Talk:Texas divisionism

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[edit] Question: privilege void after the Civil War?

As a Texas resident for many years, I have heard this story many times. However, I once read that when Texas rejoined the Union after the Civil War, that it lost its special permission to divide. In any caes, here is a link to several references on the subject.

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=760350

Marzolian 23:41, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

I've heard that counter-argument, too, but there's a flaw: According to Northern doctrine, none of the Confederate states ever left the Union because that wasn't legally possible; they were simply "in rebellion." Therefore, they did not "rejoin" the Union; they simply were required to petition for restoration of their rights to representation in Congress, etc. Therefore, the original treaty (actually, a Congressional resolution) by which texas entered the Union should still be in effect.

Whether the federal government today would allow Texas to divide without seeking anyone else's permission is another matter, and the Supreme Court probably would block it as well -- whether or not they legally have anything to say about it.

Which leads to the logical next step: If the federal government forbade Texas to subdivide, would that constitute an abrogation of the original Congressional resolution? Would Texas then be in the right if it chose to secede again? Interesting problem. . . .  :-) --Michael K. Smith 19:59, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A map

It would be useful if this page had a map of Texas with the 5 regions on it. The page talks about the 5 regions but doesn't show where they are.