<p>“else at 20 feet, the Lone Star flies at the same height - 20 feet. Do you know why? Because it is the only state that was a republic before it became a state. Texas was the only state to join the U.S. through treaty, not annexation.”</p>
<p>You’re wrong. Vermont was a republic before it became the 14th State in the Union. See wikipedia on History of Vermont.</p>