Texas Secession

At a tea party protest in Texas on April 15, 2009, some anti-tax protesters and citizens demonstrating against excessive government spending chanted "Secede!" Governor Rick Perry spoke to reporters later and said that he understood why some Texans would be so frustrated with the federal government that they would want to secede.Statesman.com: Perry Fires Up Anti-tax Crowd (April 16, 2009)

Perry said when when Texas joined the union in 1845 they would be able to leave if they chose to do so. However, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission reveals that the actual negotiations allows for Texas to divide into four states if it want to but it cannot completely secede from the union.Huffington Post: Gov. Rick Perry: Texas Could Secede, Leave Union (April 15, 2009)

"Freedom and Sovereignty of State. Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, and the maintenance of our free institutions and the perpetuity of the Union depend upon the preservation of the right of local self-government, unimpaired to all the States."—Section 1, Article 1. Bill of RightsTexas Constitution and Statutes: The Texas Constitution Article 1. Bill of Rights