everyone in the Union of 85% of their household income. Oh, I forgot to mention the $66,000 you would be liable for as your share of the $22 trillion federal debt. The upside is that this federal debt comes with a handy online scoreboard that can help you keep track of it so you always know how much you owe at any given time.

Ultimately, your fate would be in the hands of one or more of the approximately 440 separate and overlapping federal agencies...

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Quote: EdJames wrote in post #2

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No, wouldn't even consider it for a moment!!

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