Nearly two weeks ago, five counties in Oregon voted to approve a measure to secede from the state and join its neighbor Idaho. The counties of Malheur, Sherman, Baker, Grant, and Lake joined Jefferson and Union county who had already voted in favor of similar measures last year. According to greateridaho.org, “the ballot measures are a part of an effort to move the Oregon/Idaho border to extend Idaho’s jurisdiction over rural, conservative counties of eastern and southern Oregon. The ballot measures are intended to put pressure on the state legislatures of Oregon and Idaho to negotiate an interstate compact to relocate their common border.” The effort is headed by “Citizens for Greater Idaho”. Eastern and southern Oregon is considerably more rural than its western and coastal counterpart, naturally lending to its conservatism. While Joe Biden won Oregon’s electoral college votes easily, the seven counties that voted in favor of moving the border and joining Idaho handed Donald Trump nearly 70% and 80% of the vote in the 2020 election.[1]
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ReplyDeleteI thought I recognized the day and searching, I found I did after all. :) Thanks.
DeleteThe "State Of Jefferson" has been seeking to leave Kommiefornia for DECADES.....without success. This pipe dream is also doomed. For any type of change like this BOTH legislatures of BOTH states PLUS Congress have to approve the idea. Odds of that happening are LESS than you or I winning MegaMillions.
ReplyDeleteUnless you are Lincoln .
DeleteA Constitutional Convention can offer a process similar to the Electoral College, but within states.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteWell, they could do what the Confederacy did and just leave.
ReplyDeleteAllegiance is not owed but voluntary.
That would be interesting.
DeleteThe majority will never let the minority go free. All those conservatives count as "liberal votes" now.
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Sad to say.
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