Move Oregon’s Border for a Greater Idaho puts initiative on one ballot – Washington Times
Rural Oregonians are ready to bolt for Idaho after nearly two months of daily protests and rioting in Portland.
Move Oregon s Border for a Greater Idaho, a group that seeks to take eastern and rural counties out of Oregon and put them into Idaho, reached a milestone Saturday. It announced that volunteers have collected enough signatures to place the initiative on the November ballot in Wallowa County, Oregon.
Fueling the separatist effort: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown s coronavirus shutdown and the escalating protest violence in Portland. Police declared a riot Saturday night after hundreds of activists attacked the North Precinct and ignited a fire inside the Portland Police Association office.
Hooray for Greater Idaho! The most magnificent potato I ever ate came from just across the border in Oregon. It was the size of a football. Eastern Oregon has what it takes.