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Old 07-02-2008, 06:51 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by scaeagles View Post
Doesn't Texas have the right, in some deal when they agreed to become a state, that they can secede at any time without penalty?
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Originally Posted by Snopes
Another Texas-related legend holds that the Texans negotiated an annexation treaty which reserved to them the right to secede from the Union without the consent of the U.S. Congress, but the terms of Texas' annexation contain no such provision.
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ETA: Alex beat me to it.
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