TexitWhy and How Texas Will Leave the Union
Daniel Miller's case for Texas independence, first published in April 2018. It explains why Texans want out of the Union and how they would leave, from the referendum bill to the first day of independence.
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The opposition has been reduced to the one-sentence reply of, “You can’t do that.”
In the Preface, Miller describes where the debate stood in 2018. One side shouted at every new federal grievance. The other answered with a single sentence.
TEXIT is the long answer. It covers the history and the polling behind the movement, the legal objections, the legislative path to a referendum, and the transition itself: trade, travel, currency and banking, Social Security, the military, and the national debt. Miller had spent 20 years on the question when he wrote it, and he wrote it for a general reader rather than a law review.
The Case, in Nine Chapters
Nine chapters, 2018. Photographs from the Library of Congress, the Texas State Archives, and the TNM archive.
- 1
What Is Texit?
The face of Texit, its history and culture, the century of self-determination, and Texit in mainstream politics.
Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress - 2
Understanding the American Union
What "United States" meant to the people who created it, and what it has come to mean since.
Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress - 3
Causes Which Impel Them
The federal superstate, the national debt, the unequal burden, immigration and the border.
Texas Nationalist Movement - 4
Project Fear
"Texit is illegal and unconstitutional." "The federal government won't let Texas leave." "Texit is too difficult." Each objection, taken in turn.
Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress - 5
Laying the Groundwork
Apathy, amateurism, short-term thinking, dual identities, and money: the problems the movement has to fix first.
Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress - 6
The Texas Independence Referendum
The legislative path, the elements of a referendum, the bill, the debate, and the win.
Texas State Library and Archives, public domain - 7
Becoming Independent
First things first, then trade, travel, currency and banking, Social Security, military and defense, and the debt.
Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress - 8
The Future Republic of Texas
"Self government is our right, a thing born in us at birth…"
Roger Casement
Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress - 9
Overcoming the Real Challenges Facing Texit
"Texas must be defended and liberty maintained."
Sam Houston
Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress With a Preface, an Introduction, a glossary of terms, and a bibliography.
On August 24, 1996, I set out on a journey that would consume much of my adult life.
About the Author
Daniel Miller has worked for Texas independence since August 24, 1996, and is president of the Texas Nationalist Movement. He wrote Line in the Sand in 2011 and TEXIT in 2018. His next book, The Tethered Sovereign, is a full legal case against the “indestructible Union” language in Texas v. White (1869).
He lives in Texas with his wife, Cara, to whom TEXIT is dedicated.
More by Daniel Miller
Out of print. New edition planned.
Line in the Sand
The Case for Texas Nationalism (2011)
Miller's first book, on political will, nationalism, and why the ballot box is the only path to independence that works. The 2011 edition is out of print. Join the list to hear when the new edition is ready.
Forthcoming
The Tethered Sovereign
Texas v. White, the Myth of Perpetuity, and the Constitutional Right to Leave
Courts and commentators have cited one 1869 Supreme Court decision for more than 150 years as proof that a state can never leave. Miller argues that the line they quote was never the holding of the case.
In progress
Crossing the Line
The Untold History of the Texas Independence Movement
The history of the modern movement, from someone who has worked in it since 1996. In progress.
Daniel's Letter
Occasional notes from Daniel about his books and where he'll be signing them. Separate from any TNM list.