# Why not let Texas secede?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 15, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-let-texas-secede/671264 "2013-10-15T00:40:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-let-texas-secede/671264/4 "2013-10-15T00:44:37Z")

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States can’t secede. We had a minor skirmish over that some time ago.

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