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Rick Perry

Back in April of 2009, Perry had this to say about what Texas might do if it got too "fed up":

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.

What kind of American leaves the door open for secession?

He has his facts wrong, of course. In 1845, when Texas joined the United States, it reserved the right to divide into five states, not to secede,
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Author Patrick Feller from Humble, Texas, USA
Camera location30° 03′ 57.02″ N, 95° 11′ 20.13″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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