After listening to all the gloating in the press and seeing the liberal whiners along the inauguration route, the folks from Tex-as would probably decide to take matters into their own hands.<br /><br />To wit:<br /><br />#1: If he gets elected, let Kerry become President of the 49<br />United States.<br /><br />#2: Texas will SECEDE FROM THE UNION as guaranteed by our right to do so when we joined the Union.<br /><br />#3: George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic of Texas.<br /><br />Will we survive as a Republic? Well, let's see. NASA's in Houston (so,<br />we basically control the space industry).<br /><br />85% of the gasoline in the United States is refined in Texas City.<br /><br />Over 65% of the defense industry is located here. (The term "DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS" would take on a whole new meaning.)<br /><br />Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years.<br /><br />Natural Gas - Again we have all we need. Maybe we'll sell<br />some to Mr. Kerry.<br /><br />Computer Industry - HP, Texas Instruments, Dell, Compaq, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas Semicon-ductor, Delphi, Nortel... All located here.<br /><br />Health Care - We have the largest (WORLDSBEST) research centers for Cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world.<br /><br />Education - Between U.T., Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Rice, TCU, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, University of North Texas and Texas Women's University we ought to be covered. Ivy grows better in the south anyway.<br /><br />Labor - Lots of workers here (and just open the border when we need some<br />more)<br /><br />We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc.<br /><br />Defense - In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas Na-tional Guard and the Texas Air National Guard.<br /><br />Agriculture - We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs, chickens and vegetable produce.<br /><br />*Gotta mention that we have an abundant supply of the best-looking ladies<br />in the whole world. And any snide remarks about our women being "corn<br />fed" will get your butt kicked (--by our women!)<br /><br />We have Faith in God as our Supreme Creator and Savior.<br /><br />Texas will have "In God We Trust" on the front and back of its own money.<br /><br />Texas will have prayers at all sporting events.<br /><br />Texans will have the Ten Commandments posted where ever they want.<br /><br />Each school day will be opened with prayer.<br /><br />We've got mountains.<br /><br />We've got beaches.<br /><br />East Texas is forest.<br /><br />West Texas is desert.<br /><br />There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't have.<br /><br />Now to the rest of The United States under President Kerry : God bless you all...truly...and good luck!<br /><br />Signed,<br /><br />The Citizens of "The Republic of Texas"
