And if Vermont were to secede from the Union, who would defend them if another country decided to invade them?
Scratch,
If they get their independence (talking and getting are 2 very different things) they would have to provide for their own self defense if invaded but consider this. Canada lies to their north and the US lies to the east, west and south so outside of the US or Canada, anyone attacking Vermont would have to go through US or Canadian territory or airspace and I'm betting neither country would condone that if not just for their own self interests. Now a good question to ask is, what happens if Canada and the US embargos Vermont? I'd be way more concerned on that basis than some foreign country physically attacking.
I personally don't believe anyone is gonna suceed but all the sucession talk, 10th Amendment talk and even Tea Parties have all been labeled rightwing and it's true that when INGSOC has the Ministry of Truth broadcast every evening on CNN, FOX, MSNBC, etc. it's always portrayed as rightwing and they always show film of rightwing/republican celebrities (some people call them politicians or elected officials) posturing for politicial effect come the next election cycle. The truth is more and more liberals are getting fed up and the talk about localism is building. Sure, they may run and do things different in their local community than you or I might but I'm cool with that because I don't live there and who knows, they may indeed build a better mouse trap and what's wrong with that?
I'll just leave it there.
BTW: Check out
James Ostrowski's (a leader/organizer in the WNY Tea Party efforts) and
Chris Manion's thoughts on the tea party movement and it might do well to understand
who (make note of the date for effect) got this whole modern day tea party movement started and then one might understand why republican interests got scared and moved to take it over, with the help of the democrat conference teams (the ying/yang effect) I might add because they had as much to lose too! Just because we have one side called the NFC and the otherside is called the AFC doesn't mean they both aren't completely loyal to the parent otherwise known as the NFL. The National Fascist League. You mean you thought I was talking football?