Status Updates From Texit: Why and How Texas Wi...

"While some have accused Texit supporters of running from the fight of 'saving America,' Texans view it as preserving what was great about American principles and spirit as it faces extinction in the land it once called home. Shunned by those who were once countrymen to preserve those principles, Texas will leave the Union" (248).

"The best part [of Texit] is that we can regain as much control over [monetary policy] as we want at a pace that makes sense for us. There is, however, one important consideration. Minimizing disruption during the transition out of the Union may initially dictate one course of action, while long-term financial stability for the new nation-state will likely require something different" (225).

"In the immediate aftermath of an affirmative Texas independence vote, things continue as they have until they don't. The mail gets delivered. The trash gets picked up. Goods flow. Money is earned and spent. Literally, nothing changes until it does...Independence is not a single act embodied in a referendum. Independence is a state of being. The referendum is the first step in the process..." (212).

"As it stands, Texas has no limits on campaign contributions and campaign spending. Nor does it have any limitations on campaign contributions from outside of Texas other than a prohibition on 'foreign' contributions" (195).

"In determining the process that Texas should use to facilitate an exit from the Union, it is common to look back to the Declaration of Independence,,,or the Texas Declaration...in 1836...they offer no real, actionable assistance...they represent a process where every existing legal remedy had been exhausted & the only remedy remaining...was revolution. That is not the situation for Texas. At least not yet" (188-9).

"...impediments to Texit create the donor issue & leave the movement cash-starved. The fragmented, politically apathetic don't want to donate because they have no hope that Texit will actually happen. The politically naive deny the reality of the role that money plays...This lack of cash...leaves its proponents fighting like guerillas rather than the will-oiled political machine that is required" (180).

"As attorney general, Abbott's strategy in battling federal overreach could be condensed to 'Tweet, Sue, Lose, Repeat.' As attorney general, he scuttled talks between then-Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, representatives from the TNM, and his office because his primary concern was his impending campaign for governor and his fear of how it would look" (171).

"One clear lesson is taught for everyone by every single independence movement in recent history. This is especially true for Texas. The fate of any people lies solely in their own hands. Independence and self-government are never given to a passive people. It is never enough to wish for it or dream of it. It requires work, effort, and sacrifice" (153).

"There is no part of the relationship between Texas and the rest of the United States that could not be accomplished by utilizing existing State-level institutions and agencies, executing bilateral agreements between Texas and the United States, or by Texas signing onto multilateral international agreements that are already in place" (144).

"What matters most on this Political question [of Texit] is not whether the Civil War settled it, but whether the people of Texas believe that a question was settled that they've never been properly asked. The growth of support for Texit clearly shows that fewer and fewer Texans consider the result of the Civil War the final answer to the independence question" (137).

"The federal government is no longer subject to the people who elect representatives. It is an amalgamation of actors who, in the masquerade of a republic, work as part of a single system whose sole purpose is to enlarge the government and enrich themselves" (111).

"Spending [Texans'] money comes quite easily to the federal government. They are much like an unfaithful spouse who takes our paycheck and pisses it away on booze, drugs, and hookers. Lest anyone think this is an exaggeration, there is proof that our money has literally been spent on booze, drugs, and hookers" (104).

"Our income and our labors are taxed and redistributed to those who won't work, to inefficient and corrupt governmental agencies, to programs that might violate our faith and to morally despicable foreign governments - of which many hate us despite the money we give them" (88).

"Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, and the maintenance of our free institutions and the perpetuity of the Union depend upon the preservation of the right of local self-government, unimpaired to all the States." Article 1, Section 1 of the Texas Constitution

"You find the core principle of self-determination enshrined in the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies and the later Texas Declaration of Independence, which is this: governments govern only by the consent of the governed" (46).

"Texans remember those who perished at Goliad as a warning that the price of surrender is often higher than the sacrifice of honor" (40).

"The military supporters of Texit cited three specific reasons for their support: the oath they took to support, protect, and defend a Constitution they felt has been ignored by the federal government; their sense of betrayal by the federal government for their service; and their love of Texas" (29).

"I fully intend for this book to generate controversy. It is in the best interest of Texans and, frankly, all States of the United States if it does. Controversy and criticism create debate and discussion and, in turn, generate more questions. At this point in our history, everyone should be asking more questions, especially about how we are governed" (13).