Another county has voted to secede from Oregon and join Idaho–that’s 13 Oregon counties for the Greater Idaho movement (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13447357/THIRTEEN-conservative-counties-Oregon-approve-ballot-measures-SECESSION-vote-join-non-woke-Idaho-issue-list-demands.html).
Why do they want to leave?
Oregon’s “progressive” stupid policies have saddled the state with high taxes, high crime rates, and widespread drug abuse; and by now 14 of Oregon’s counties have had enough and don’t want any more.
If the secession were carried out, Idaho’s border would advance 200 miles into the west, shrinking Oregon drastically. But don’t worry–Oregon will still have the same woke counties and the same woke government that frustrated and alienated the western half of the state.
“And remember… you asked for it!”
Yes, I still have relatives living in Oregon, and they are not pleased with the direction the State has taken.
(To say the least)
I can’t say I blame them for wanting out.
A friend lives in Oregon, and reports that outside of Portland, the dominant political sentiment is libertarian. There was a serious movement to form a new state, called Jefferson, in southern Oregon, and it would have happened, until Pearl Harbor captured everyone’s attention. To this day, there are people whom consider themselves to be living in Jefferson.
While Oregon is an extreme example, the politics of large cities Ted to dominate the rest of the entire state. Denver, Boulder and Ft Collins, Colorado, are all college towns, and their politics affect the agricultural lands of the eastern plains, the mountainous areas and Grand Junction (in the far west of the state). People living outside of Denver, Boulder and Ft Collins are basically not represented. The ski areas are a money tree, so they get some level of consideration, but the cost of living in those places has become extreme.
It’s even true in California, where people outside of LA, San Diego and San Francisco are essentially unrepresented. Even in my situation, the rules of the game in Tucson or Phoenix don’t really make much sense where I live.
The representative republic of the US is suffering from the imbalance between city life and rural life, and from political philosophies which loathe the very people whom are feeding them.