Dave

[kenny thomas]

'Greater Idaho' took one step closer to being a real thing as 5 more counties voted to explore leaving liberal Oregon for conservative Idaho

The Greater Idaho movement proposes a new border in which more than 70% of Oregon's land would be incorporated into Idaho.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[kenny thomas]

This is your area isn't it Dave?

 

[greybeard]

Does this mean we'll be buying Idaho Grown Ryegrass seed from now on?

 

[Dave]

Yep, I am in that area. The eastern boundary of this county (about 30 miles from me) is the Snake River. The other side of the river is Idaho. We voted to join Idaho about 2 weeks ago. I voted to leave Portland/Salem/Eugene. They can keep their ideas in their own little state.
You will still get Oregon grass seed. Most of that is grown in the Willamette valley between Salem and Eugene. I will be sorry to leave those farmers behind but we really don't want to take their neighbors.

 

[BFE]

That's how we've been in Southern Illinois for decades. Chicago makes the rules, we have to deal with it. We are a two culture state as well. Good for you!

 

[kenny thomas]

Yep, I am in that area. The eastern boundary of this county (about 30 miles from me) is the Snake River. The other side of the river is Idaho. We voted to join Idaho about 2 weeks ago. I voted to leave Portland/Salem/Eugene. They can keep their ideas in their own little state.
You will still get Oregon grass seed. Most of that is grown in the Willamette valley between Salem and Eugene. I will be sorry to leave those farmers behind but we really don't want to take their neighbors.

Do you think it will happen

 

[sim.-ang.king]

That's how we've been in Southern Illinois for decades. Chicago makes the rules, we have to deal with it. We are a two culture state as well. Good for you!

I believe the first time it was brought up to split the state was in 1860.
Chicago wants to, and Southern Illinois for sure wants to, it's just the politicians that don't. To much money to be made keeping it together.

 

[Dave]

Do you think it will happen

I have my doubts. The state legislature has to vote to pass it. It is strange how they don't like us but they don't want to let us go.
If one state manages to get it done I think there will be a landslide of other states doing it.

 

[kenny thomas]

I totally agree.

 

[SmokinM]

That's their way of trying to control the rif-raff like us. They make the laws to suit them while the rest of the state with common sense suffers the consequences.

 

[Dave]

I hear Dan Bongino describe this. Conservatives think liberals have bad ideas. Liberals think conservatives are bad people with bad ideas. They don't want to let us go our separate ways because they are going to learn us to think right.