Eleven rural counties in eastern Oregon have voted to begin discussions on how to join Idaho, one of the most reliably red states in the U.S. – a move that would redraw boundary lines and potentially separate citizens by their political beliefs
The concept, seductive to conservatives, is among the most tangible expressions of the ill will that courses through modern U.S. politics, even if it is dismissed by critics as preposterous. “I’m 76 years old and if I don’t die until I’m 111, it won’t be done,” said Susan Roberts, a councillor in Wallowa County who has been in politics for 40 years. “If you want to move to Idaho or Kentucky or someplace, you can do that.”The idea has gained traction.
“They don’t want us. We don’t want to be here,” he said. “And people in Idaho are sympathetic to our cause.” In eastern Oregon, 11 counties have already voted to advocate for switching to Idaho, obligating local commissioners to meet regularly to discuss the idea. Those meetings tend to be sparsely attended and a recent drive through the region – with its wind-sculpted landscapes, mountain cattle ranges and tight river canyons – showed few roadside signs of support.
In 2015, Grant Darrow sent a letter to the editor suggesting parts of Oregon secede, a notion that has become the Greater Idaho movement today. Mr. Darrow keeps the letter framed in his home in Cove.Today, “where the state line is doesn’t make sense in this state. Because it’s not where the cultural, political economic divide is.”
Still, no one has yet to devise a proper idea of what Greater Idaho might cost. Critics have suggested Idaho would have to pay many billions of dollars in compensation. Proponents say the state’s eastern counties contain 9 per cent of the state’s population, and therefore the cost should be capped at 9 per cent of state debt.
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