Reply #23: Perry does not advocate secession.

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At least not openly.

His secession remark was from a tea-party rally in the spring of 2009, and it was pretty equivocal.

Nevertheless, I'm GLAD he made the remark. We're a nation with a very short political memory, and this one seems to have staying power. Anything that makes him look bad is just fine by me.

Texas does have a small group of nationalists, who are totally powerless. But so do a bunch of other states. And other states have also passed resolutions on secession. It seems to be a way to express frustration with Washington, but little else.

Here's a link that shows what is going on in some other states...

http://dumpdc.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/secession-movement-spreads-well-beyond-texas-2/