That Nasty Ol' Line In The Sand

     I was talking with an ex-brother in law one day, and the subject of Texas Nationalism came up. Normally he's pretty smart, or, well, he talks a lot,ok? Anyway he said, "Why do you want to do that? You'd just go back to being a territory. " How do you get your mind around that? Texas was NEVER a territory, it was a nation. Texas was forged from a revolution. Texas coined it's own money, floated its own Navy, and conducted its own national business. His attitude is similar to so many Nortés out there who try to squeeze Texas into a Knott's Berry Farm jar. All the other states have no national identity. You see, that's the difference. Texans identify with Texas as an national origin. You take someone from say,  Nebraska, and you won't get that. "Hey! I'm from Nebraska!" Well, that's . . . Special! 

     Remember when a whole bunch of states petitioned to leave the Union not long ago? Then, one by one, they all just faded away. Well, we didn't. We continued to organize, write, petition, and yes, get arrested. The men at the Alamo weren't kidding, and we're not either. Do you think they expected Santa Anna to show up that February morning? Do you think C J Grisham expected a cop to totally ignore the constitution on that lonely road in Temple that morning? Do you think Terry Holcomb expected some po-dunk judge to jail him for making civilized statements AFTER the meeting ended? What do you think those five preachers in Houston thought when they were served with demands from an openly gay mayor who seeks to pre-approve their sermons? William Barrett Travis sits in eternity, and his line in the sand is always there. We are asked on occasion to cross that line. These people were asked, and they did! 

     Texas will not just fade away. We are not funny fanatics with silly accents. The same people who laugh at us and hide under some marijuana cloud out in California will do nothing to defend their own freedom, yet they'll be the first to rush to Austin the very minute we achieve our goal. I've always distrusted the Americans. I was taught that in Louisiana. The ruling class in DC sees themselves as royalty. Then, there are the rest of us. Travis will soon call on us to cross that line in the sand. Will you be ready?