# Is secession still worth opposing with armed force today?

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**Created:** [March 23, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-secession-still-worth-opposing-with-armed-force-today/715773 "2015-03-23T14:33:17Z")\
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> [@Velocity](#):
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> OK, good point. But I think many anti-secessionists would flee Texas if they felt Texan independence was imminent, which would further reduce opposition (within Texas) to secession.

If any red state(s) got serious about secession, I’d move there and advocate for it. I doubt the [US.gov](http://US.gov) would go to war to stop it if it were supported by a majority of the population, but if they did, I’d fight back.

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