On Wednesday, Nikki Haley addressed the topic of secession once again, asserting that Texas is free to quit the nation at its discretion. According to CBS News, the Republican presidential contender's campaign slogan is "We have a nation to preserve." ABC News adds that the candidate made these remarks during an interview on the radio program "The Breakfast Club."
Haley had said that states are free to secede under the US Constitution during her first run for governor of South Carolina. Haley answered directly when asked on Wednesday whether she still thinks so, even after she came under fire last month for not include "slavery" in her explanation of the Civil War's origins.
Haley said, "Texas can do that if they decide they want to." "It is that state's choice to make, if the whole state decides that it no longer wants to be a part of America." But, she continued, that will not occur. Secession has been invoked in the past in Texas and has been again in Gov. Greg Abbott's dispute with the Biden administration over border policies.
According to the Texas Tribune, the Republican governor has used wording that is reminiscent of the state's 1861 secession proclamation. According to the San Antonio News-Express, the Texas GOP last month rejected a separatist group's attempt to get the topic on the ballot for an advisory vote.
According to the Dallas Morning News, a University of Houston survey conducted on Tuesday indicates that Haley is behind Donald Trump in Texas by 61 percentage points. A campaign spokeswoman for Haley, who also said "I believe in state's rights," did not respond to questions about the former UN ambassador's views on the matter, per ABC.
The US Supreme Court determined shortly after the Civil War that it makes no difference whether a state's citizens had changed their views about joining the US. In Texas v. White, the court said, "Texas entered into an indissoluble tie when she became one of the United States."
Haley had said that states are free to secede under the US Constitution during her first run for governor of South Carolina. Haley answered directly when asked on Wednesday whether she still thinks so, even after she came under fire last month for not include "slavery" in her explanation of the Civil War's origins.
Haley said, "Texas can do that if they decide they want to." "It is that state's choice to make, if the whole state decides that it no longer wants to be a part of America." But, she continued, that will not occur. Secession has been invoked in the past in Texas and has been again in Gov. Greg Abbott's dispute with the Biden administration over border policies.
According to the Texas Tribune, the Republican governor has used wording that is reminiscent of the state's 1861 secession proclamation. According to the San Antonio News-Express, the Texas GOP last month rejected a separatist group's attempt to get the topic on the ballot for an advisory vote.
According to the Dallas Morning News, a University of Houston survey conducted on Tuesday indicates that Haley is behind Donald Trump in Texas by 61 percentage points. A campaign spokeswoman for Haley, who also said "I believe in state's rights," did not respond to questions about the former UN ambassador's views on the matter, per ABC.
The US Supreme Court determined shortly after the Civil War that it makes no difference whether a state's citizens had changed their views about joining the US. In Texas v. White, the court said, "Texas entered into an indissoluble tie when she became one of the United States."
