United States 8 Oregon counties vote to secede and join Idaho

[49ersfootball]

Another rural Oregon county voted to explore moving to Idaho, part of a larger effort to secede from the blue state

"
Harney County became the latest Oregon county to express interest in joining the "Greater Idaho" movement, an effort to secede from Democratic-leaning Oregon and join conservative Idaho.

On Tuesday, a measure that would require local officials to hold meetings about the idea passed, with 63% of the vote in favor, according to the early results.

Seven other Oregon counties have previously voted in favor of exploring the move: Lake, Grant, Baker, Malheur, Union, Sherman, and Jefferson."

Two more Oregon counties to vote on whether or not to secede into Idaho
"Secession will be on the ballot in two Oregon counties in the Nov. 8 elections when voters will either accept or reject joining the Greater Idaho initiative.

The movement aims to facilitate the transfer of 15 full counties and two partial counties in eastern Oregon, two-thirds of Oregon’s total land mass, into neighboring Idaho. It’s an area that is overwhelmingly conservative, while the state’s politics are dominated by the liberal cities of Portland, Eugene and Bend in western Oregon.

The two voting counties in the upcoming election are Morrow and Wheeler."

basically everything east of the Rockies is rural, conservative, and done with the coast. many feel that the government in Salem does not represent their interests and as such they want to join Idaho.

LOL. They do realize these counties are NOT going to be annexed by ID right ?

 

[Buba]

I don't think there is precedent of Counties switching States. But there is for splitting States and forming new ones - Vermont, West Virginia, Kentucky ...
So maybe the route could be the formation of East Oregon which would then join Idaho?

 

[49ersfootball]

I don't think there is precedent of Counties switching States. But there is for splitting States and forming new ones - Vermont, West Virginia, Kentucky ...
So maybe the route could be the formation of East Oregon which would then join Idaho?

Sounds interesting for a major leadership test for OR Governor Tina Kotek (D).

 

[Buba]

Tina Kotek

Amusing surname - in Polish it is the diminutive of cat (masc.).

 

[The Whispering Monk]

In any case, why wouldn't they just follow county lines?

Because the mountain range the line uses is a natural border. Counties are usually shaped by some random road.

 

[KilroywasNOTHere]

So I'm going to assume this didn't amount to jack?

 

[Cherico]

So I'm going to assume this didn't amount to jack?

Still actually in process and we wont know for sure how this shakes out for years.

 

[TheRomanSlayer]

The coastal regions of WA and OR would be a good example of leftopian Cascadia, but how big in terms of population would a Greater Idaho will have?

 

[Buba]

The coastal regions of WA and OR would be a good example of leftopian Cascadia, but how big in terms of population would a Greater Idaho will have?

1 - look at Idaho's population
2 - look at population of seccesionist counties
3 - add
4 - profit enjoy

 

[Cherico]

The coastal regions of WA and OR would be a good example of leftopian Cascadia, but how big in terms of population would a Greater Idaho will have?

Those places would quickly collapse with out some one else forcing a semblance of sanity