[GingisK]

... impossible to secede from the United States and to replace the government of the United States with a new national government in Texas without violating the protections afforded to United States citizens...

You must be referring to the rights and privileges that have been abridged already by the US government.

[Tau Food]

You must be referring to the rights and privileges that have been abridged already by the US government.

I wish I could tell you that there has been a government somewhere at some time that didn't abuse authority. In math, I think they call that group an empty set.

I don't want to possess the level of political power that can cause too much trouble to anyone. I'm happy to pursue private interests.

And, I don't trust the kind of people who want to possess a lot of political power. It's hard to find anyone to trust these days, but I think it's probably always been that way.