2024-01-28T15:49:07+00:00
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/ The demands of the American state of Texas to secede from the United States have become a real threat to internal security, as fears of a civil war are leaking after this proposal was supported by 25 governors of other states.
During the past two days, Texas’s demands for secession have taken over in the media and among political and popular circles in the United States.
Texas beginnings
Going back to the early beginnings, Texas was part of Mexico before it declared its independence in 1836, becoming the Republic of Texas, i.e. an independent country.
Texas then joined the United States in 1845, but seceded in 1861 to join the American Confederacy during the Civil War.
Texas was returned to the Union in 1870, but continued to maintain its distinct Texan identity.
Some residents of Texas are demanding secession from the United States for political, economic and cultural reasons.
It should be noted that the US Constitution does not prohibit secession, but it considers it illegal based on a Supreme Court decision in 1869.
Secession faces major practical challenges, such as obtaining international recognition and establishing an independent financial and defense system.
The Texas Republican Party called for a secession referendum in 2023, but did not receive enough support from the legislature.
Texas is experiencing tension with President Joe Biden because of his policy toward illegal immigration, and refuses to remove the barriers it built on the border with Mexico.
Civil war fears
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of current Russian President Vladimir Putin, made a comment yesterday, Friday, January 26, about the possibility of Texas starting a new civil war in the United States.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has fought multiple legal battles with the Department of Justice over his immigration deterrent tactics. As the United States faces a rise in illegal border crossings, Abbott has tried to push back migrants, using razor wire along parts of the southern border and a floating circular barrier in the Rio Grande. The Biden administration called these tactics “dangerous and cruel.”
The Supreme Court on Monday sided with the Biden administration in a 5-4 ruling, allowing US Border Patrol agents to temporarily remove razor wire that Texas officials had placed under Abbott’s orders while litigation over the issue continued.
The ruling still allows Texas to place more wire along the border, but enables the federal government to remove it when it deems it necessary.
In response, Abbott last Wednesday issued a statement announcing his intention to defy the court order, citing the state’s “right to self-defense” against migrants crossing the border.
Shortly thereafter, Republican governors from 25 other states signed a letter expressing their support for Texas against the court’s ruling, raising renewed fears among many about a new American civil war.
Several conservative media figures, including the likes of Terrence Williams, Carmen Sabia, and Graham Allen, have also suggested that a civil war could happen soon, but they have placed the blame on President Joe Biden.
Medvedev’s “dangerous” statement
Medvedev, who currently serves as Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, issued a lengthy statement on the X website on Friday, saying, “There are known cases in history when some states tried to secede from the Union and form a confederation. The end result was a bloody civil war that cost thousands.” And thousands of lives. Either way, America could face an irresolvable constitutional crisis and long fall into the abyss of a new, perhaps even more devastating, civil confrontation. The world, holding its breath, will stare in fear at the American mess. Well, it’s their problem anyway. “Current.”
However, in a statement issued on Saturday, the day after Medvedev’s statement, the US State Department denied the seriousness of Medvedev’s various statements.
“We do not take Medvedev seriously. This is typical Kremlin nonsense,” a ministry spokesman wrote.
Russia on the line
The idea of a civil war in the United States was floated by Russian officials late last month. During an appearance on state-run television, Sergei Markov, a pro-Putin political scientist and former adviser to the Russian president, said such a development would be beneficial for Russia and would lead to an end to… The conflict in Ukraine is in its favor in “one week”.
“We know that if something really started in America, the civil war in Ukraine would stop after one week,” he added. “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zalozhny will race all the way here. They will go to the mediators and say: Let’s put an end to all this immediately.” “.
Source: media