“Texas contributes far more to the federal budget than it gets returned. With all of the refinery capacity, they’d do fine.”
Which is why the Washington government would fight its first total war since 1945 to keep the chattel asset called “Texas”.
I don’t see it happening. At worse, they’ll send in federal marshals which will be met in return by Texas Rangers. The governor will probably also call up the National Guard and have them swear allegiance to the Nation of Texas.
I don’t envision a wait and see situation. Congress will deadlock as usual. It would be a public relations nightmare for Obama, He won’t do any better than he has with anything else. The last thing he needs is for Texas to out and out prove the guy is useless. After he blows it with Texas, other states are going to get serious about bailing.
My guess is he won’t miss any time on the links. The country is already disintegrating under him.