Secessionists meeting in Tennessee (Vermont Libs threatening secession)

yahoo news (AP) ^ | wed oct 3 2007 | BILL POOVEY

[HamiltonJay]

“right-wing courts,”

WTF?????? Are you kidding me?

[pianomikey]

Can we question their patriotism yet?

Awesome. Kudos, PL, 'cause that's the post of the week or something.

[Constantine XIII]

Oh, there's no chance of this actually happening. Groups like this are just another by-product of the internet. A small number of goofballs can easily get together and organize where in the past they could not. This allows them to present a much more impressive front to the rest of the world, thus appearing to be a much larger movement than they really are.

These guys fit in the same category of nobodies as internet nazis, furries, and Second Life users. Heck, some of these guys might be all three. :p

[Centurion2000]

I say let them go. They will get NO fed monies, they will have to pay for the US military to defend them, pay for all their own education needs, infrastructure and everything else it takes to run a State.

Oh no, you won't let them get off that easily. They also walk away with 2% of the federal deficit (1 of 50 states) and 2% of the unfunded liabilities inside the Treasury.

[pianomikey]

This isn’t a bad thing...

Islamic fundamentalists taking over adjacent to our country can never be good. Having our nation be a swiss cheese of independent republics wouldn't be too good either. Other than that, taking it back would be good fun.

However, I love my country too much to watch it torn apart by a bunch of babies who don't get the whole "one nation, under God" thing they USED to pledge allegience to.

[Constantine XIII]

Only in the USA can a guy post about how his 1st amendment rights are disappearing and have a million people agree with him, without any repercussions from the authorities.

LOL

I mean, sure, we have problems, but it isn’t that bad. ;)

[rottndog]

Agreed.

[JZelle]

GO Vermont!! and take Ben and Jerry with you!!

[pianomikey]

Nothin’ wrong with Cali. east of the San Andreas

I honeymooned with my wife at the hotsprings in Cedarville, near Alturas in Modoc county back in july 04. In a perfect world, I'd have never left. Just for grins I looked up their voting record for the 04 election, and they went like 80% Bush.

Paradise.

[Nevermore]

Only downside I can see is the need for hundreds more miles of border fence.

[Nevermore]

Who says we have to defend them?
No blood for syrup!

[pianomikey]

At least it’d finally get built.

[pogo101]

Dear Canada: We’ll swap you. Vermont, for British Columbia.

Deal?

[pianomikey]

BC’s a beautiful place, full of mountains and streams and forests and trees and water. Great fishing and hunting. But it’s as moonbatty as Washington, if not more so.

[pogo101]

I thought BC was a lot less socialist than (say) Ontario and Quebec.

Hmm. Maybe Alberta?

[pianomikey]

Northwest Territories perhaps... Never been there, but it seems the more remote you go the more conservative you get. It’s got good proximity to AK too.

[penowa]

Either you pay no attention to what is happening or you’re really dense (perhaps both.) Our gov’t has bigger fish to fry than some “guy” like me. Once they are done with them, you may be surprised to learn how your rights have been curtailed along with theirs. Pay attention!

[kenn5]

Don’t forget about the Free State Project in New Hampshire!

http://freestateproject.org/

[pianomikey]

Exactly. An assault on just one freedom of just one man is undeniably an Assault on Men's Freedom.

[ckilmer]

The NAU superhighway is already working its wonders.