[Ancesthntr]

Short of an armed take-over, if the citizens of TX come together in a majority, the Fed would be powerless to stop succession.

We've probably got 40 million guns down here (I'm low-balling that figure, as I don't know anyone with less then 4 or 5, and quite a number with more), and a history of telling others to stick their "authoritah" where the sun don't shine. So, to put none too fine a point on it, there isn't going to be any armed takeover of Texas by anyone other than its own citizens, should the need ever arise. It is quite simply impossible to do without destroying the infrastructure of the state, something that any would-be occupier would want to avoid...and even then, they'll be bled dry in the process.

[zeugma]

As I native Texan, I see the popular version of the Texan 'attitude' to be more smoke than fire. We were way behind the curve on CCW legislation, and we still don't have open carry of handguns. While we can still carry a rifle in public, I'm certain that would change quickly if the whackadoodles in Austin ever seriously thought we'd use them for what they are intended to be: weapons of liberty.