republic of texas on Vice
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Why Not Let All the States Secede From the US?
Why not let Utah become a Mormon theocracy and allow Alabama to teach the Bible instead of science? Meanwhile, the other states could legalize marijuana, improve the social safety net, and provide free contraception to everyone without interference from their former countrymen. And why stop at the state level? Isn’t it a little silly that Austin is governed by the rest of Texas? Full story
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