The Republican congressman agrees to introduce a bill that separates Texas as an ‘independent nation’

Rep. Kyle Biedermann (right) in a 2019 TV interview

According to Fox7, Rep. Kyle Biedermann of the Republican Party in Texas recently announced plans to introduce a bill to allow a referendum on “Texit” (puns combining the two words “Texas” + “exit”), separates the state of the federal government and becomes an independent nation.

Earlier this week, Mr. Kyle Biedermann announced his commitment to draft the bill and introduce it during the inaugural session of state parliament in early 2021 to allow for a referendum on the separation of Texas from the federal government. State and become an independent nation.

“The federal government has lost control of no longer representing Texas values,” the congressman wrote on Facebook.

“That is why I am committed to introducing a bill in this session that allows a referendum to be held so that Texans can vote on whether the state of Texas can reaffirm its position as an independent nation,” he continued.

According to Mr. Biedermann, this bill will be compatible with article 1, paragraph 2, of the state constitution, which states that all political power belongs to the people and that all free governments are based on that power. and it was established also for the benefit of the people.

If the state of Texas could be divided, it would be a legal feat. The state of Texas has left the federal government once before. This is also the state nicknamed “Lone Star State” (the Lonely Star state).

After becoming a state of the United States of America in 1845, Texas separated from the United States and then joined the Confederacy of South America (consisting of 11 states) in 1861. After the Civil War and the Reconstruction, Texas Fully rejoined the federal government in 1870.

The 87th session of the Texas Parliament opens in January 2021.