“Since you aren’t a Texan, what do you care?”
Fair question. Here are a few answers:
1. Many conservatives outside of TX are pinning their hopes on TX secession as a way to divorce themselves from the Federal leviathan. I think it’s a dangerous pipe-dream, but there are a large number of conservatives hoping for it nonetheless.
2. If Texans do something exceptionally stupid like engage in a hot insurrection, military who hail from my state will be called upon to suppress it. And people from my state will be taxed to pay for it.
3. I happen to like TX and it’s possible that I might some day relocate there. I don’t enjoy listening to empty posturing.
4. I view empty posturing is worse than useless as it deflects energy and resources from doing things that aren’t quite as sexy, but are more effective.
While I don’t much care how individuals choose to spend their time, the reality is that TX is a big state with a large conservative population. While conservative Texans are busy engaging in secessionist pipe-dreams, they aren’t paying attention to other things.
Your arguments have some validity, but if a SHTF scenario hits, I’d rather have a Texas currency than a U.S one. Thusly there would be a good strong argument for secession at that point.
By international law Texas retains the right to revert back to the Republic of Texas. All Texas has to do is inform the United States in a timely manner that the agreement between the Republic of Texas and the United States of America will be null and void on such and such a date. We do not have to secede, since we joined the US as a sovereign Republic we retain the right under international law to simply terminate the agreement.