Secession and what it means for Texans.

You know, if Texas had the decency to secede in 1999, the rest of us would not be living in a Bush recession right now. We would not have invaded Iraq, saving Americans thousands of lives and billions of dollars. The financial meltdown would not have happened either. Tom Delay would be nobody. Dick Cheney would be a spent CEO. We’d all be saying George Who? Dick Who?

Why didn’t you get out when it would’ve done the rest of us some good? So, now you want to go? Okay, it will still save Americans billions a year. In ten years, we’ll have a balanced budget. Think we’ll miss you? Not really.

Now, here is what you’ll give up. I realize this is a long list, but you should know the facts before you vote for secession. Unlike what the corporate CEOs and politicians of your state will tell you, I‘m giving it to you straight from the hip. Pow! you go; the rest of us win big time. So please, Texas, Alaska, and any other state in the union, do not hesitate, do not pass GO and you will not collect $200.00 on the way out, but we will!

Please read the note at the bottom.

* Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
* Administration for Native Americans
* Administration on Aging (AoA)
* Administration on Developmental Disabilities
* Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
* Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
* Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
* Agency for International Development
* Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
* Agricultural Marketing Service
* Agricultural Research Service
* Agriculture Department (USDA)
* Air Force
* Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Treasury)
* Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau (Justice)
* American Battle Monuments Commission
* AMTRAK (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
* Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
* Archives (National Archives and Records Administration)
* Armed Forces Retirement Home
* Arms Control and International Security
* Army
* Army Corps of Engineers
* Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee
* Bankruptcy Courts
* Broadcasting Board of Governors (Voice of America, RadioTV Marti and more)
* Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade (Treasury)
* Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (Justice)
* Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS)
* Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
* Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
* Bureau of Industry and Security (formerly the Bureau of Export Administration)
* Bureau of International Labor Affairs
* Bureau of Justice Statistics
* Bureau of Labor Statistics
* Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
* Bureau of Prisons
* Bureau of Public Debt
* Bureau of Reclamation
* Bureau of the Census
* Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Census Bureau
* Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
* Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration)
* Central Command (CENTCOM)
* Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
* Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
* Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau (formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service)
* Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
* Coast Guard
* Commerce Department
* Commission of Fine Arts
* Commission on Civil Rights
* Commission on International Religious Freedom
* Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT)
* Congress
* Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
* Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
* Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
* Copyright Office
* Corporation for National and Community Service
* Corps of Engineers
* Council of Economic Advisers
* Council on Environmental Quality
* Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
* Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
* Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
* Court of Federal Claims
* Court of International Trade
* Customs and Border Protection
* Department of Agriculture (USDA)
* Department of Commerce (DOC)
* Department of Defense (DOD)
* Department of Defense Inspector General
* Department of Education (ED)
* Department of Energy (DOE)
* Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
* Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
* Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
* Department of Justice (DOJ)
* Department of Labor (DOL)
* Department of State (DOS)
* Department of the Interior (DOI)
* Department of the Treasury
* Department of Transportation (DOT)
* Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
* Director of National Intelligence
* Disability Employment Policy Office
* Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
* Economic Analysis, Bureau of
* Economic Development Administration
* Economic Research Service
* Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs (State Department)
* Economics & Statistics Administration
* Education Department (ED)
* Election Assistance Commission
* Elementary and Secondary Education
* Employee Benefits Security Administration (formerly Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration)
* Employment and Training Administration (Labor Department)
* Employment Standards Administration
* Endangered Species Committee
* Energy Department (DOE)
* Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
* Energy Information Administration
* Environmental Management (Energy Department)
* Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
* Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
* Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
* Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Office
* Farm Credit Administration
* Farm Service Agency
* Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
* Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
* Federal Bureau of Prisons
* Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)
* Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
* Federal Consulting Group
* Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
* Federal Election Commission
* Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
* Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
* Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
* Federal Financing Bank
* Federal Geographic Data Committee
* Federal Highway Administration
* Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
* Federal Housing Finance Board
* Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
* Federal Interagency Committee on Education
* Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
* Federal Judicial Center
* Federal Labor Relations Authority
* Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
* Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
* Federal Library and Information Center Committee
* Federal Maritime Commission
* Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
* Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
* Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
* Federal Railroad Administration
* Federal Reserve System
* Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
* Federal Student Aid
* Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
* Federal Transit Administration
* Federated States of Micronesia Home Page
* Financial Management Service (Treasury Department)
* Fish and Wildlife Service
* Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
* Food and Nutrition Service
* Food Safety and Inspection Service
* Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
* Forest Service
* Fossil Energy
* General Services Administration (GSA)
* Geological Survey (USGS)
* Global Affairs (State Department)
* Government Accountability Office (GAO)
* Government National Mortgage Association
* Government Printing Office (GPO)
* Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
* Health and Human Services Department (HHS)
* Health Resources and Services Administration
* Homeland Security Department (DHS)
* House of Representatives
* House of Representatives Committees
* House Office of Inspector General
* Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD)
* Housing Office (HUD)
* Immigration and Customs Enforcement
* Immigration and Naturalization Service (Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services)
* Indian Affairs, Bureau of
* Indian Arts and Crafts Board
* Indian Health Service
* Industrial College of the Armed Forces
* Industry and Security, Bureau of (formerly the Bureau of Export Administration)
* Information Resource Management College
* Innovation and Improvement Office
* Institute of Education Sciences
* Institute of Museum and Library Services
* Institute of Peace
* Inter-American Foundation
* Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
* Interagency Council on Homelessness
* Interior Department
* Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
* International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)
* International Labor Affairs, Bureau of
* International Trade Administration (ITA)
* International Trade Commission
* Judicial Circuit Courts of Appeal, by Geographic Location and Circuit
* Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
* Justice Department
* Justice Programs Office (Juvenile Justice, Victims of Crime, Violence Against Women and more)
* Justice Statistics, Bureau of
* Labor Department (DOL)
* Labor Statistics, Bureau of
* Land Management, Bureau of
* Lead Hazard Control (Housing and Urban Development Department)
* Legal Services Corporation
* Library of Congress
* Marine Corps
* Marine Mammal Commission
* Maritime Administration
* Marketing and Regulatory Programs (Agriculture Department)
* Marshals Service
* Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
* Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
* Military Postal Service Agency
* Millennium Challenge Corporation
* Mine Safety and Health Administration
* Minerals Management Service
* Minority Business Development Agency
* Mint (Treasury Department)
* Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
* Multifamily Housing Office
* National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
* National Agricultural Statistics Service
* National AIDS Policy Office
* National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
* National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
* National Capital Planning Commission
* National Cemetery Administration (Veterans Affairs Department)
* National Constitution Center
* National Council on Disability
* National Counterintelligence Executive, Office of
* National Credit Union Administration
* National Defense University
* National Drug Intelligence Center
* National Economic Council
* National Endowment for the Arts
* National Endowment for the Humanities
* National Gallery of Art
* National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
* National Guard
* National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
* National Indian Gaming Commission
* National Institute for Literacy
* National Institute of Justice
* National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
* National Institutes of Health (NIH)
* National Interagency Fire Center
* National Labor Relations Board
* National Laboratories (Energy Department)
* National Marine Fisheries
* National Mediation Board
* National Nuclear Security Administration
* National Ocean Service
* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* National Park Foundation
* National Park Service
* National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
* National Reconnaissance Office
* National Science Foundation
* National Security Agency (NSA)
* National Security Council
* National Technical Information Service
* National Telecommunications and Information Administration
* National Transportation Safety Board
* National War College
* National Weather Service
* Natural Resources Conservation Service
* Navy
* Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology
* Nuclear Regulatory Commission
* Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
* Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
* Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
* Office of Compliance
* Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
* Office of Government Ethics
* Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
* Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
* Office of Personnel Management
* Office of Refugee Resettlement
* Office of Science and Technology Policy
* Office of Scientific and Technical Information
* Office of Special Counsel
* Office of Thrift Supervision
* Overseas Private Investment Corporation
* Pacific Command
* Pardon Attorney Office
* Parole Commission (Justice Department)
* Patent and Trademark Office
* Peace Corps
* Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (now the Employee Benefits Security Administration)
* Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
* Pentagon Force Protection Agency
* Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
* Policy Development and Research (Housing and Urban Development Department)
* Political Affairs (State Department)
* Postal Regulatory Commission
* Postal Service (USPS)
* Postsecondary Education
* Power Administrations
* Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
* Program Executive Office, Ships
* Public and Indian Housing
* Public Debt, Bureau of
* Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (State Department)
* Radio and TV Marti (Español)
* Radio Free Asia (RFA)
* Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
* Railroad Retirement Board
* Reclamation, Bureau of
* Refugee Resettlement
* Regulatory Information Service Center
* Rehabilitation Services Administration (Education Department)
* Research and Innovative Technology Administration (Transportation Department)
* Research, Education and Economics (Agriculture Department)
* Risk Management Agency (Agriculture Department)
* Rural Business-Cooperative Service
* Rural Development
* Rural Housing Service
* Rural Utilities Service
* Science Office (Energy Department)
* Secret Service
* Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
* Selective Service System
* Senate
* Small Business Administration (SBA)
* Smithsonian Institution
* Social Security Administration (SSA)
* Social Security Advisory Board
* Southern Command
* Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
* Special Forces Operations Command
* State Justice Institute
* Strategic Command
* Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
* Superfund Basic Research Program
* Supreme Court of the United States
* Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement
* Surface Transportation Board
* Tax Court
* Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
* Transportation Command
* Transportation Department (DOT)
* Transportation Security Administration
* Transportation Statistics, Bureau of
* Treasury Department
* TRICARE Management
* Trustee Program (Justice Department)
* U.S. Border Patrol (now Customs and Border Protection)
* U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
* U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
* U.S. Customs and Border Protection
* U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
* U.S. International Trade Commission
* U.S. Military Academy, West Point
* U.S. Mint
* U.S. Mission to the United Nations
* U.S. National Central Bureau - Interpol (Justice Department)
* U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
* U.S. Sentencing Commission
* U.S. Trade and Development Agency
* U.S. Trade Representative
* Unified Combatant Commands (Defense Department)
* Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
* Veterans Affairs Department (VA)
* Veterans Benefits Administration
* Veterans Day National Committee
* Veterans Health Administration
* Veterans' Employment and Training Service
* Vietnam Educational Foundation
* Vocational and Adult Education
* Voice of America (VOA)
* White House
* White House Commission on Presidential Scholars
* White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance
* White House Office of Administration
* State Department

What do you get in exchange?

Higher infant mortality. Lowered life expectancy. Senior citizens living on the streets. The disabled dying for lack of services. What was that? You’ll take care of it all? How will you pay for it? Raise taxes? Oh, I know, the CEO of the remaining Health Insurance company will offer special discounts. Right!

But wait! Look what else you’ll get.

Tens of thousands of militiamen and their families looking for life after the ashes. Good luck and good night. Could be your apocalypse. And God love ya.
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