Secede!

Whereas the Governing Authority persistently flouts the will of the Governed,

by passing extravagant health laws detrimental to the health of the Governed,

by overreaching its authority in the regulation of the energy practices of the Governed,

by imposing policies deleterious to the economy of the Governed,

by undermining education the education of the Governed,

by singling out the Governed for especial punitive laws,

Be it therefore resolved that the City of Austin hereby secedes from the State of Texas.

Those who bloviate about the tyranny of others tend to be peculiarly blind to their own.