Second Vermont Republic (SVR) is a secessionist movement within the U.S. state of Vermont to return the independent status of the Vermont Republic from 1777–91. The organization was founded in 2003 by Thomas Naylor, a former Duke University economics professor who published the book The Vermont Manifesto that same year. Previously University of Vermont Professor Frank Bryan had published two books supporting Vermont secession, OUT! The Vermont Secession Book (1987, with Bill Mares) and The Vermont Papers: Recreating Democracy on a Human Scale (1989, with John McClaughry). For other uses, see Secession (disambiguation). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Flag of Vermont Republic The Vermont Republic was an independent republic that existed from 1777 until it became the state of Vermont—the 14th state of the United States of America—in 1791. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thomas Naylor was the founder of the Second Vermont Republic and the former Professor Emeritus of Economics at Duke University. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ...

History

Though the group no longer issues membership, As of January 2005, the Second Vermont Republic had 125 card-carrying members^[1]. Second Vermont Republic official web site says "Our primary objective is to extricate Vermont peacefully from the United States as soon as possible." Supporters of the Second Vermont Republic endorse Vermont's current commitment to small and sustainable towns, farms and businesses, and encourage residents of the state to buy products made locally and sold in small locally owned stores. They also believe in direct democracy at the local level and desire to turn back as much power as possible to local communities. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15...

The Second Vermont Republic hosted a "Radical Consultation" in Middlebury, Vermont in November, 2004 which resulted in the creation of the Middlebury Declaration and the establishment of the Middlebury Institute. In November 2006 its representatives attended the First North American Secessionist Convention in Burlington, Vermont which brought together secessionists from a broad political spectrum.^[2] The convention issued the Burlington Declaration. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Middlebury Institute is a political think tank founded in 2005 dedicated to the study of separatism, secession, and self-determination. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In early 2007 an anonymously written "Vermont Secession" blog accused some advisory board members of having affiliations with Neo-Confederate groups, such as the League of the South, resulting in internal and public controversy. The blog is written by someone with "a long history of monitoring hate groups" and drew its initial criticisms from material published by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). In reaction to criticism, SVR co-founder Thomas Naylor told The Vermont Guardian that the organization has no direct link to LOS, except a link on the SVR website, and that SVR is not racist. He told a radio audience: “The SPLC is a well-known McCarthy-style group of mercenaries who routinely engage in ideological smear campaigns on behalf of their wealthy techno-fascist clowns. It’s all about money, power, and greed.” Then co-chair of SVC, Rob Williams, explained, “It is not SVR’s policy to endorse or denounce whatever these secessionist groups espouse. The SVR is interested in talking with any secessionist group that supports a peaceful secession (like the LOS) and it’s not our policy to judge their political positions although we may disagree on them.”^[3] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The League of the South is a Southern nationalist organization whose ultimate goal is a free and independent Southern republic. ... The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American non-profit legal organization, whose stated purpose is to combat racism and promote civil rights through research, education and litigation. ...

One of the main characters of the comic strip Get Fuzzy, Rob Wilco, is often seen with political slogans on his t-shirts. On July 1, 2007, Wilco's shirt displayed the flag of the Second Vermont Republic. Get Fuzzy is an American daily comic strip written and drawn by Darby Conley. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

See also

• Vermont
• Secession
• Free State Project

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References

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External links

• A Vision of a Nation No Longer in the U.S.,The New York Times, October 18, 2007
• The Once and Future Republic of Vermont, Washington Post, April 1, 2007
• Secessionists or racists?, Christian Avard, Vermont Guardian, March 4, 2007
• Free Vermont, Bill Kauffman, The American Conservative, December, 19, 2005
• Vermont Commons YouTube.Com videos

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Links to similar groups

• New England Confederation Alliance — Website which advocates the secession of New England states from the Union
• Vermont Commons, the journal of Vermont Independence
• Free Vermont.Net Site of "200 Towns" Vermont Secession Campaign

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Links that concern the racism controversy

• Vermont Secession blog anonymously written blog originally documenting the question about racism and SVR
• Second Vermont Republic/Vermont Commons Tied to White Supremacists, Vermont Guardian, February 9 2007
• Is Second Vermont Republic Affiliated with Racists?, Seven Days, February 28, 2007
• Christian Avard, Secessionists or racists? Concerns raised over Vermont links to neo-Confederates, Vermont Guardian, February 23, 2007