Welcome to the future of Vermont.
Dateline: November 2008.
From 1777 - 1791, the citizens of Vermont governed themselves as an independent republic.
As we enter the 21st century, Vermont Commons is a multimedia newspaper dedicated to the proposition that Vermonters should peaceably secede from the United States Empire and govern themselves as a more sustainable independent republic once again.
Our question for U.S. President Barack Obama.
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V FOR VERMONT: Download the entire "Stick Season 2008" Issue.
EDITORIAL: V for Vermont - Vanishing the U.S. Empire, Visualizing the Vermont Republic
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AN OBAMA PRESIDENCY: Real Regime Change or U.S. Empire-As-Usual? (ANALYSIS-Updated 11.11.08)
DREAMING VERMONT'S DESTINY: Request for May 2009 Retreat Proposals
BURLINGTON FREE PRESS: The November 7, 2008 Vermont Independence Convention
SEVEN DAYS: The 2nd Vermont Independence Convention (5 Minute Video)
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE: Secession and the UNtied States
L.A. TIMES: The Americans Secession Streak (20% of Americans Support Secession)
TIME: Secession Mention - 13% of Vermonters On Board!
NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS: Vermont Independence Effort Gains Traction (Video)
FOX: Douglas Kennedy's "Big Story" Reports on Vermont Independence Effort (Video)
CBS: The Breakaway Republic of Vermont (Web)
HISTORY: Download Donald Livingston's "The New England Secession Tradition" (A "MUST READ"!)