European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 17 mostly by John Curran the associated press at River walk the Al Vinyl music store just Down the Street from the state the Black us out of it shirts Are among the hot test but to some people in the idea is bigger than a novel they want Vermont to secede from the United of course disillusioned by what they Call an Empire about to a Small cadre of writers and academics Hopes to put the question before citizens in they want to persuade state Law makers to declare returning Vermont to the status it held from 1777 to neither the state nor the Constitution explicitly forbids be but few people think it is politically i always thought the civil War settled said Russell wheel a constitutional Law expert at the Brookings institution in Wash if Vermont fought and won a War with the Federal then you could say Vermont proved the but that not going to the idea has found plenty of sympathetic ears in a left leaning state that said yes to civil no to slavery before Jacob owner of River walk shows off a out of shirt in a Small group of Vermont frustrated by corruption in government and big is proposing that the state secede from the United states and form its own any other and last year elected a socialist to the supporters have published a Green Mountain manifesto sub titled Why and How tiny ver Mont might help save America from itself by seceding from the in about 300 people turned out for a secession Conven Tion in the and plans for a second one Are in the a poll this year by the University of Vermont Center for Rural studies found that 13 percent of those surveyed support up from 8 percent a year the argument for secession is that the has become an Empire that is essentially ungovernable its too its too corrupt and it no longer serves the needs of its said Rob editor of Vermont a quarterly newspaper dedicated to we have electoral ram Pant corporate a Cul Ture of militarism and will iams if you care about democracy and self governance and any kind of representative the Only constitutional Way to pre tired of some Vermont propose leaving Union serve whats left of the Republic is to peaceably take apart the pm which was historically has evolved into one of the nations most Liberal states since the latter part of the 20th Cen the secession movement there has been simmering for years but gained new traction be cause of the Iraq rising Oil prices and the formation of sever Al pro secession Vermont secession supporters Hope to have the question consid ered in March on town meeting when voters gather to Dis cuss state and local Thomas a retired economics wrote the manifesto and founded a secession group called second Vermont re his manifesto contains Little explanation of How Vermont would make do without Federal Aid for education and social some in the movement foresee a Vermont with its own currency and for and some form of representative government formed once the secession has taken of sceptics it Doest make economic it Doest make political it Doest make historical other than its a Good said Paul a lawyer and Vermont Washington Washington Cut from Greys Anatomy cast Isaiah Washington has lost his Job on the hit Abc medical drama Greys five months after creating a juror with his use of an ant Gay washing tons con tract option was not renewed for next series pro Ducer Abc television studios said in mad As hell and in not going to take it any Washington said in a state ment released through his Public Howard he Drew fire after using the ant Gay epithet at the Golden Globe awards in january while de Nying hed used it previously on the set against cast mate Knight Sheehan to sell Texas land to radio Host fort Texas Cindy Sheehan will sell her 5acre War protest site near president Bush Crawford ranch to a California radio talk show Host who will pre serve it As a peace her spokeswoman Sheehan will sell the land to Bree spokeswoman Tiffany Burns adding Sheehan Doest plan to have a continued presence from the associated press Truro University j education w i thou t b 0 about Tim i Why Tui i faculty i inquiries apply i Contact us support course net i Grad 2006 i faculty career opportunities i alumni the most powerful weapon in your Arlenel one mouse lick and you Are on your Way to a degree in health science for free at no tuition Cost to you earn a degree and set your sights on a High paying career in almost any professional Field you hundreds of thousands of Active duty military personnel have gone through our online education programs so can Contact us today the rest of your career is Only a mouse lick 100 online special rates for spouses no tuition Cost for Active duty up to 28 units a soc and Dantes member of the Goa myed earn units around toys and earn a bachelors or masters degree now accepting applications for summer 2007 email