AUSTIN, TX – Lord Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount of Brenchley, thinks Texas should secede from the United States.

In his native Britain, voters are preparing to decide whether they will remain in the European Union.

Here in the United States, Texas just last month considered putting secession on the ballot.  The Republican Party of Texas killed the measure.

This week, Monckton — former adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — pushed for Texas independence in an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller.

Monckton is a prominent conservative voice on issues such as climate change and the possible collapse of the U.S. dollar. Crisis of Character: A... Byrne, Gary J. Best Price: $1.88 Buy New $10.99 (as of 10:40 UTC - Details)

Why does a British political figure advocate Texas secession?

In short, Monckton views Texas as a lifeboat. He believes that America is on the verge of being overrun with Islamic invaders which will be accompanied by “imminent” financial destruction.

He advocates Texas secession, or what he calls “Texit,” as a way to preserve the best of America.

Monckton has become a regular presence in Texas conservative politics in recent years. On one occasion, he drew a crowd of over 15,000 to a race track in Houston. The crowd chanted with calls to make him governor of Texas.

Monckton begins his case for secession by highlighting the flaws in the American system:

The Problem with Socia... Thomas DiLorenzo Best Price: $9.49 Buy New $11.93 (as of 06:45 UTC - Details) “The United States Constitution has not proven sufficiently robust against the relentless increase in federal power and wealth at the expense of the states,” Monckton said, “and the Supreme Court has increasingly aggrandized itself by inflicting new law on all states.”

“Unquestionably,” Monckton continued, “the quickest solution to this problem for Texas is to exercise the right of secession, which instantly cuts off altogether the power of the federal government to interfere in Texan affairs.”

Unlike most attorneys, Monckton believes that Texas holds an indisputable right to secession.

“Texas has always retained the right — which I think is unique among the states — to secede from the Union,” said Monckton.

Monckton, who says he is, “no expert on the constitutional and administrative law either of the United States or of the Lone Star State,” said Texas’s legal right to secede can be found in “international law.”

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