U.S. State Eyes Independence

Vermont separatists are hoping Kosovo will set a precedent they can follow

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The move to independence in http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=2901 is being closely monitored by a group thousands of miles away in the United States. For 230 years residents in the U.S. state of Vermont have harboured a desire to secede from the United States.

Vermont separatists are hoping Kosovo will set a precedent they can follow.

The state is known for green mountains, liberal views and the second lowest population in the United States. But thousands living in this small state are pushing for a very big change – to break ties with Washington.

Thomas Naylor is the man behind the movement known as the Second Vermont Republic.“In our view the United States, the empire, has lost its moral authority. It’s engaged in massive illegal activity both at home an abroad. It is unsustainable economically, militarily, politically, environmentally. The titanic is going down,” Thomas Naylor says.  

Vermont was independent for 14 years before joining the Union in 1791.

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2008-01-21