Disparate groups gather to mull secession from the U.S. 'empire'
abbeville institute, abraham lincoln, alaskan independence party, british columbia, burlington declaration, christian, christian exodus, civil war, confederate legion, dexter clark, don kennedy, duke university, free hawaii, free state project, green party, independence, independence party, kirkpatrick sale, leader, league, mark thomey, may, new england, new york, patriot act, republic, rob williams, secession, secessionists, second, second vermont republic, separatists, southern, southern poverty law center, ten commandments, thomas naylor, united states, united texas republic, vermont, war