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Second Vermont Republic Vermont was the first state to outlaw slavery in its constitution in 1777 and also the first to require universal manhood suffrage. Vermont has the highest percentage of unpaved roads in the nation and was the first state to ban billboards alongside highways. Thomas Naylor is author of The Vermont Manifesto and one of the founders of the Second Vermont Republic. www.gnn.tv /threads/11565/Second_Vermont_Republic   (972 words)

False 45th: Second Vermont Republic A good Vermont blog is The Vermizzle which has a post up today about the Second Vermont Republic movement and it's upcoming convention on Oct. 28th. The September issue of their newsletter, Vermont Commons, was dedicated to 9/11 and basically spent all of its ink railing against the US government and its cover-up of its involvement in 9/11. The Second Vermont Republic is a peaceful, democratic, grassroots, libertarian populist movement committed to the return of Vermont to its status as an independent republic as it once was between 1777 and 1791. false45th.blogspot.com /2005/10/second-vermont-republic.html   (732 words)

Idaho Observer: Will necessity give way to the Second Vermont Republic? The Second Vermont Republic is a peaceful, democratic, grassroots solidarity movement committed to the return of Vermont to its rightful status as an independent republic as was the case in 1791 and to support Vermont's future development as a separate, sustainable nation-state. Vermont's strong democratic tradition is grounded in its town meetings which have served as the state's political mainstay for over two centuries. Second Vermont Republic membership is open to anyone who subscribes to these principles, regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. proliberty.com /observer/20040601.htm   (1758 words)

Frequently Asked Questions - Vermont Commons The Second Vermont Republic is a peaceful, democratic, grassroots, libertarian populist movement opposed to the tyranny of the U.S. Government, corporate America, and globalization and committed to the return of Vermont to its rightful status as an independent republic, as it was between 1777 and 1791. Second, Vermont finds it increasingly difficult to protect itself from the debilitating effects of big business, big agriculture, big markets, and big government, who want all of us to be the same—just like they are. The Vermont Legislature must be persuaded 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 on March 4, 1791. vtcommons.org /faq   (974 words)

About | Second Vermont Republic The Second Vermont Republic is a peaceful, decentralist, voluntary association opposed to the tyranny of multinational corporations and the U.S. government, and committed to the return of Vermont to its status as an independent republic, and more broadly, to the peaceful dissolution of the United States as an empire. The Second Vermont Republic and Vermont Commons are working to set up a news box in every town in our once and future republic. SVR is preparing to launch a five-year “200 Towns By 2012” campaign by January 2007. www.vermontrepublic.org /about   (430 words)

Vermont Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Vermont Republic was a North American independent republic that lasted from 1777 to 1791, when it became the state of Vermont—the fourteenth state of the United States of America. The Constitution of the Vermont Republic was drafted and ratified in 1777, and was the first written national constitution in North America. The Governor of the Republic, Thomas Chittenden, with consent of his council and the unicameral General Assembly, appointed ambassadors to France, The Netherlands, and to the American government seated in Philadelphia. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vermont_Republic   (447 words)

Washington Free Press - #75 May/June 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Vermont was actually an independent republic from 1777 through 1791, when it decided to join the United States and Naylor is saying that it's time for the state to return to that status. Vermonters have always displayed a bit of an independent streak and even its Republicans have tended to be seen as moderate to liberal. Naylor emphasizes that the Second Vermont Republic (www.vermontrepublic.org) drive is entirely peaceful and that it avoids relationships with movements that condone violence, such as one in Texas. www.washingtonfreepress.org /75/republicOfVermont.htm   (2052 words)

Second Vermont Republic Vermont was the only American state which truly invented itself before becoming a part of the United States. Even though Vermont has no death penalty and virtually no gun control laws, it is one of the least violent states in the Union. Vermont is home to one of the most sophisticated political independence movements in the country today. www.guerrillanews.com /blogs/11917/Second_Vermont_Republic?r=1   (999 words)

Vermont's secessionists spark debate - A group of Vermont residents want to take on the empire and ... Vermont's secessionists spark debate - A group of Vermont residents want to take on the empire and... Members of the Second Vermont Republic have been trying to build momentum for their movement this summer at various county fairs, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. Second Vermont Republic co-founder Thomas Naylor admitted it's a long shot, but they will keep pushing until state lawmakers agree to at least consider the idea. www.politicalgateway.com /news/read/38177   (215 words)

[Infoshop News] Vermonters Move to Secede From USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Sponsored by the Second Vermont Republic, the convention, which will begin at 9 am and conclude at 5 pm, is open to the public and free of charge. Organizers of the convention say it has two objectives: First, to raise the level of awareness of Vermonters of the feasibility of independence as a viable alternative to a nation which has lost its moral authority and is unsustainable. The Second Vermont Republic describes itself as "a peaceful, democratic, grassroots, libertarian populist movement committed to the return of Vermont to its status as an independent republic as it once was between 1777 and 1791." Earlier this year, Vermont secession activists published their opening salvo, the Middlebury Institute Letter. flag.blackened.net /pipermail/infoshop-news/2005-October/005060.html   (365 words)

Could Vermont secede from the Union? Vermont is capable of independence because there are “50 countries in the world that are smaller than we are, including five of the richest countries in the world,” Naylor said. Naylor’s personal fantasy would be for Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and the Atlantic provinces of Canada to form as a country the size of Denmark known as “New Acadia,” his expression. The pair presented the views of the Second Vermont Republic as an “option,” and considered whether the U.S. would invade or if joining Quebec could be a possibility. journalism.smcvt.edu /defender/03.08.06/vt_sucession.htm   (807 words)

Minuteman National Blog - Vermont Anarchist-Communists Open Letter to Minutemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Vermonters decided how to manage their border without allowing those with no ties to this land to alter our perceptions of how our land is to be used. We Vermonters, who believe in our right to determine the policies and actions that will be pursued on our land, resent the encroachment on and usurpation of our democratic power by an overbearing federal government in their growing manipulation of its laws over our citizens, ie. We the Vermonter; the Quebecois, the Abenaki and the sons and daughters of Ethan Allen, birthed in the spirit of self-determination, direct democracy, and self-governance have determined: We don’t want you and your ilk in our mountains. www.minutemanhq.com /b2/index.php/national/2005/10/12/p46   (604 words)

Idaho Observer: Vermont to Secede? Second Vermont Republic founder Thomas Naylor has noticed that the topic of secession is coming up more frequently since the "re-election" of George Bush. Naylor’s book The Second Vermont Republic in Switzerland last April and published the Second Vermont Republic Manifesto in the June, 2004 edition of The IO. We the undersigned participants of Radical Consultation II held in Middlebury, Vermont on November 5-7, 2004, are convinced that the American Empire, now imposing its military might on 153 countries around the world, is as fragile as empires historically tend to be, and that it might well implode upon itself in the near future. www.proliberty.com /observer/20041120.htm   (722 words)

Free Vermont The Second Vermont Republic has a clear, if not simple, mission: “Our primary objective is to extricate Vermont peacefully from the United States as soon as possible.” The SVR people are not doing this to “make a point” or to stretch the boundaries of debate. In the main, in the heart, the Second Vermont Republic is based on love: love of a place, of a culture, of an agriculture. When the “Vermont nationalist” CEO of a consulting firm insists that Vermont should have the right to determine where (and where not) its national guard is deployed, I hear an echo of the Old Right. www.amconmag.com /2005/2005_12_19/article.html   (1854 words)

Interactivist Info Exchange | Thomas Naylor, "The Green Mountain Manifesto"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) The Second Vermont Republic is a peaceful, democratic, grassroots, libertarian populist movement opposed to the tyranny of the U.S. Government, Corporate America, and globalization and committed to the return of Vermont to its rightful status as an independent republic as it once was between 1777 and 1791. Second, Vermont finds it increasingly difficult to protect itself from the debilitating effects of big business, big agriculture, big markets, and big government, who want all of us to be the same — just like they are. Vermont still provides a communitarian alternative to the dehumanized mass production, mass consumption, narcissistic lifestyle which pervades most of the United States. info.interactivist.net /article.pl?sid=04/12/14/2055215&mode=nested&tid=8   (1115 words)

SECESSION OR DEATH! --- VERMONT REPUBLIC TRIES TO PERSERVE THEIR HOMELAND It also will include facts such as Vermont sending delegates to the Hartford Convention in 1815, or in 1858 Vermont was one of a dozen states that nullified the Fugitive Slave Act by refusing to allow its public officials to arrest runaway slaves. What the Second Vermont Republic comes down to, even if secession doesn't take place, is seeking an answer the question, what is the best way to preserve this unique place. Vermonters see themselves as unique and Vermont as a place shows the world that small is beautiful. www.etherzone.com /2004/scall122904.shtml   (1073 words)

Thomas Naylor on Vermont, George Bush, and Secession - News Politically, according to Naylor, Vermont is at a serious disadvantage by continuing to be a member of a "faltering empire". The Second Vermont Republic is not without allies, and is able to claim the Bread and Puppet Theatre, one of the oldest nontraditional independent theatres in America, as one of its strongest supporters. Naylor came to the interview armed with the first copy of The Vermont Second Republic's manifesto in hand (the manifesto outlines and expands upon the case made by Naylor for Vermont independence) and an announcement that The Second Republic would be officially accepting applications for membership shortly. www.vermontcynic.com /news/2003/10/14/News/Thomas.Naylor.On.Vermont.George.Bush.And.Secession-526880.shtml   (487 words)

Xlibris.Com Bookstore Not unlike other states, Vermont’s quality of life, political independence, and sustainability are threatened by Corporate America, the U.S. government, the war on terrorism, homeland security, American imperialism, and globalization. This is a call for Vermont to reclaim its soul — to return to its rightful status as an independent republic as it once was between 1777 and 1791. The assertion by Vermonters of a sensible foreign policy is wonderfully to the good. www2.xlibris.com /bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=19340   (521 words)

Second Vermont Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Second Vermont Republic is a small secessionist movement within the state of Vermont to return the state to the independent status it enjoyed as the Republic of Vermont 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. Official website of the Vermont Commons, the journal of Vermont Independence en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Second_Vermont_Republic   (139 words)

An Anarchist's Concerns on Vermont Secession : Worcester IMC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Second Vermont Republic, a fine movement, has drawn the interest of opportunist. My attention is drawn especially to the Second Vermont Republic, which co-sponsored a conference in early November. I hope that Vermont will remember that some of its worst enemies may not be neo-conservatives. worcester.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=689   (1042 words)

Ben Scotch: War, Katrina, and the Second Vermont Republic - Vermont Commons The dual role of the National Guard may have faded in the public mind in the conflagrations of the 20th century, but in a modest way, the roles of local wisdom and greater state independence are being reborn in the 21st. It is not at all odd that Vermont, a demographic speck on the world map, should be the midwife to this rebirth. Virtually all of the resolutions asked the Vermont legislature to discuss and investigate the role of Vermont in the governance of its National Guard and to set up a commission to study the impact on Vermont of the Guard deployments. vtcommons.org /node/277   (1252 words)

Vermont Independence Convention: Confronting the Empire - OK Indymedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Vermont was once a sovereign nation-state between the years 1777 and 1791 (a little known fact in US history) and Second Vermont Republicans are figuring out how to cut Vermont loose from the Empire so it can build on its more democratic and communitarian way of life. At the end of the daylong convention, a majority of people present voted in favor of supporting two resolutions that were brought to the table: one calling for Vermont’s return to an independent Vermont republic and the other urging the SVR to apply for membership in the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). The SVR is not, as some critics may argue, a vanguardist group — members of the SVR have no interest in running in elections on a secessionist party ticket. okimc.org /newswire.php?story_id=1283   (1701 words)

The Second Vermont Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Most people, upon hearing that there is a movement in the state of Vermont to secede from the union would laugh, but it is very true. Vermont was an independent republic from January 15, 1777 and March 4, 1791. On October 28 the Second Vermont Republic will hold the first statewide convention on secession in the United States since North Carolina voted to secede from the Union on May 20, 1861. www.guerrillanews.com /blogs/8279/The_Second_Vermont_Republic   (1052 words)

Secessionists Have Visions Of Free Vermont   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) At a card table outside the tavern where Vermont first declared its independence in 1777, delegates from the Second Vermont Republic - aka the secessionists - looked just as comfortable one recent Sunday as the vendors selling goat's milk soap. The "Free Vermont" flag fluttered, green-and-white stripes with white stars sprinkled on a field of blue, as fairgoers stopped to discuss whether their state should pull out of the union. Although the movement for Vermont secession that Naylor helped launch almost three years ago is little more than an intellectual exercise, it is entirely earnest. www.tbo.com /news/nationworld/MGBC5YUAISE.html   (446 words)

FREE VERMONT!? Should Vermont secede from the USA and declare itself independent again (as it was from 1777 to 1791) under the name of the Second Vermont Republic? This question was posed to attendees at a conference and town meeting, both held in Middlebury, VT, on the weekend after the national election, Nov. 5-7; and in both cases the answer was a nearly-unanimous YES. All the delegates, attendees and guests in the room gave unanimous support to two resolutions--one supporting the formulation of a think-tank-type network to study independence movements everywhere; the second supporting the aims and goals of the Second Vermont Republic, approved to applause. www.ww4report.com /node/76/print   (824 words)

VLC Speaker: Rob Williams - Second Vermont Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) The first speaker was Rob Williams of the Second Vermont Republic/ Vermont Commons. The mission of Second Vermont Republic is to help Vermont peacefully secede from the United States. Rob Williams, a member of Second Vermont Republic spoke of how he believes that Vermont needs to secede as the United States is grown into an unsustainable empire. www.jeremyryan.org /news/blog02.asp?prodcode=294571152006   (274 words)

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