Welcome to the future of Vermont.
Dateline: September 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.
2nd Vermont Independence Convention: Montpelier's Statehouse on Friday, November 7, 2008.
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FALL '08 WEB EXCLUSIVE: Why I Will Not Vote For a President in 2008 (Carolyn Baker)
FALL '08 WEB EXCLUSIVE: Vermont Gubernatorial Debate 2008
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"!)