Cruz Sees Texas Seceding if Nation
Gets Too Liberal in His Humble View
Capitol Inside
November 8, 2021
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz - the most popular Texas leader based on a new poll - is making history again in his own vintage way as the first major politician here to suggest that he might be amenable to the Lone Star State's secession from the nation if liberals take over at the national level.
Cruz outlined a scenario for a potential break by Texas from the United States in an appearance last month at Texas A&M University. Responding to a question from a student, the state's junior U.S. senator explained a strategy that Texas should pursue if it decides to cancel its membership in the United States of America and become an independent country instead.
"If there comes a point where it's hopeless, then I think we take NASA, we take the military and we take the oil," Cruz said - sparking applause in the audience at Aggieland.
Cruz suggested that conservative podcast celebrity Joe Rogan could be the next Sam Houston as a potential candidate for president of a Republic of Texas if the state secedes eventually. Rogan, who's also a commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship known as UFC, moved last year from California to Texas where he resides in a $14 million mansion on Lake Austin.
Rogan apparently is regarded as an expert on epidemiology among many conservatives - having advised Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on why he should avoid the COVID-19 vaccine due to possible allergies. Rodgers was sidelined on Sunday night with a case of covid that exposed his blatant violations of NFL protocol for the pandemic after refusing to wear a mask in group settings involving team members and the media despite his refusal to get the shots. The Packers had been one of the top Super Bowl contenders this year before losing to the Kansas City Chiefs last night in a miserable showing for both teams.
Cruz had higher priorities than sports, however, when he explained at Texas A&M what it might take to trigger an exodus of Texas from the U.S.
"Now listen, if the Democrats end the filibuster, if they fundamentally destroy the country, if they pack the Supreme Court, if they make D.C. a state, if they federalize elections and massively expand voter fraud, there may come a point where it's hopeless," Cruz said. "We're not there yet."
Cruz kept the door open for secession if Republicans are thrown out of power like Donald Trump was a year ago.
"Texas—we're brash, we're not shy, we're sometimes larger than life," Cruz added. "Texas is, right now, an amazing force keeping America from going off the cliff, keeping America grounded on the values that built this country."
A new poll that the Texas Tribune and the University of Texas made public on Monday found Governor Greg Abbott and Cruz to be in a statistical deadline for all practical purposes in terms of their popularity among the voters here.
Abbott's favorables were 1 point higher than Cruz's at 49 percent. But the Republican governor was viewed in an unfavorable light by 47 percent of the Texas voters in the survey compared to only 45 percent for the senator.
