Yes, it's true, in power generation Texas is a net importer. That does not, however, counter my quick take here which is that Texas is a significant exporter of oil and gas–with quite a bit of natural gas resource left to extract. An independent Texas would not, in fact, find it difficult to send the total BTU supply-demand balance in its favor, were it to make such a decision.

Anyway, the contours of this blog are pretty clear. This is an energy blog. Not a poltical blog. Who would argue that the 10th amendment craze at the moment is anything but a cynical exploitation of base emotions, and ignorance? That said, I see all this from a much greater distance and my reading of history suggests that such political occurrences are not merely quaint.

The larger picture remains that the debasement of the USD which has gone on for a century, combined with global oil depletion, is the recipe for a collision globally. Not just in the US. And stirrings of the kind we see in Texas are but a part of this larger phenomenon.

Why don't you take a tour through the rest of the blog to get a sense of the broader view expressed here. I'm approaching all of these problems from a very, very non-political perspective. Or at least I try to.

Regards,

G

Yes, it's true, in power generation Texas is a net importer. That does not, however, counter my quick take here which is that Texas is a significant exporter of oil and gas–with quite a bit of natural gas resource left to extract. An independent Texas would not, in fact, find it difficult to send the total BTU supply-demand balance in its favor, were it to make such a decision.

Anyway, the contours of this blog are pretty clear. This is an energy blog. Not a poltical blog. Who would argue that the 10th amendment craze at the moment is anything but a cynical exploitation of base emotions, and ignorance? That said, I see all this from a much greater distance and my reading of history suggests that such political occurrences are not merely quaint.

The larger picture remains that the debasement of the USD which has gone on for a century, combined with global oil depletion, is the recipe for a collision globally. Not just in the US. And stirrings of the kind we see in Texas are but a part of this larger phenomenon.

Why don't you take a tour through the rest of the blog to get a sense of the broader view expressed here. I'm approaching all of these problems from a very, very non-political perspective. Or at least I try to.

Regards,

G

Yes, it's true, in power generation Texas is a net importer. That does not, however, counter my quick take here which is that Texas is a significant exporter of oil and gas–with quite a bit of natural gas resource left to extract. An independent Texas would not, in fact, find it difficult to send the total BTU supply-demand balance in its favor, were it to make such a decision.

Anyway, the contours of this blog are pretty clear. This is an energy blog. Not a poltical blog. Who would argue that the 10th amendment craze at the moment is anything but a cynical exploitation of base emotions, and ignorance? That said, I see all this from a much greater distance and my reading of history suggests that such political occurrences are not merely quaint.

The larger picture remains that the debasement of the USD which has gone on for a century, combined with global oil depletion, is the recipe for a collision globally. Not just in the US. And stirrings of the kind we see in Texas are but a part of this larger phenomenon.

Why don't you take a tour through the rest of the blog to get a sense of the broader view expressed here. I'm approaching all of these problems from a very, very non-political perspective. Or at least I try to.

Regards,

G

The legal right to secession of any state ratified into the union upon an Act of Congress (such as Texas), has been made clear in the Constitution and Supreme Court decisions over time. However, the cases in point (10th Amendment and declarations of sovereignty) aren't being used here to honor our forefathers and the principles by which they founded our country and wrote into contract law. The 10th Amendment is being leveraged as a political ploy for the G.O.P. who has lost ground politically. Simply put, the fragmented secessionist opinion has nothing to do with the latest G.O.P. rhetoric.

Additionally, the opinion uses no factual substantiation to tangential thoughts on Texas as an “energy empire” nor about “Cortez”. The Texas legislature, in a cooperative effort with the Energy Information Administration, gathers and produces data on oil and natural gas production and consumption annually. Texas has historically and current consumes more energy in btu than it produces. Texas is no longer the oil empire it once was in the '70's. As a nation we are much less reliant on Texas then some are willing to admit. Additionally, there is no real evidence Cortez was ever even actually physically in the Spanish territory that is now Texas in 1519.

Again, this person must be a moron. Now let's all follow her/him, and the other American Taliban, into a devolved third-world war-torn collection of tribes.

The legal right to secession of any state ratified into the union upon an Act of Congress (such as Texas), has been made clear in the Constitution and Supreme Court decisions over time. However, the cases in point (10th Amendment and declarations of sovereignty) aren't being used here to honor our forefathers and the principles by which they founded our country and wrote into contract law. The 10th Amendment is being leveraged as a political ploy for the G.O.P. who has lost ground politically. Simply put, the fragmented secessionist opinion has nothing to do with the latest G.O.P. rhetoric.

Additionally, the opinion uses no factual substantiation to tangential thoughts on Texas as an “energy empire” nor about “Cortez”. The Texas legislature, in a cooperative effort with the Energy Information Administration, gathers and produces data on oil and natural gas production and consumption annually. Texas has historically and current consumes more energy in btu than it produces. Texas is no longer the oil empire it once was in the '70's. As a nation we are much less reliant on Texas then some are willing to admit. Additionally, there is no real evidence Cortez was ever even actually physically in the Spanish territory that is now Texas in 1519.

Again, this person must be a moron. Now let's all follow her/him, and the other American Taliban, into a devolved third-world war-torn collection of tribes.

TEXAS is a great state and Has great History i think “Sam” would be proud of well, oh whats the word YA'LL!

oh yeah 78% of the United States MArine Corp is from were oh T E X A S

semper fi.

TEXAS is a great state and Has great History i think “Sam” would be proud of well, oh whats the word YA'LL!

oh yeah 78% of the United States MArine Corp is from were oh T E X A S

semper fi.