Subject: The Future of Texas
Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right
> to secede from the Union.
> (please refer to the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 184
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>
> We Texans love y'all, but we'll have to take action if
> Kerry wins president over Bush. We'll miss you too.
>
> Texas has given all those complainers plenty of time
> to get used to the results. After seeing the whiners
> along the campaign route, the folks from Texas are
> considering taking matters into our their hands.
>
> Here is our solution:
>
> #1: Let John Kerry become President of the United States.
> (all 49 states.)
>
> #2: George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic of Texas.
>
> So what does Texas have to do to! survive as a Republic?
>
> 1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas.
> (we will control the space industry.)
>
> 2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States.
>
> 3. Defense Industry. (we have over 65% of it)
> The term "Don't mess with Texas," will take on a whole new meaning.
>
> 4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the
> Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years.
> Yankee states? Sorry about that.
>
> 5. Natural Gas - Again we have all we need and
> it's too bad about those northern states.
> John Kerry will figure a way to keep them warm....
>
> 6. Computer Industry - we currently lead the nation in producing computer
> chips and communications: Small places like Texas Instruments, Dell
> Computer, EDS, Raythe! on, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD,
> Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor,> Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, Etc, Etc. The list goes on and on.
>
> 7. Health Centers - We have the largest research centers for
> Cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units
> in the world and other large health planning centers.
>
> 8. We have enough colleges to keep us going: UT., Texas A&M,
> Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT,
> Texas Women's University, etc. Ivy grows better in the south anyway
>
> 9. We have a ready supply of workers.
> (just open the border when we need some more).
>
> 10. We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc.
>
> 11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard
> and the Texas Air National Guard. We don't have an army but since
> everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo,
> we can raise an army in 24 hours if we need it.
> If the situation really gets bad, we can always call
> Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over a couple
> Texas Rangers.
>
> 12. We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and several
> types of grain, fruit and vegetables and lets not forget seafood from the
> gulf. And everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste
> good. Don't need any food.
>
> This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas
> in good shape.
> There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't have.
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry:
>
>
>
> Since you won't have the refineries to get gas for your cars,
> only President Kerry will be able to drive around in his
> 9 mile per gallon SUV. The rest of the United States will have
> to walk or ride bikes.
>
> You won't have any TV as! the space center in Houston will cut off your
> communications. You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes but
> since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas.
> Signed, The People in Texas
