Free Maine
The Free Maine movement is a fledgling secessionist movement in the State of Maine. It is the only secessionist movement within the state. It was founded by Alex Guillotte who currently resides in Lewiston, Maine.
Statement of purpose:
Free Maine is a peaceful, democratic, grassroots solidarity movement committed to encourage and support Maine's development into a separate, sustainable nation-state. Members of the Free Maine Republic subscribe to the following principles:
1. Political Independence. Our primary objective is to extricate Maine peacefully from the United States as soon as possible.
2. Direct Democracy. We favor devolution of power from the federal and state governments back to local communities and the extension of participatory democracy to the workplace and the farm.
3. Sustainability. We celebrate and support Maine's small, clean, green, sustainable, socially responsible towns, farms, businesses, schools, and churches. We encourage family owned farms and businesses to produce innovative, premium-quality, healthy products. We also believe that energy independence is an essential goal of a sustainable nation. Ideally, a free Maine should be able to thrive on its existing land base without the import of foreign resources.
4. Economic Solidarity. We encourage Mainers to buy locally produced products from small local merchants rather than from giant, out-of-state mega stores. We support trade with nearby states and provinces.
5. Quality Education. We would return to local Maine communities the control and financing of small local schools, while creating an environment that supports home schooling.
6. Wellness. We encourage small locally controlled health care systems where, patients, physicians, clinics, hospitals, and insurance providers are all in community with one another.
7. Nonviolence. We do not condone state-sponsored violence inflicted either by military or law enforcement officials. However, we do support a voluntary citizens' militia to restore order in the event of political unrest or NATURAL disasters. We are unconditionally opposed to any form of military conscription.
8. Foreign Policy. We also favor negotiations with Vermont, New Hampshire and the four Atlantic provinces of Canada possibly to create a New Atlantic Confederacy - a nation AbOUT the size of Denmark. We would not rule out similar negotiations with Quebec, as well as membership in the U.N.
9. Membership. Free Maine Republic membership is open to anyone who subscribes to these principles, regardless of race, religion, gender, or [...] orientation.