Would you support Texas in its secession?

[choxorn]

Another little known law:

The Texas Constitution
Article 1 - BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 4 - RELIGIOUS TESTS

"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."

Really? I thought that you had to be extremely religious to...

Oh wait, the last part. My bad.

 

[Phlegmak]

Another little known law:

The Texas Constitution
Article 1 - BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 4 - RELIGIOUS TESTS

"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."

That last part is pretty ugly.

 

[Phrossack]

At least you could acknowledge the existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or something!

But, seriously, that is a stupid stipulation.

 

[choxorn]

I doubt they'd allow that, they'd probably say that God is the only Supreme Being you can acknowledge the existance of to get office. Sorry, non-Fundamentalist Christians.

 

[Dachs]

I doubt they'd allow that, they'd probably say that God is the only Supreme Being you can acknowledge the existance of to get office. Sorry, non-Fundamentalist Christians.

This belief of yours being founded on what exactly?

 

[Mr. Dictator]

only if we can keep austin.

 

[Formaldehyde]

Another little known law:

The Texas Constitution
Article 1 - BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 4 - RELIGIOUS TESTS

"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."

Fortunately, it is no longer valid:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/texas.htm

These phrases are historical relics, left over from earlier times, and no longer enforceable.

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is a post-Civil War reconstruction amendment. It requires individual states to provide equal protection under the law to all people within their jurisdictions. This requirement supersedes any applicable statutory laws and sections in state constitutions. It thus nullifies the effect of the above clauses. This was confirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1961.

Unfortunately, the clauses retain great symbolic value. Decades or centuries later, they lend legitimacy to the expression of hatred and mistrust towards some religious minorities

only if we can keep austin.

They would likely secede from the secession.

 

[choxorn]

This belief of yours being founded on what exactly?

Somebody doesn't realize I'm making a joke.

 

[Dachs]

Somebody doesn't realize I'm making a joke.

Well yeah, it's hard to tell with you about that subject.

 

[Death_Machine]

Texas is unique in how it got admitted into the union. The state constitution has always reserved the right to leave the union & form its own nation made up of 4 states.

Texas is the only state in the union that has a legal right to leave.

 

[Uncle Anton]

Texas is unique in how it got admitted into the union. The state constitution has always reserved the right to leave the union & form its own nation made up of 4 states.

Texas is the only state in the union that has a legal right to leave.

Didn't they attempt to exercise that right in 1861 (excepting making the whole 4 states thingy)?

I'd back whichever side in the conflict... I selected Neutral, pretty much coz it's not up to me.... As I'm currently under oath to the Queen of Australia and "her allies", it would probably depend what international treaties and alliances were activated, if any.

 

[Slobadog]

Usually in these kind of threads a certain man's picture shows up. Why hasn't that happened yet?

 

[Lillefix]

I give you the first president of Texas(the one to the right):

 

[Annex]

Usually in these kind of threads a certain man's picture shows up. Why hasn't that happened yet?

Good question. The tags are pretty much picking up the slack, though.

 

[Slobadog]

No I was thinking of a more meaner and crankier looking man.

 

[Ulyaoth]

This man?

 

[Slobadog]

Nope the man I'm thinking of has a beard.

 

[GenMarshall]

I give you the first president of Texas(the one to the right):

President is FAIL!!! Get him outa here, he's scaring baby!

 

[candle]

http://www.texassecede.com/Texas Secession Facts.pdf

take a look

 

[Earthling]

Oh, it isn't? Getting hard to keep track of the real parts of America these days, and I'm not even going to try to keep track of the real parts of each state. I mean, northern Virginia isn't real Virginia, but is it real America? Does it's geographic connection to D.C. corrupt it's Americaness? I know Alaska is part of Real America, cause Sarah Palin said so, even if they've got a politically relevant Secessionist party and label the rest of the country as part of "The Outside". I'm assuming that Massachusetts isn't real America, cause of gay people and John Kerry and stuff, but do we have to get rid of Chicago? I like the pizzas.

I'd fully support splitting Virginia into the states of North and South Virginia