Choose your color scheme:
The Vette Barn  
 
Go Back   The Vette Barn > Off Topic/Babes/Other > Off Topic

Off Topic Off Topic - General non-Corvette related discussion.

User Tag List

Reply
 
Share Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 05-20-2021, 11:13am   #1
Mike Mercury
Chief Meat Gazer
Charter Member
Barn Stall Owner #98
Barn Raising II,III,IV
Points: 157,526, Level: 100
Activity: 21.9%
 
Mike Mercury's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ohio
Posts: 50,738
Thanks: 23,242
Thanked 33,735 Times in 12,291 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $5135124
Default Five Oregon counties vote to join Idaho

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...joining-idaho/

Five eastern Oregon counties voted Tuesday to consider joining Idaho, the biggest victory to date for the movement to split off from the Democrat-controlled blue state by redrawing state lines.

Citizens for Greater Idaho said that the five rural counties — Sherman, Lake, Grant, Baker and Malheur — approved measures directing county commissioners to promote the concept of border relocation, joining two other counties, Union and Jefferson, that did so in November.

The Nov. 3 election also saw two other counties defeat the Greater Idaho proposal, but on Tuesday, all five counties with the initiatives on the ballot passed them.

“This election proves that rural Oregon wants out of Oregon. If Oregon really believes in liberal values such as self-determination, the Legislature won’t hold our counties captive against our will,” said Mike McCarter, president of Citizens for Greater Idaho. “If we’re allowed to vote for which government officials we want, we should be allowed to vote for which government we want as well.”

Support for the measures ranged from 54% in Malheur County to 74% in Lake County. Average turnout in the county elections was 43%, well above the statewide average of 25%, according to the organization.

The ballot language differed slightly. “Sherman County voted for a ballot initiative that makes county commissioners responsible for promoting ‘the interests of the County in the relocation of Idaho state borders,’” said Greater Idaho.

The other four counties “voted for a ballot initiative that requires county commissioners to meet periodically to ‘discuss how to promote the interests of [the county] in any negotiations regarding relocations of Idaho state borders,’” the group said.

Mike Mercury is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Mike Mercury For This Useful Post:
Old 05-20-2021, 11:16am   #2
Steve_R
A Real Barner
Points: 79,331, Level: 100
Activity: 68.7%
 
Steve_R's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: On the beach
Posts: 31,567
Thanks: 16,751
Thanked 33,103 Times in 11,601 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1025333
Default

We just returned from a week in Idaho visiting our daughter and her family. They don't want any part of Oregon.
Steve_R is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-20-2021, 12:37pm   #3
The_Dude
Barn Stall Owner #113
Bantayan Kids '14
Points: 50,939, Level: 100
Activity: 16.9%
 
The_Dude's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Here to make friends
Posts: 84,732
Thanks: 73,119
Thanked 16,884 Times in 6,874 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $306898
Default

This isn't anything new. Conservative eastern, southern, and northern CA counties want out of their liberal states.
The_Dude is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to The_Dude For This Useful Post:
Old 05-20-2021, 2:42pm   #4
dvarapala
Barn Stall Owner #1120
NCM Supporter '20,'21
Points: 56,258, Level: 100
Activity: 39.9%
 
dvarapala's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: La Isla de Ira
Posts: 17,250
Thanks: 3,774
Thanked 18,425 Times in 8,122 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1030760
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Dude View Post
This isn't anything new. Conservative eastern, southern, and northern CA counties want out of their liberal states.
The only problem is Orange County on the coast - it would be odd to have an "island" of Arizona land-locked by California.
dvarapala is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-20-2021, 6:00pm   #5
Iron Chef
Barn Stall Owner #1
Barn Raising I, II
NCM Supporter '11, '12
Points: 51,710, Level: 100
Activity: 1.3%
 
Iron Chef's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: VB Know-It-All
Posts: 10,747
Thanks: 1,810
Thanked 8,642 Times in 2,902 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2299270
Default

More garbage news.

If my civics is correct (and I think it is), you can't just vote to change state lines. It would have to be an agreement between both state legislatures and the Congress which would be years in the making. While I sympathize with these people who are stuck in a state whose politics they want no part of, they would be better off just picking up and moving away. This is yet another time-wasting way of "sending a message".
Iron Chef is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Iron Chef For This Useful Post:
Old 05-21-2021, 8:19pm   #6
VITE1
Barn Stall Owner #69
Bantayan Kids '14,'15,'17
GTMS ‘18
Points: 62,083, Level: 100
Activity: 6.1%
 
VITE1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Port Saint Lucie FL
Posts: 43,819
Thanks: 25,655
Thanked 12,522 Times in 5,846 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1084134
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron Chef View Post
More garbage news.

If my civics is correct (and I think it is), you can't just vote to change state lines. It would have to be an agreement between both state legislatures and the Congress which would be years in the making. While I sympathize with these people who are stuck in a state whose politics they want no part of, they would be better off just picking up and moving away. This is yet another time-wasting way of "sending a message".
Its a symptom of a bigger problem. Less counties are controlling the country than ever before. Joe Biden won the popular vote while winning the least counties.

The problem is the dense population cities are driving the agenda while the suburbs and rural area's are being ignored.

Sooner or later this will lead to major problems unless corrected.
VITE1 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to VITE1 For This Useful Post:
Old 05-21-2021, 8:23pm   #7
JRD77VET
Barn Stall Owner #327
NCM Supporter '16,'17,'19,'20
Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17
GTMS ‘18
Points: 115,508, Level: 100
Activity: 13.3%
 
JRD77VET's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Zionsville,PA
Posts: 49,035
Thanks: 25,745
Thanked 21,856 Times in 8,891 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $5976008
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by VITE1 View Post
Its a symptom of a bigger problem. Less counties are controlling the country than ever before. Joe Biden won the popular vote while winning the least counties.

The problem is the dense population cities are driving the agenda while the suburbs and rural area's are being ignored.

Sooner or later this will lead to major problems unless corrected.

PA is mostly conservative and the two shitholes at each end of the state turn things DEMONCRAT
JRD77VET is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to JRD77VET For This Useful Post:
Old 05-22-2021, 6:03am   #8
snide
Barn Raising II,III
NCM Supporter '13
Bantayan Kids '17
Points: 216,817, Level: 100
Activity: 53.6%
 
snide's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: I could never live there.
Posts: 339,934
Thanks: 200,281
Thanked 30,506 Times in 14,292 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $108033784
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by JRD77VET View Post

PA is mostly conservative and the two shitholes at each end of the state turn things DEMONCRAT
Far too many libtard assholes in Scranton area too. I mean, why wouldn't there be? After all, Xiden is from Scranton.
snide is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to snide For This Useful Post:
Reply

The Vette Barn > Off Topic/Babes/Other > Off Topic


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 5:09am.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Copyright © 2009 - 2024 The Vette Barn


Support the Barn:
 
Download the Mobile App;
 
Follow us on Facebook:

Become a Stall Owner

 

Apple iOS App        Google Android App

 

Visit our Facebook page