An Impossible Scenario?

February 1, 2009 Blog

During the recent election campaign, we could observe a certain disaffection with Alaska and Texas on the part of the Democrats and the media. Although they managed to get George W. Bush out of the White House and send Sarah Palin back home, they still can’t refrain from slamming and criticizing them at every opportunity.

Al Gore has the media and Democrats convinced that drilling for oil in Alaska would melt the icebergs and cause a world-wide catastrophe. It was the same back in 1868, when Secretary of State William H. Seward urged the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (two cents per acre). Influenced by the press, public opinion was turned against the purchase, calling Alaska “Seward’s Icebox” and “Seward's Folly” (12 years later, they discovered gold in Alaska worth 10 times the purchase price!).

The New Nation of Alastex

Texas and Alaska have had enough and are planning to secede from the United States! Together, they will form the Republic of Alastex. America’s flag will once again have 48 stars and the flag of Alastex will have two large stars (the Lone Star from the Texas flag and the North Star from Alaska’s flag). The seven stars that presently form the Big Dipper on Alaska’s flag will be rearranged to form an appropriate symbol. A national contest will be held to collect ideas and the new symbol will be decided by popular vote.

There will be plenty of room for expansion in Alastex. Texas has 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area. Alaska is over twice the size of Texas! It has a total of 656,425 square miles! Nearly a fourth of America’s 100 largest cities are located in Texas, yet there is plenty of room for expansion. The population of Alaska is sparse today, but with the formation of Alastex, that would soon change. American citizens who did not vote for Obama and don’t want to pay for his bail-outs, would be cordially invited to move to the Republic of Alastex.

Texas is a leader in the manufacture of computer chips and communication equipment. Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Texas Instruments, Alcatel and many other hi-tech companies are located here.

The fishing and seafood industry is big in Alaska, providing most of America's salmon, crab, halibut, and herring. Texas provides 20% of the nation’s beef, plenty of grain and other food supplies. Food should not be a problem in the Republic of Alastex.

It is warm in Texas and cold in Alaska, so you have your choice of weather! Sportsmen will love it in Alastex. Texas has the nation's largest herd of whitetail deer and Alaska has moose and grizzly bear. The fishing is great in the Gulf of Mexico and along Alaska’s 47,300 miles of shoreline. In addition, there are innumerable lakes and more than 5,000 miles of unpolluted rivers.

Alaska accounts for 25% of the oil produced in the United States. Texas produces 20% of America’s oil and refines most of its fuel. Prudhoe Bay is North America's largest oil field. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline moves up to 88,000 barrels of oil per hour. What Alastex doesn’t use, can be sold on the world market.

Alastex will boast some of the greatest research centers, hospitals, educational institutions and commercial enterprises in the world.

There are likely skeptics who doubt that the above described scenario is possible.

Texas has a legal right to secede from the Union according to the terms of the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848. Alaska may have to fight for this right, but with George W. Bush as President and Sarah Palin as Secretary of Defence, the Republic of Alastex should have little difficulty winning that battle. Texas and Alaska have a number of important military bases. Texas has the National Guard, many capable border guards and the Texas Rangers. NASA controls space and 65% of America’s defense industry is located in Texas.

Everyone in Texas and Alaska owns at least half a dozen guns and they know how to use them! On the other hand, the Democrats want to dismantle the military and force its citizens to hand in their guns.

It’s doable! Now, if I could only find a buyer for our house in New Jersey, with the highest property taxes in the nation!