Cross-posted from Kirkpatrick Sale and the Middlebury Institute.

 JULY 4: HAPPY SECESSION DAY!!
(and remember the November Convention)
 
July 4 marks the day when the American colonies declared their secession from the British empire and their right to “institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles…as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
 
And thus began the War of Secession—not a revolutionary war, for there was no intent to overthrow the British government—that led to the free Confederation of American colonies and ultimately the United States.
 
It is in that great tradition that the modern secessionist movement in America takes its inspiration, hoping to dissolve the imperial government of the present United States and institute new governments, at state or regional levels, that will positively effect their safety and happiness.
 
That movement, strong now and gaining strength every year, will hold its Third North American Secessionist Convention in Manchester, NH, this November 14-16. 

Delegates from ongoing secessionist organizations will be attending, as well as those who are interested in the movement or anticipate starting new groups. ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR@MIDDLEBURYINSTITUTE.ORG OF THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THEIR DELEGATES.