October 03, 2007
Buh-bye!
There's a move afoot in two widely disparate regions of the U.S. to secede from the Union.
Tired of foreign wars and what they consider right-wing courts, the Middlebury Institute wants liberal states like Vermont to be able to secede peacefully.
That sounds just fine to the League of the South, a conservative group that refuses to give up on Southern independence.
Separated by hundreds of miles and divergent political philosophies, the Middlebury Institute and the League of the South are hosting a two-day Secessionist Convention starting Wednesday in Chattanooga.
They expect to attract supporters from California, Alaska and Hawaii, inviting anyone who wants to dissolve the Union so states can save themselves from an overbearing federal government.
The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly prohibit secession, but few people think it is politically viable.
Vermont, one of the nation's most liberal states, has become a hotbed for liberal secessionists, a fringe movement that gained new traction because of the Iraq war, rising oil prices and the formation of several pro-secession groups.
The Middlebury Institute, based in Cold Spring, N.Y., was started in 2005. Its followers, disillusioned by the Iraq war and federal imperialism, share the idea of states becoming independent republics. They contend their movement is growing.
Why limit it to states? Let's look back in history to a time when city-states were prominent, like Venice.
San Francisco is a perfect candidate for secession and independence; I'm an enthusiastic supporter of 'Frisco leaving us rubes and warmongers behind.
Don't let the door hit ya in the butt on the way out, Bub.
Posted by Mike Lief at October 3, 2007 07:12 AM
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All of New England is welcome to go, as long as the USA recovers a few important historical aritifacts: USS Constitution, USS Massachusetts, and USS Nautilus.
Posted by: The Little Coach at October 3, 2007 02:19 PM
Yoo cud at leest have cirrectid my spilling befour poasting. Punk.
Posted by: The Little Coach at October 3, 2007 02:50 PM