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Under the terms of its annexation, Texas was allowed to create up to four more states out of its territory, without requiring congressional approval. Could Texas have abused this right to create what were essentially four puppet states under the control of the Texan government, such as by declaring the land occupied by the Texas Senate, Texas House, Texas Governor's Mansion, and Texas Supreme Court as the territory of separate states or similar legal trickery? This would have given Texas twelve additional Electoral College votes (and a minimum of fifteen for Texas and its puppet states), eight additional seats in the Senate (a total of ten), and at least four additional seats in the House until the next Census.
If performed in 1860, it would have increased the number of states to 38, with Texas and its puppets counting for five of them (13.16%). That would allow Texas and five other states to prevent an amendment to the Constitution, and allow the historical states of the Confederacy to hold up any constitutional amendment they wanted unless 60 states were admitted.
What would have been the result if this had happened in 1860?
If performed in 1860, it would have increased the number of states to 38, with Texas and its puppets counting for five of them (13.16%). That would allow Texas and five other states to prevent an amendment to the Constitution, and allow the historical states of the Confederacy to hold up any constitutional amendment they wanted unless 60 states were admitted.
What would have been the result if this had happened in 1860?