Idaho | June 1, 2021
The fight for Greater Idaho
Idaho | June 1, 2021
Anonbinding, off-season ballot initiative in rural Oregon isn’t normally the most viscerally exciting of events, couched as they generally are in terms agonizing over whether to ‘note’ or ‘reaffirm’ a past proposal, or to ‘endorse’ or ‘refer’ a more recent one for further consideration. But just the other day, out of the tepid depths of yet more interminable debate on local timber-harvest regulations, or supplemental sport-fishing laws, something of genuine significance happened. The voters of five Oregon counties let it be known that they would like to secede from their state and join Idaho instead.
‘This election proves that rural Oregon wants out of Oregon,’ Mike McCarter, spokesman for the Greater Idaho movement, said in a statement. ‘If Oregon really believes in liberal values such as self-determination, the legislature won’t hold our counties captive against our will. 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.’..
(Excerpts from the Spectator)
Idaho | May 27, 2021
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy joins Idaho governor’s race
Idaho | May 27, 2021
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is running for Idaho governor, according to several news reports.
The 45-year-old Bundy on Friday filed paperwork with the state, according to the Idaho Statesman newspaper.
The paperwork will allow him to collect donations for a gubernatorial campaign in an already crowed Republican field that includes Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin.
Gop Gov. Brad Little has not officially announced a reelection bid.
Bundy has a long history of activism including his opposition to government-imposed COVID-19 health-safety restrictions that he considered overbearing. And just last month, incidents at the Idaho statehouse resulted in two misdemeanor trespassing charges….
(Excerpts from Just the News)