The U.S. State Department’s decision to dismantle its $100 million Global Engagement Center (GEC) represents yet another example of why Texas must chart its own course as an independent nation. As a Texan who has watched the Federal Government’s steady expansion of power, I find it telling that this agency — created under the guise of fighting foreign disinformation — became a tool for controlling domestic speech.
Let’s be clear about what happened here: The Federal Government used our tax dollars to create blacklists of American websites and pressure advertisers to cut off their funding. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stood up against this overreach, joining a lawsuit that helped expose the GEC’s true nature. This is exactly why we need Texas leadership protecting Texas interests, not bureaucrats in Washington deciding what information we can access.
The timing of this shutdown speaks volumes. With a potential change in presidential administration looming, the State Department is rushing to redistribute the GEC’s staff and funding to other departments. They’re not ending censorship — they’re just hiding it better. We’ve seen this shell game before, where Federal programs simply change names and continue their unconstitutional activities under different umbrellas.
Here in Texas, we understand that free speech isn’t a privilege granted by government — it’s a God-given right that governments must respect. Our own Texas Constitution provides broader speech protections than the U.S. Constitution, showing how Texans value liberty over control. As an independent nation, we would have the power to prevent foreign entities from interfering with our discourse without trampling on basic freedoms.
The economic angle can’t be ignored either. That $100 million spent on censorship? That’s our money being used against us. Texas, with our current GDP of $2.4 trillion, has the economic might to fund our own institutions that actually serve our interests. We’re already the world’s ninth-largest economy — larger than many independent nations. The question isn’t whether we can afford independence; it’s whether we can afford to keep funding Federal agencies that work against our values.
The GEC scandal proves what we in the Texas Nationalist Movement have long argued: The Federal system is broken beyond repair. When government agencies created to defend against foreign threats turn their powers against American citizens, it’s time for Texas to reclaim our independence. We don’t need Washington’s permission to protect our rights — we need the courage to stand on our own, just as our Texian ancestors did at Gonzales.
Every Federal overreach, every abuse of power, every misuse of our tax dollars strengthens the case for TEXIT. The dismantling of the GEC isn’t the end of Federal censorship — it’s another reminder of why Texas must restore our status as an independent republic. The spirit of Texas independence burns brighter with each passing day, and it’s time we answered its call.
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