Second Vermont Republic
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Second Vermont Republic is a small secessionist movement within the U.S. state of Vermont to return the state to the independent status it enjoyed as the Vermont Republic from 1777-1791. The organization was founded by Thomas Naylor, a former Duke University economics professor who began the secession movement when he published the book The Vermont Manifesto in 2003.
As of January 2005, the movement had 125 card-carrying members
.Its web site says "Our primary objective is to extricate Vermont peacefully from the United States as soon as possible."
[edit] References
- ↑ Ketcham, Christopher. "Long live secession!". Salon.com. January 20, 2005.