The bill is a step forward for the Greater Idaho movement, which says rural Oregon is more similar politically, culturally, and economically to Idaho.

"The Greater Idaho movement" :data-laughing:

Mike McCarter, center, has galvanized a coalition of 8 counties to secede from Oregon, moving into Idaho, where they would find more amenable politics.Courtesy of Greater Idaho, greateridaho.org.

The Greater Idaho movement seeks to redraw state boundaries so rural Oregon can join Idaho.

Idaho's House voted in favor of exploring the move after 11 Oregon counties did the same.

Moving the state boundary would require the approval of Oregon, Idaho, and the U.S. Congress.

The Greater Idaho movement — a conservative effort to have eastern Oregon secede from the blue state and join Idaho — got a major nod of support last week from lawmakers in the red state.

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    2 years ago

    Moving the state boundary would require the approval of Oregon, Idaho, and the U.S. Congress.

    Not holding my breath on this.

    The Greater Idaho movement — a conservative effort to have eastern Oregon secede from the blue state and join Idaho — got a major nod of support last week from lawmakers in the red state.

    This isn't even as cool as straight secessionism. Its just a weird legalist land-grab that nobody can actually execute on. At best, you're going to see another round of Bundy Rancher shit, possibly with more sitting state senators involved this time around.

    • Sephitard9001 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I don't expect it to work but they're trying almost everything they can legally and illegally to try and deliver results to their base's perceived interests. We all know they're full of shit but Dems don't even try one quarter as hard to fuck over Reps

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        2 years ago

        they’re trying almost everything they can legally and illegally to try

        Eh. They're making a lot of mouth noises and leading their local communities around by the nose. In another two years, they'll be screaming about how the mean old Idaho Supreme Court is full of Woke Transgender Millennials who have prevented them from seizing every Waffle House west of Hwy 201. They'll raise a bunch of money on this shit, do nothing, wait for people to get incredibly mad, and then act shocked when some random family of vacationers gets lynched over the hysteria.

        • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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          2 years ago

          They’ll raise a bunch of money on this shit, do nothing, wait for people to get incredibly mad, and then act shocked when some random family of vacationers gets lynched over the hysteria.

          they’re trying almost everything they can legally and illegally to try and deliver results to their base’s perceived interests.

          :same-picture:

        • regul [any]
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          2 years ago

          There are no Waffle Houses in Oregon or Idaho.