Tomorrrow is Martin Nigger King day. That has NOTHING to do with the following which i didn't write. It's just one of those occasional public service things I do.
THE COUNTRY of TEXAS
> >
> > In case things get a little tough after Jan...
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> > Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede
> >
> > from the Union. (Reference the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of
> >
> > 1848.)
> >
> > We Texans love y'all, but we'll probably have to take action since
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> > Barack Obama won the election. We'll miss you too.
> >
> > Here is what can happen:
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> > 1: Barack Hussein Obama becomes President of the United States, and
> >
> > Texas immediately secedes from the Union.
> >
> >
> >
> > 2: George W. Bush will become the President of the Republic of
> > Texas.
> >
> > You might not think that he talks too pretty, but we haven't had
> > another
> >
> > terrorist attack, and the economy was fine until the effects
> >
> > of the Democrats lowering the qualifications for home loans came to
> > roost.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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. What will the other states do? Gee, we
> > don't
> >
> > know. Why not ask Obama?
> >
> > 5. Natural Gas - again we have all we need and it's too bad about
> > those
> >
> > Northern States. John Kerry and Al Gore will have to figure out a
> > way
> >
> > to keep them warm....
> >
> > 6. Computer Industry - we lead the nation in producing computer
> > chips
> >
> > and communications equipment -small companies like Texas Instruments,
> >
> > Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola,
> > Intel,
> >
> > AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Microconductor, Dallas
> > Semiconductor,
> >
> > Nortel, Alcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on and on.
> >
> >
> >
> > 7. Medical Care - We have the research centers for cancer research,
> > the
> >
> > best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world, as well as
> >
> > other large health centers. The Houston Medical Center alone
> > employees
> >
> > over 65,000 people.
> >
> > 8. We have enough colleges to keep us getting smarter: University
> >
> > of Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Texas Christian, Rice, SMU,
> > University of
> >
> > Dallas, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT (University of North
> > Texas),
> >
> > Texas Women's University, etc. Ivy grows better in the South anyway.
> >
> > 9.. We have an intelligent and energetic work force, and it isn't
> >
> > restricted by a bunch of unions. Here in Texas, it's a Right to Work
> >
> > State and, therefore, it's every man and women for themselves. We
> > just
> >
> > go out and get the job done. And if we don't like the way one
> > company
> >
> > operates, we get a job somewhere else.
> >
> > 10. We have essential control of the paper, plastics, and insurance
> >
> > industries, etc.
> >
> > 11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard,
> >
> > the Texas Air National Guard, and several military bases. 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 one. If the
> >
> > situation really gets bad, we can always call the Department of
> > Public
> >
> > Safety and ask them to send over the Texas Rangers.
> >
> >
> >
> > 12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs, and
> > several
> >
> > types of grain, fruit and vegetables, and let's not forget seafood
> > from
> >
> > the Gulf. Also, everybody down here knows how to cook them so that
> > they
> >
> > taste good. Don't need any food.
> >
> >
> >
> > 13. Three of the ten largest cities in the United States, and
> >
> > twenty-three of the 100 largest cities in the United States, are
> >
> > located in Texas. And Texas also has more land than California, New
> > York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts,
> > Maryland, Rhode
> >
> > Island and Vermont combined.
> >
> > 14. Trade: Three of the ten largest ports in the United States are
> >
> > located in Texas.
> >
> > 15. We also manufacture cars down here, but we don't need to. You
> > see,
> >
> > nothing rusts in Texas, so our vehicles stay beautiful and run well
> > for
> >
> > decades.
> >
> > 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 Obama:
> >
> > Since you won't have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only
> >
> > President Obama will be able to drive around in his big 9 mpg 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
> >
> > satellite communications.
> >
> > You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes, but since Mr.
> > Obama
> >
> > has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas as long as
> > you
> >
> > survive the 2000 years it will take to get enough heat from Global
> >
>
> >
> > Signed, The People of Texas
> >
> >
> > P..S This is not a threatening letter - just a note to give you
> >
> > something to think about!
> >
> >
> >
> > SLEEP WELL TONIGHT... THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU!!
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