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Vermont Secession
As independent nation-state from 1777 until 1791 Vermont retains a special claim to the State-Federal Contract Theory of secession.
Vermont Declaration of Independence 7, September 2003
....Therefore, we the sovereign people of the state of Vermont, while affirming our allegiance to the principles expressed in the U.S. Constitution, do hereby declare our independence from the United States of America, and call upon the Vermont Legislature to authorize a convention of the people to vote on rescinding the petition for statehood approved by the Vermont Assembly in January 1791 and ratified by the Congress on March 4, 1791
Vermont Independence Resolution Petition
Vermont Commons, Voices of Independence - Blog and Journal
Justifications and Causes of Vermont Secession
First, the United States is no longer a sustainable nation-state: not politically, economically, agriculturally, socially, morally, culturally, nor environmentally.
Second, Vermont has been dragged into the quagmire of affluenza, technomania, megalomania, globalization, and imperialism by the U.S. government in collaboration with corporate America.
Third, the U.S. government provides Vermont with little protection from the ills of globalization including economic uncertainly, unemployment, environmental degradation, and the loss of sovereignty, political will, and cultural identity.
Fourth, the federal government is using its "war on terrorism" to undermine constitutionally guaranteed liberties.
Fifth, the U.S. government's unprovoked, unilateral, pre-emptive attacks on nations with which it disagrees such as Afghanistan, Grenada, Guatemala, Iraq, Nicaragua, Panama and Serbia are unconstitutional and in violation of the U.N. charter and international law.
Sixth, Vermont has no military bases, no strategic resources, few defense contractors, and no big cities, and is a threat to no one. However, as long as it remains in the Union it runs the risk of attack, it must accept the military conscription of its youth, and it remains complicit in the most egregious violations of international law.
Associated and Related Groups
New England Confederation Alliance
About: The online resource consolidating websites, blogs, and forums that advocates state sovereignty for the New England states.
Mission Statement: The purpose of the New England Confederation movement is to work toward greater cooperation among the six New England states, with the goals of greater sovereignty and greater autonomy for the region in economic, political and social policy.
| New England Secession | Worst of Evils | Free State Blogs |
| NH Underground | New England Pride | Attack the System |
North American * Secession and Independence Movements
*Hawaii and Puerto Rico are obviously not part of North America, no offense intended
Active Secession Movements Around the World
One Nation Indivisible? A Study of Secession and the Constitution