Beneath the dome of the Texas Capitol, the counting of votes for the independence referendum was underway.
A pro-independence banner read, "At least we won't print worthless paper." Waving a U.S. dollar bill, a lawmaker set it ablaze during a speech: "This is the legacy Washington left us!"
Meanwhile, in Alaska, the governor had already begun negotiating a "customs union" with Canada, offering the rationale: "If the federal government can't even protect its own currency, how can it protect us?"
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