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31. Old Mexico

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Thu Sep 8, 2016, 01:03 PM

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Mexico threatens to cancel treaty that ceded Texas and California to US if Trump gets elected [View all] DonViejo Sep 2016 OP

Considering all the Foreign Investments in those States, Trump is now a walking misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #1

It's the tiny brain behind the freakish hands that's truly scary! lark Sep 2016 #7

Like they say.."tiny hands, tiny brain" misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #32

I think its a grain of sand between the ears and that giving him credit turbinetree Sep 2016 #43

you are absolutely correct niyad Sep 2016 #85

Thank you turbinetree Sep 2016 #88

Too much! Lifelong Protester Sep 2016 #2

WONDERFUL! I wouldn't even have to emigrate to Canada, which is COLD, yanno. n/t TygrBright Sep 2016 #3

Vancouver is not too cold in winter, and not too hot in summer. Cal33 Sep 2016 #35

It's also ridiculously expensive Warpy Sep 2016 #58

I'm seeing the up side also Warpy Sep 2016 #57

Then there's the drug cartels awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #67

Nah, nothing much would change Warpy Sep 2016 #69

I haven't spent any time in south Texas... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #89

I like this geomon666 Sep 2016 #4

If drumpf wins and Mexico invalidates the treaties - lark Sep 2016 #5

well put. barbtries Sep 2016 #9

The owners of the media establishment are committing crimes, in my opinion. ronnie624 Sep 2016 #16

I'm with you. Native Sep 2016 #49

you're right---they equate Hill's emails w/Trump's bribery of public officials, wordpix Sep 2016 #74

The deliberate false equivalence ronnie624 Sep 2016 #78

You're right. You know it, we know it, and the media traitors know it. Judi Lynn Sep 2016 #93

It just seems so wrong ronnie624 Sep 2016 #97

i might have to rethink texas. mopinko Sep 2016 #21

The area around Dallas is gorgeous in the spring time. lark Sep 2016 #22

That's a great point! The Repubs would all move to Trump's New Fascist Amrica misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #34

Followed by awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #68

Texas has some cool stuff - country music for one and wordpix Sep 2016 #75

Ni beed to sacrifice your scruples. The city of Los Angeles is now KingCharlemagne Sep 2016 #101

I got my passport book for the first time ever in March. LS_Editor Sep 2016 #59

meanwhile, Lauer spent 10/30 min. on Hillary's emails wordpix Sep 2016 #72

The msm just has it in for her, lark Sep 2016 #95

Considering our history of breaking treaties loyalsister Sep 2016 #6

it's like i said to my son, barbtries Sep 2016 #8

California would be worth fighting to keep sarge43 Sep 2016 #10

lol, let the Mexicans wordpix Sep 2016 #73

And they have to keep GWB! lastlib Sep 2016 #87

So if Trump wins, all of his supporters in those states could end up in Mexico? crazylikafox Sep 2016 #11

Bwahahaha!! GreenPartyVoter Sep 2016 #63

You know what - I LOVE IT packman Sep 2016 #12

Texas woul d be great..you know all the repub a-holes would head for Trump Nation misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #36

This one made me smile... Stuart G Sep 2016 #13

Popping Corn. ToxMarz Sep 2016 #14

I wish I could laugh at this, but I can completely understand why Mexico would do this. will have niyad Sep 2016 #15

it's grand political theater and plays well at home wordpix Sep 2016 #76

it reminds me, on a much grander scale, of the time when manitou springs tried to annex colorado niyad Sep 2016 #84

Trump causing all kinds of crap SummerSnow Sep 2016 #17

see CPTV tonight, there were 2 journalist-experts on Trump interviewed wordpix Sep 2016 #77

There is absolutely no way that christx30 Sep 2016 #18

I don't think anyone actually believe that would be the result of this though. PersonNumber503602 Sep 2016 #37

Maybe we in California could just break off on our own? TDale313 Sep 2016 #38

Yeah, if we're gonna go back to 1848 Retrograde Sep 2016 #48

I think you're failing to see that the Mexican government is merely LanternWaste Sep 2016 #52

Hell the Texas Nation Guard & Fort Hood together could easily hold Texas.. EX500rider Sep 2016 #86

It's actually not too hard imaging some dystopia where the U.S.A. disintegrates... hunter Sep 2016 #19

he will be selling off Trumpmerica to pay for his overleveraged biz deals wordpix Sep 2016 #79

Where is James K Polk when you need him? Renew Deal Sep 2016 #20

Could they, legally, do that? bigworld Sep 2016 #24

The Mexican senator is making a point: you break the NAFTA treaty, we can break treaties, too wordpix Sep 2016 #80

Damn. Yet another APUSH exam revision. deurbano Sep 2016 #23

Now that's friendly fire. forest444 Sep 2016 #25

Considering that cancelling the treaty would have the same effect as declaring war ripcord Sep 2016 #40

Political manna from heaven. forest444 Sep 2016 #45

Damn, that would require a much longer wall... Wounded Bear Sep 2016 #26

But where would we put the wall? murielm99 Sep 2016 #60

Doesn't this fly in the face of Trump's claim... MissMillie Sep 2016 #27

this^^^^so true^^^^ wordpix Sep 2016 #81

REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!! bucolic_frolic Sep 2016 #28

I'm with Mexico on this! Joey Liberal Sep 2016 #29

Oh, bullshit! TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2016 #30

Didn't read the article, huh? DonViejo Sep 2016 #62

Old Mexico left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 #31

Nice. librarylu Sep 2016 #55

Now, this isn't nice, as a Texan by choice, against the wall, for immigration reform, against those Thinkingabout Sep 2016 #33

There is precedent.....look what Hugo Chavez did in Venezuela. LisaM Sep 2016 #39

Does this mean we get Mexico's paid vacation laws? Come on president Trump! Initech Sep 2016 #41

They can have Texas back democrattotheend Sep 2016 #42

Wouldn't that be exactly what trump wants? discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #44

Breaking the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - haele Sep 2016 #46

Legally, the treaty can't be revoked anyway. It's just a fun discussion. Xithras Sep 2016 #92

Wait, you can do that? Somebody tell the Sioux and the Apache and the Comanche. tclambert Sep 2016 #47

I'd totally move back to the parts of New Mexico they used to own. liberalmuse Sep 2016 #50

Maybe my state can go back to Britain or France (or Spain) geardaddy Sep 2016 #51

Hmmmm.... Xolodno Sep 2016 #53

There are a lot of rich and powerful Mormons SwankyXomb Sep 2016 #91

I didn't know this piece of history. 6chars Sep 2016 #54

That's about as realistic as Trump building a wall. Duval Sep 2016 #56

maybe they figure they can get a better "deal" from tRump 0rganism Sep 2016 #61

We never honored the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the way it was agreed upon, anyway. demosincebirth Sep 2016 #64

It's younger than the Constitution. Igel Sep 2016 #65

A treaty is a treaty...like a contract between nations. We never honored it except for the payment demosincebirth Sep 2016 #70

I know Grimelle Sep 2016 #66

OUCH! and lol wordpix Sep 2016 #71

You're going to need a longer wall. ThoughtCriminal Sep 2016 #82

Mexico would have allies. roamer65 Sep 2016 #83

Trump needs to apologize: "Ich ben ein pendejo" Coyotl Sep 2016 #90

Why is everyone replying to this as if it could ever happen? Ridiculous. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #94

In a further escalation, Trump threatened to ban klook Sep 2016 #96

Lots of misunderstanding above . . FairWinds Sep 2016 #98

Why would Mexico sacrifice several million people for nothing? Taitertots Sep 2016 #99

Not if the Russians, Chinese and others in South America come to their aid. N/t roamer65 Sep 2016 #100

And our allies would not? GummyBearz Sep 2016 #102

Well that is one reason to vote for Trump! whistler162 Sep 2016 #103