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Oh yes, what about illegal aliens? Not just from the south, but from the east, west, and north because everyone will want to live in Texas. Surely no one wants us to wall off the entire state. What will be the qualifications to be a citizen? Will it be anyone who is inside the line as of a set date? How about those who were here illegally before, are they now citizens? What about our current members of the military, can they come back to Texas when their tour is over?

I also have questions regarding social security and other retirement plans. Who would pay the social security payments, Texas or the United States? What about future obligations? What about withdrawals from your IRA or 401k if there is no income tax?

How about state, county, city, and school bonds? Will their ratings change? Will anyone even buy them? Would you convert existing bonds from being paid in U. S. dollars to a possibly stronger or weaker Texas dollar? Who will rate them? Who will regulate them? Who will regulate the banks? What about our current state government infrastructure, departments, Constitution, rules, regulations, and employees?

In conclusion to this part, Texas would survive and potentially thrive if it were to secede. But do we really want that? I, and many others served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Many died in this same service. Many have contributed in many ways to our country. This is not a decision to be taken lightly. There is an enormous amount of work to go into doing it right; do we want to commit the time and effort necessary? Maybe, just maybe there are other alternatives. I will examine those in part three.

If we do find that it would be overwhelmingly to our benefit to secede, than we need to start making plans well before the actual act so that there would be a smooth transition. There is no room in the state budget to do this, and the participants would need some sort of financial compensation so that you could attract the right people for this task. You would have to find an existing organization that would be willing to work with people of all political views and make them part of the process, and the willingness to raise the funds to pay for it for it to be successful.

In part three of this article I will dispel many of the legends and come to some interesting conclusions. There are many people who are aware of this article and who have contributed in various ways to it. But, no one knows the actual conclusions reached. What I will tell you is that the conclusions, if implemented, will change America forever. As a result, every part of it will be documented because of the ramifications. If you enjoyed and found the first two parts interesting, you will be on the edge of your seat for the last part. May God continue to bless the great State of Texas and the United States of America.

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