Secession fever: live free ... or in Vermont.RESIDENTS OF Killington, a ski town in Vermont, were so mad about their high state taxes that in March they approved a plan to secede se·cede intr.v. se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing, se·cedes To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance. [Latin s from the state and join neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). . Now other towns want to flee Vermont as well, and they're asking Killington officials for advice. Dorset, Ludlow, and Manchester have already held town meetings to learn about secession secession, in art secession, in art, any of several associations of progressive artists, especially those in Munich, Berlin, and Vienna, who withdrew from the established academic societies or exhibitions. ; other town may follow. David Lewis The name David Lewis may refer to several people: Academics
After a town passes a secession plan, the move must be approved by the legislatures and governors of both states and by the U.S. Congress. "The odds are not with us," Lewis admits. But just because something is a long shot does not mean that you don't do it." Killington has drafted a bill for secession and will introduce it to the legislature soon. |
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