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[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 31 points 10 months ago (16 children)

What if Texas just does a Texit (akin to Brexit)? Or is that not possible?

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That wasn't my question. It was whether it is theoretically possible or not. Brexit was a peaceful event with all its checks and processes in place.

[–] nickhammes@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

The EU had a documented process for a member state to leave. It was untested and messy, but it existed.

There's no legal basis for a state to leave the US. Now it's possible we let it happen despite this, with or without armed conflict, but it's hard to imagine a hypothetical Texit not being messier than Brexit ever was

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 7 points 10 months ago

last time they tried there was a civil war, that pretty much sums up how legal it is.

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