Maybe Obama will really get to live out those Lincoln fantasies of his....
A survey conducted by Research 2000 -- and commissioned by Daily Kos -- shows that 48 percent of Texas Republicans think their state would be better off as an independent nation than it is as part of the U.S. The same number disagreed. And 51 percent of them approve of Perry's comments, compared to 44 percent who disapprove.
Overall, secession fever isn't nearly so high. 61 percent of total respondents think Texas is better off as part of the U.S., compared to 35 percent who think it would do better if it were independent, and 58 percent disapproved of what Perry said, while 37 percent approved.
http://www.dailykos.com/statepoll/2009/4/22/TX/288]
Governor Perry also doesn't sound like he's much against it:
The governor had appeared at a tea party rally in his state at which some audience members reportedly shouted "Secede!" The subject came up again when he spoke to reporters afterwards. "Texas is a unique place. When we came into the union in 1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that," Perry said. "My hope is that America and Washington in particular pays attention. We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, who knows what may come of that."
The story that Texas has the power to leave the U.S. if it decides to do so is a common one in the state, but, according to the Associated Press, which checked with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, it's not true.
Perry is up for reelection in 2010, and he faces the prospect of a tough primary challenge from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, which could explain the direction he's gone on these issues lately.
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_ro...rry/index.html
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