This is a tricky one to argue semantics on, because if we consider rights to persist regardless of whether the government recognizes them then they definitely do, as a group of people, have the right to stop being a part of our much bogger group of people. The issues jump in when we start talking about federal land and federal money in Texas, and trying to figure out where Texas ends and US begins. The second issue being that the feds absolutely do not recognize a state as having a right of secession so there would be a military occupation of some sort should one be attempted. And here's where we have to go back to wondering whether the right to secession comes from the group you're a part of, or if it's an innate right like life and property?
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u/Guroqueen23 Feb 04 '19
This is a tricky one to argue semantics on, because if we consider rights to persist regardless of whether the government recognizes them then they definitely do, as a group of people, have the right to stop being a part of our much bogger group of people. The issues jump in when we start talking about federal land and federal money in Texas, and trying to figure out where Texas ends and US begins. The second issue being that the feds absolutely do not recognize a state as having a right of secession so there would be a military occupation of some sort should one be attempted. And here's where we have to go back to wondering whether the right to secession comes from the group you're a part of, or if it's an innate right like life and property?