A bit of Texas political humor

Subject: A bit of  Texas political humor

Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from
the  Union (refer to the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848).

Dear  America,

We Texans love y'all, but we'll have to take action IF Kerry wins the
presidency over Bush. We'll miss you too.

Texas has given all those complainers plenty of time to get used to the
results. After seeing the whiners along the campaign route, the folks from
Texas are considering taking matters into our/their hands.

Here is our solution:

#1: Let John Kerry become President of the  United States. (All the other
49
states.)

#2: George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic Of Texas. So what
does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic???

1. NASA is just south of  Houston,  Texas. (We will control the space
industry.)

2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States.

3. Defense Industry (We have over 65% of it). The term "Don't mess with
Texas," will take on
a whole new meaning.

4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for
the next 300 years. Yankee states. Sorry about that.

5. Natural Gas - Again we have all we need and it's too bad about those
northern states. John Kerry will figure a way to keep them warm....

6. Computer Industry - We currently lead the nation in producing computer
chips and communications: Small places like Texas Instruments, Dell
Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD,
Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas
Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, Etc., Etc. The list goes on and on.

7. Health Centers - We have the largest research centers for Cancer
research, the best Burn Centers, the top trauma units in the world, and
other large health planning centers.

8. We have enough colleges to keep us going: UT Texas, A&M, Texas Tech,
Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT, Texas Women's University,
Ivy
grows better in the South anyway

9. We have a ready supply of workers. (We'll just open the border, when we
need some more)

10. We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc.

11. In case of foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the
Texas Air National Guard. We don't have an army, but since everybody down
here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an army in 24
hours if we need it. If the situation really gets bad, we can always
call Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over a couple of
Texas
Rangers
(Their proven 100 year motto; "One Riot, One Ranger").

12. We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and several types
of grain, fruit and vegetables and lets not forget seafood from the gulf.
And everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good.
Don't need any food.

This just names a few of the items that will keep the  Republic of Texas in
good shape. There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't have.

Now to the rest of the United States, under "President" Kerry: Since you
won't have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only "President" Kerry
will be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. The rest of the 
United States will have to walk or ride bikes.

You won't have any TV, as our  Houston  Space  Center will cut off your
communications. You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes, but
since
Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas.

Signed, The People in Texas

PS,
Y'all have a nice day

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