Can it happen in Texas, too?
The United Kingdom’s bombshell decision to quit the European Union has emboldened a long-gestating secessionist movement in Texas, where disenchanted residents of the second-largest U.S. state have been building a coalition of voters, hoping to finally put the matter of Texas independence up for a state referendum vote.
Supporters of a so-called Texit say they feel a kinship with their British brethren, who shocked the world Thursday with a “leave” vote of 52 percent that defied the predictions of many experts.
“From the looks of it, the British people have chosen to take control of their political and economic destiny,” Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement, said in a statement early Friday. “The forces of fear have lost. It is now important for Texas to look to Brexit as an inspiration and an example that Texans can also take control of our destiny. It is time for Texans to rally with us and fight for the right to become a self-governing nation.”
Read more here – and before you laugh, the experts did not expect Donald Trump to be the presumptive GOP nomineed for president a year ago and last week they never imagined Britain would actually vote to leave the EU.
