New England Independence Campaign

The NEIC's goal is to create an independent national government in New England, separate from the USA government. It lists 7 principals that guide the movement. [5] The organization condemns the federal government's response to the COVID-19 crisis and current protests[6], among other issues; and also claims that the federal government has become too authoritarian in recent years.[7]

The goals of the NEIC is to:

• Form a more transparent political system,
• Lessen the federal presence and give the states more autonomy,
• Protect individual privacy and rights,
• Remove the handicap of supporting other states in the USA,
• Allow for New England to use its own solutions to federal problems,

Their webpage states:

"The New England Independence Campaign is committed to restoring American democracy by supporting that which the U.S government has forgotten: Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As we grow in interest and support to build a grassroots movement, the New England Independence Campaign intends to work toward development of a peaceful democratic framework for organizing rallies and pride throughout all of New England."

The Yankee Party, formed in 2019, is a party "that stand in favor of greater regional, state, and local autonomy; and that seek to enact policy that works for the good of the many, not the few." [8] The party advocates to elect people in local and state offices to support a focus on local autonomy. While its platform is similar to that of the NEIC, it does not include secession as a goal.