Texas entered into the Union voluntarily, and was under no obligation to do so. Had Texas wanted to remain independent, it could very easily have done so. Instead, it joined the Union, an indivisible entity with a government which has supremacy over its own in matters under its constitutional purview.
The situations in Ukraine and Taiwan are not remotely comparable.
I’m asking why Texas can’t be it’s own country, similarly to how Ukraine is it’s own country, and how Taiwan is kind of it’s own country. They’re all in different situations which makes comparison an interesting exercise. I don’t know the full history of any of them and I am asking out of curiosity.
Texas can’t be its own country because, back when it was its own country, it voluntarily relinquished that independence to join an indivisible union as one of the constituent states under a federal government. There is no provision allowing Texas to rescind that admission and regain independence, secession is not an option.
Honest question, why are Ukraine and Taiwan allowed to be their own countries but Texas is not?
Texas entered into the Union voluntarily, and was under no obligation to do so. Had Texas wanted to remain independent, it could very easily have done so. Instead, it joined the Union, an indivisible entity with a government which has supremacy over its own in matters under its constitutional purview.
The situations in Ukraine and Taiwan are not remotely comparable.
I’m asking why Texas can’t be it’s own country, similarly to how Ukraine is it’s own country, and how Taiwan is kind of it’s own country. They’re all in different situations which makes comparison an interesting exercise. I don’t know the full history of any of them and I am asking out of curiosity.
Texas can’t be its own country because, back when it was its own country, it voluntarily relinquished that independence to join an indivisible union as one of the constituent states under a federal government. There is no provision allowing Texas to rescind that admission and regain independence, secession is not an option.
This matter was resolved in the landmark case Grant v. Lee.
Don’t cite the dark magic to me. I was there when the ken burns documentary was written.