Robert reminded me that today is Texas Independence Day.
If Texas had remained an independent nation it would look like this:
Not just the state we know today, but a big hunk of New Mexico and pieces of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming. I’m sure things would have been different.
Happy Independence Day, Texas!
And if you wanted California I suspect they wouldn’t put up much of a fight. You could wage war from 9-5 and take weekends and holidays off (given that the skirmishes last over a week) and still win!
I don’t know whether to say “you’re a weird Texan for bringing this up” or “can I have the same for Montana?” I’ll say both.