Please elect President Bush so we won't have to move to Texas

[Willowbirch]

GREETINGS FROM TEXAS:
 

--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 1848). 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 how can Texas 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, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Amtel, 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 of 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 of Texas
 

[Shammu]

GREETINGS FROM TEXAS:
 

--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 1848). 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 how can Texas 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, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Amtel, 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 of 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 of Texas
 

We in Arizona have that written in our State contutition, to secede from the union. It passed by  Pres.Taft. without him seeing it.

How can we survive?

1. Arizona supplies 85% of the copper in the USA

2. We do not need electricty from other states, fact is we supply to other states, ie Calif. Nev. N.M.

3. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Arizona National Guard and the Arizona Air National Guard.
We don't have an army but since everybody down here has at least eight rifles and a ton of ammo, we can raise an army in 12 hours if we need it.

4. We also have a ready supply of workers. Like Texas we can open the borders as needed.

5. We have enough colleges to keep us going, N.A.U., U.ofA., and A.S.U. Then we have assorted jr. colleges, through out the state.

6. Arizona is working on electric cars that will recharge, without plugging in.
Signed
The People of Arizona

[Willowbirch]

Can Michigan sucede? I mean, we're almost in Canada, anyway.
 

What about California? Scientists predict that if there is ever a major earthquake, the state of CA will be broken off from the rest of America, since the earth plates beneath are so fragile. Old maps included California as a seperate, little continent.

Maybe Alaska should get out of the USA; its connection to us is pretty far-fetched, anyway. One of the last states to be owned by America, its practically on the other side of Canada, and I don't know anyone who speaks Eskimo.

[ollie]

Greetings from Buffalo,

We have 100% of the nation's rust. Enough to oxidize Texas and the other forty nine. Except maybe Hawaii. Their tropical humidity will take care of their oxidation.

 

Ollie

[Willowbirch]

Greetings from Buffalo,

We have 100% of the nation's rust. Enough to oxidize Texas and the other forty nine. Except maybe Hawaii. Their tropical humidity will take care of their oxidation.

 

Ollie