Charlotte, VT -- Vermont may soon vamoose from the United States if a small group of citizens has its way.

The Second Vermont Republic is a group that is trying to rouse interest in secession among the state's 600,000 residents to avoid what organizer Thomas Naylor calls "imperial overstretch" and "corporate homogenization."

He says that Vermont is a relatively rural place that has nothing in common with big cities like Los Angeles or Chicago. Therefore, Naylor says separating from the Union is the only way to ensure the "Green Mountain State" stays green.

Naylor is planning the secession to be as non-violent as possible and insists that his goal is to merely free Vermont from the chains of 49 other states.

So far, the Second Vermont Republic only has a few hundred members but Naylor is confident his plan will work. So confident that he's hoping to convince New Hampshire, Maine and Quebec to join them in a new country.

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