Voters in two of Eastern Oregon’s conservative counties will vote on a ballot measure this November looking to leave one of the most liberal states in the country and join their western neighbors i…
“Our whole core principle is that people deserve to have the kind of government that they want and that shares their values,” McCaw said. “So we don’t want to be dragging anybody into something that they don’t want.”
While states have had their borders redrawn in the past, including Massachusetts after Maine seceded in 1820, there is no precedent for huge swaths of a state to pack up and join another existing state. “How do you blend criminal justice systems and jurisdictions? Where does your tax base come from?” Stennett asked. “There’s just a lot that isn’t being talked about that would need to be fleshed out for this to even be considered.”Idaho lawmakers have been more open to the proposal. Earlier this year, Idaho Rep. Barbara Ehardt introduced legislation stating that lawmakers would continue discussions regarding the border with Oregon.
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