minnixA to Texas@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhy Texas is dead last in 'personal freedom,' according to new studywww.wfaa.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down17
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minus-squareOlPatchy2Eyes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoWhat happened that the US used to need Texas and doesn’t anymore?
minus-squareGranbo's Holy Hotrod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoPresident Grant in his memoirs mentions Texas only purpose was to bolster slave state numbers.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoOnly state to fight a war for slavery twice, and proud of both times. Currently offering two Republican Senators and 25/13 Representatives in favor of Republicans, basically a Republican supermajority. Headquarters of the Koch propaganda empire. World headquarters of climate denial propagandists in general. Favored state of dumbasses who are both unhinged American exceptionalists and secessionists, somehow. America would literally be better off with Texas, and a majority of the ruling party wants it to, sooooo Bye Felisha.
What happened that the US used to need Texas and doesn’t anymore?
President Grant in his memoirs mentions Texas only purpose was to bolster slave state numbers.
Only state to fight a war for slavery twice, and proud of both times.
Currently offering two Republican Senators and 25/13 Representatives in favor of Republicans, basically a Republican supermajority.
Headquarters of the Koch propaganda empire. World headquarters of climate denial propagandists in general.
Favored state of dumbasses who are both unhinged American exceptionalists and secessionists, somehow.
America would literally be better off with Texas, and a majority of the ruling party wants it to, sooooo
Bye Felisha.
Oil.