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BigGuy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:57 pm I no longer believe that a Texit is out of the question. And I have no doubt that I’d join a serious effort with viable leaders. But that line of thinking brings about some personal considerations that I haven’t heard anybody else mention.

Everything you mention are actually political questions that can be settled by the final negotiations. I don't think we would necessarily give up any benefits or citizenship since the US recognizes dual citizenship. Land ownership in the US is not subject to citizenship requirement (ask the Chinese), so that is not a worry either. Living there as a non-citizen (depending how that goes) may be a little trickier though.

I have a whole different set of concerns I have been considering. Things like how to protect my family while I am fighting. After all, when the first shot gets fired, we become criminals and traitors until we win. The government will retaliate and harass our family members in an attempt to capture us. They would probably also bug their phones and closely surveil them to see if you contact them. When this starts, if I am in on it, I expect to say goodbye to my whole family for the duration. And since I don't expect to survive if we do not win, it might be my final goodbye.

Those are the types of consequences I am preparing for. I will be betting my life, my family, my fortune, and my sacred honor on it. I want everyone else who is considering it to think of those consequences and prepare for them also.

I think that the mandate is being used as a test almost, to see how much people will stand for. And they are seeing more and more people up in arms (figuratively) about it.

There are also a lot of people who agree that it is close to time to reform our government. A lot of them have started preparing for that event. These are the people the government should be concerned with because they are not out protesting or saying anything, just quietly going about their business. They are waiting because, while they agree it is coming, and coming more and more quickly, they don't see it as time for the shooting to start quite yet. Another group may see it as time but they are not organized and no one wants to be the first and be alone doing it.

The fight, as in violent physical fight with any and all weapons, is coming. I believe the speed with which we are running headlong into trouble is increasing. I am still praying for a way to stop it, though I do not expect my prayer to be answered (well, I honestly expect the answer will be an emphatic no).