Some rural Oregonians are so frustrated with Democratic politics they are trying to change the map, despite being practically infeasible, so that most of Oregon and a chunk of Northern California would join Idaho — a red state.
"We're afraid of what's coming down legislatively. It'll destroy rural Oregon," he said, adding:"I grew up in the 50s and 60s, and it was a great time. It was a blue collar state, a state of hardworking people."hits cultural flash points. Idaho has more permissive gun laws, and more restrictions on abortion.
But, even a widespread yes-vote by the rural counties in an election wouldn't change any state boundaries. That would require agreement from three state legislatures, and Congress. The ballot measures direct individual county commissions to become advocates for the cause. . In 1941, ranchers, miners, and loggers on the California-Oregon border staged a rebellion and proclaimed themselves citizens of a 51st state, the State of Jefferson. The symbols of this cause continue to dominate flags and tee-shirts, like those seen at a recent protest in Salem over cap-and-trade legislation to address climate change.
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