Latter-day secessionists of all stripes convene in Vermont... The First North American Secessionist Convention, billed as the first national gathering of secessionists since the [so-called] Civil War, included an eclectic mix of conservatives, liberals, libertarians, left-wing Green Party zealots, and right-wing Christian activists.
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While I believe that there is a better chance for actual secession than these various groups from agreeing on much of anything (except for their contempt for the American Empire), at least they are talking. The idea of secession, long suppressed, is the foundation upon which these United States are founded. Without secession, there is no USA. Without the OPTION of secession, we are never free. We should feel no different about throwing off the tyranny of a domestic government should it continue on its present path than we do about our founding fathers throwing off the yoke of Great Britain when disunion was the only option left.
The farce which will be thrust upon the people tomorrow on Election Day gives the illusion that the people have a choice. Republican or Democrat is not much of a choice if you ask me. They TALK a different game, but it is what they DO which lays the fraud bare.
I'll go and vote, but I do not expect change. It will take more than a Republicrat majority in the Senate or House to accomplish that.
My only gripe about the article is the obligatory charge of racism against the Southern folks. It’s tough for the righteous north to resist…
God! Those folks just don't get it!
Until next time, I remain yours
In the cause,
~ P. C.
"One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the great struggle for independence. " ~Charles A. Beard
