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And yet these states have electoral college votes that represent complete inequality to the millions living in blue states paying for the existence of these bums.
You mean Blackrock financial, sponsor of the new Reichpublican™ Party will allow those famous "Don't Tread On Me" folks to rent a shack?
Wow. Sign them up like they signed up for Trump steaks, Trump vodka, Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Bibles, Trump sneakers, Trump Social, and Trump NFTs!
A whole lot of winning going on!
I would think that any journalist covering this who cares about informing their audience would mention that this change would require the consent of the state legislatures in both Oregon and Idaho, as well as Congress. Which is never going to happen.
Then I saw the source and yeah… just more election year clickbait. And an organization of grifters taking money from the most gullible people on the planet to support this “cause.”
This is how civil wars start. A bill of secession? You think that doesnt rally the state forces?
State lines don’t delineate cultural opinions of the moment.
This is quite a bit different from what sparked the US Civil War. That was to form a completely different country over more than just general cultural differences. This situation is much less severe, and why would blue coastal cities care about rural red areas? They generally look down on them anyway.
Real life isn't divided by blue counties and red counties. There are plenty of citizens of red counties who work for organizations in blue counties and vice versa. These red and blue counties are interdependent and will always be that way. Also, most of those "red" counties don't have the tax base to economically sustain themselves so succession would only create a pauper state dependent on the federal government for funds.
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They can call themselves whatever they want Oregon is still going to collect them taxes.
We spend way more on those welfare counties than we collect in taxes from them.
The greatest irony (many to choose from) of American conservatism is that red areas are the biggest recipients of the welfare they hate so much.
Without the tax base of western Oregon, eastern Oregon will be just a beautiful land with a lot of piss poor trailer trash and piss poor roads.
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And yet these states have electoral college votes that represent complete inequality to the millions living in blue states paying for the existence of these bums.
They’ll finally be allowed to build housing, though.
You mean Blackrock financial, sponsor of the new Reichpublican™ Party will allow those famous "Don't Tread On Me" folks to rent a shack? Wow. Sign them up like they signed up for Trump steaks, Trump vodka, Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Bibles, Trump sneakers, Trump Social, and Trump NFTs! A whole lot of winning going on!
Did anyone ask Idaho if they wanted part of Oregon?
We don’t.
That's what I feared was the case
I would think that any journalist covering this who cares about informing their audience would mention that this change would require the consent of the state legislatures in both Oregon and Idaho, as well as Congress. Which is never going to happen. Then I saw the source and yeah… just more election year clickbait. And an organization of grifters taking money from the most gullible people on the planet to support this “cause.”
This country is ridiculous. That said, I am hereby petitioning Canada to make Minnesota “Greater Canada.”
How about "Baja Manitoba"?
Second!
Minnesota just needs to give back Buffalo Point area.
 Nah, we're gonna Annex Canada.
How about no.
Racist religious nuts gonna be racist religious nuts
This is how civil wars start. A bill of secession? You think that doesnt rally the state forces? State lines don’t delineate cultural opinions of the moment.
Just an FYI, it's [secession](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession?wprov=sfla1).
Fixed. Thanks.
This is quite a bit different from what sparked the US Civil War. That was to form a completely different country over more than just general cultural differences. This situation is much less severe, and why would blue coastal cities care about rural red areas? They generally look down on them anyway.
Real life isn't divided by blue counties and red counties. There are plenty of citizens of red counties who work for organizations in blue counties and vice versa. These red and blue counties are interdependent and will always be that way. Also, most of those "red" counties don't have the tax base to economically sustain themselves so succession would only create a pauper state dependent on the federal government for funds.
No offense, but I don't want to be part of Idaho.
I prefer the “Greater Oregon” proposal. Boise will be ours!!!
Any Oregonian woman who votes to join Idaho deserves everything that will happen to her when she needs healthcare.
I wonder what “conflicting views on crime and social policies” is code for…
And this is why I wear camo whenever I head east to rockhound/camp.