| A Resolution for Secession Being that the area known as New England has vastly different political and cultural beliefs than the rest of the United States; that New England is a contiguous landmass of approximately 72,000 square miles inhabited by approximately 14 million people with a robust and varied economy; it is hereby proposed that the six states that make up New England secede from the United States of America. The resulting nation shall retain the name New England; shall create and approve a constitution that will serve as the law of the land; shall house its capital in the centralized city of Worcester; shall elect and empower officers to govern the country, such as president and vice president; shall elect and empower representatives to serve in a legislative body; shall use the town meeting as the basic exercise of municipal government; shall strive to keep friendly relations with all bordering states and provinces, and the bordering nations of the United States and Canada; and shall reserve all of the rights and powers that sovereign nations have. Amendment the First Being that some parts of Connecticut are more closely aligned with the sentiments of New York, the sovereign nation of New England would agree to leave part of Connecticut with the United States, in exchange for a part of upstate New York of the same size. The line of division would be drawn exactly along the border where the majority of residents switch from being loyal Red Sox fans to Yankee fans. Amendment the Second Being that the maritime provinces of Canada seem more closely aligned with the sentiments of New England than with much of their own country, any and all of them would be accepted if they sought to be part of the new nation. |