Seceding seldom succeeds, but Vermonters try

The Christian Science Monitor ^ | Nov 8, 2005 | Josh Burek

[robowombat]

The CSM gives extended coverage to those wild and crazy guys who yearn for the Ben & Jerry's Maplesyrup Republic.

[mewzilla]

Do they want to secede from the union, or just from the state? If it's the latter, hey, it worked for WV.

[peyton randolph]

Let New England secede. Howard Dean would make a great first president of their socialist republic. YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAH!

[Chi-townChief]

Sounds like they're attempting to exercise "states' rights."

[Brilliant]

I'm in favor of them leaving. It will make it a lot easier for the conservatives to control the Senate, and they really don't add much to the Union anyway.

[RexBeach]

These boobs could exercise a poodle.

[RexBeach]

could=couldn't

[digger48]

Patrick Leahy
Bernie Sanders
Howard Dean

I guess I have NO problem with secession

[2banana]

I can hear it now from liberals - we want to secede...but keep sending our Federal dairy support subsidizes...

[mewzilla]

I wish Upstate NY would secede and form a new state. I figure we could take a lot of the rid bits of PA with us, too. Make a new state where RINOs need not apply.

[Kenton]

I will volunteer to go to Vermont and help preserve the union the good old fashioned way. I also want to personally lead a march across Vermont a la Sherman, torching Ben and Jerry's and all other such bastions of liberalism.

But only in the summer. It's too cold there in the winter.

[trad_anglican]

Sounds like they're attempting to exercise "states' rights."

I think you're right. When big government was promoting the liberal/left agenda, it was ok. Now that big government is not so friendly to the left, some of them seem to be having second thoughts.

[Jibaholic]

I hope they succeed in seceding (say that ten times fast). I personally think every state should secede. Then maybe we can go back to a nicer form of government like the Articles of Confederation

[ONETWOONE]

There is a sap behind every tree. No great loss though.

[Brilliant]

Getting rid of Howard Dean would justify secession in itself.

[MNJohnnie]

Seceding seldom succeeds, but Vermonters try

What do you know, I'm a Reb. I am all for Vermonter leaving the USA. Heck Canada can have everything North of Pennslvania and East of the Great Lakes.

[Brilliant]

All you really need to do is boot NYC out of your state, and problem solved.

[Brilliant]

Like I've said before, trade NY and New England to Canada in exchange for everything west of Ontario.

[sheik yerbouty]

Didn't Vermont once secede from New York State, eons ago?

[philsfan24]

man that would be great