Five counties (plus 2 that voted earlier) vote to leave or explore leaving Oregon for Idaho.
Pundits point out that the Oregon legislature would have to approve and Congress too so it is not really headed anywhere other than to provide a good message. I agree with that. However, I dont necessarily agree with some of the logic as to why it would not happen. The fact that the Oregon legislature would have to approve would not be a barrier. The bulk of Oregon's tax and job base is west of the mountains and the lefties dont care about economic factors anyway. I am not really coming up with an immediate reason why all the lefty legislators would be reluctant to jettison seven counties that voted republican. As I said, there are reasons it will go nowhere. Just not sure that is one of them. More likely the Legislature would love to be able to expel them if they could. The small number of pubs not in those counties would vote against it because they don't want to be any lonelier than they already are, most likely.
Anyway, a great big F You Portland message being sent.
Oregon counties vote to secede to Idaho
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/554332-oregon-counties-vote-to-secede-to-idaho
Pundits point out that the Oregon legislature would have to approve and Congress too so it is not really headed anywhere other than to provide a good message. I agree with that. However, I dont necessarily agree with some of the logic as to why it would not happen. The fact that the Oregon legislature would have to approve would not be a barrier. The bulk of Oregon's tax and job base is west of the mountains and the lefties dont care about economic factors anyway. I am not really coming up with an immediate reason why all the lefty legislators would be reluctant to jettison seven counties that voted republican. As I said, there are reasons it will go nowhere. Just not sure that is one of them. More likely the Legislature would love to be able to expel them if they could. The small number of pubs not in those counties would vote against it because they don't want to be any lonelier than they already are, most likely.
Anyway, a great big F You Portland message being sent.
Oregon counties vote to secede to Idaho
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/554332-oregon-counties-vote-to-secede-to-idaho
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