Oregon Liberals Risk an Ugly Legacy as Another County Joins ‘Greater Idaho’ Movement
Here’s a solution for Oregon residents suffering from bad government in their state — just leave. And take much of Oregon with you.
A thirteenth Oregon county will be voting on a citizens’ resolution to escape Oregon liberalism and join the state of Idaho, KTVZ reported.
Voters in Crook County, Oregon, will participate in advisory balloting next May, joining a dozen other counties in the state which have already approved starting the steps to attach eastern Oregon to Idaho.
It’s part of the Greater Idaho movement, whose website states the current Oregon-Idaho line, set 163 years ago, “is now outdated.”
“It makes no sense in its current location because it doesn’t match the location of the cultural divide in Oregon,” according to the website. “The Oregon/Washington line was updated in 1958. It’s time to move other state lines.”
Ultimately, any new change in the state line would require approval by both Oregon and Idaho legislatures and by Congress.
Wednesday, Crook County voters approved allowing the electorate to conduct an advisory vote in May 2024. The advisory vote would be “to determine voter attitudes of whether your Crook County elected officials should inform state and federal officials that the people of Crook County support continued negotiations regarding a potential relocation of the Oregon-Idaho border to include Crook County,” according to a ballot summary reported by KTVZ.
The Crook County Court in Oregon has voted to put Greater Idaho on the May 2024 ballot. pic.twitter.com/BqswWMFpla
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) June 8, 2023
Also on Wednesday, the Wallowa County Clerk ruled that results on the Greater Idaho question on the ballot in that county were too close to require a recount, so the measure was deemed passed.
Instead of county commissioners, some Oregon counties are overseen by a “county court” which consists of a judge and a pair of county commissioners. Seth Crawford is county judge of Crook County and he said the boundary vote is “100 percent” advisory.
Crawford said he has always wanted “to have people weigh in” on the boundary question.
The Greater Idaho website lists a half dozen reasons to join Idaho, including Oregon’s 1) violation of Amercan
Source: The Gateway Pundit
