Texas has had several secession movements, what did they hope to get?
The rise of membership in the Texas Nationalist Movement coincided with other secession-related news events not part of that organization. Governor
Rick Perry, at a political rally in 2009, addressed the possibility of secession. During the rally, many in the crowd began to chant "secede, secede", to which Perry remarked, "If Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that."[SUP]
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[25][/SUP] Perry subsequently clarified that the comment was tongue in cheek and that he does not support secession.[SUP]
[24][/SUP] His remarks sparked controversy[SUP]
[25][/SUP] and harsh criticism from government officials and pundits, such as Jeff Macke and Joe Weisental.[SUP]
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After the 2012 presidential election, bumper stickers and signs saying "secede" began appearing in Texas.[SUP][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_secession_movements#cite_note-400percent-30"][30][/SUP] The election also triggered a wave of petitions on the [/URL]
White House "We the People" website. While the Texas petition was not first to appear, it overtook those of the other states with over 125,000 signatures, well above the 25,000 to trigger a response.[SUP][13][/SUP][SUP][26][/SUP] The petition stated that secession would "protect the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government" and defend Texans from "blatant abuses to their rights"[SUP][31][/SUP] The Texas secession petition was followed by one allowing Austin to secede from Texas and stay part of the union.[SUP][31][/SUP] The White House issued a 476-word response rejecting the idea.[SUP][13][/SUP]
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