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[MrVoluntarist]

The Confederacy argued that they had done a legal secession.  They're probably right.  It didn't matter.

I like how you paid attention to how I specifically defined legal secession there to mean that the federal government consents to it.  This remark makes you look intelligent.

The FSP promotes moving 20,000 activists to a single state.

More great moments in wisecracks.

[Terry 1956]

The Confederacy argued that they had done a legal secession.  They're probably right.  It didn't matter.

I like how you paid attention to how I specifically defined legal secession there to mean that the federal government consents to it.  This remark makes you look intelligent.

The FSP promotes moving 20,000 activists to a single state.

More great moments in wisecracks.

                                                                               how about pushing to allow neigborhoods to secede from local governments. I read somewhere this is allowed in Maine and either  Oregon or Washinton allows a certain number of people to start a new county.

[Mike Lorrey]

What is now the township of Pittsburg, NH was at one time an idependent country, a country that formed decades after the revolutionary war, and which was only reannexed when the citizens of that country asked to be. This township was called the Republic of Indian Stream, and you can read Daniel Doan's book on its history. Indian Stream was formed not out of a grant by a european sovereign, but from a grant by the St Francis indian chief known as "King Phillip".

Similarly, what is now Vermont was once part of NH. Ethan and Ira Allen and their compatriots formed their own state after the revolution and their ratification of the US Constitution was only accepted by the Congress after Vermont agreed to return to NH jurisdiction a number of towns on the east bank of the Connecticutt that had voted for secession along with the rest of Vermont.

So the picture for political secession in the twin state area actually has a pretty well known and peaceful history. Things only came to blows in Indian Stream when Canada was going to invade and annex it.

[BillG]

Similarly, what is now Vermont was once part of NH. Ethan and Ira Allen and their compatriots formed their own state after the revolution and their ratification of the US Constitution was only accepted by the Congress after Vermont agreed to return to NH jurisdiction a number of towns on the east bank of the Connecticutt that had voted for secession along with the rest of Vermont.

Mike - point of clarification, I think if you check the history books Vermont was actually a Republic for 14 years having it's own treaties with other countries, etc.  before it was a State that joined the union...

A good reference is in the book: "The Vermont Papers" which I highly recommend reading as a blue print for the FSP here in NH. Otherwise click on this link for more info:

http://www.angelfire.com/vt/republicvt/call.html

[rdeacon]

At the end of the day, we don't want secession.  We want the rest of America to see our example and make positive changes in our image.  However, if it comes to secession or failure....I'm still torn on whether or not I would advocate it.

[Roycerson]

Those interested in secession would do well to read the works of "Publius" as published in "The Federalist Papers".  84 essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay lay out in very distinct fashion the many reasons chosen to ratify the constitution.  I believe that if the "Bill of Rights" and "Enumerated Powers Clause" were enforced persuant to their original meaning those angling for secession would have no more reason.  

I like to believe that the FSP is dedicated to achieving realistic goals.  Why waste valuable intellectual energy on a proposition so destined to failure.  Whoever is out there worrying about seccession stop anow nd start collecting names of those interested in making a down payment on the construction of a new home.  We get fifty and we have ourselves a housing development with utilities (maybe even wind power), a community park,swimming pool and gates that will not help a bit when the National Guard rolls a tank through them in order to destroy the homes of all our foolish neighbors designated as traitors, spys and enemies of the state.  If one of you people get my house blown up I'm going to be positively irate.  
I've read posts from those that fear the CIA/FBI/ATF and related "alphabet soup" will interfere with our peaceful project.  Talk like that will no doubt ensure that becomes a reality.  I personally will end all contact with any person involved in such planning.  I'm not going to be anywhere close when that @*#& hits the fan.  
Quit trying to destroy our plans and get busy building them.

No way are 20,000 people much less an entire state of 1.5 million going to get away without paying their taxes this year.  

[George Phillies]

As the man above said, we want to improve education so that most people can spell "succeed" correctly.  For some people, it is still a challenge.

The fellow talking about secession was a liberal Democrat, writing in the This Week In Review section of the New York Times a Sunday or two after the Gore-Bush election had the public voting event and advanced to litigatory warfare.  He was despairing of the future of the Republic under a Republican President, noting the profoundly deep vote division where areas went 70-30 or more for each candidate in the past two elections, and asking if the Red and Blue areas of the country would be better as two countries.

I believe we would like one country.  With 50 states, all free, surrounding by 198 (your count may vary) other countries, also all free.

FREE STATE
FREE COUNTRY
FREE WORLD

George Phillies
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