Oregonians submit ballot proposal to secede from the union

[SlyPokerDog]

Two days after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, two Portlanders have submitted a petition for a 2018 ballot initiative to have Oregon secede from the United States.

On Thursday morning, Jennifer Rollins, a lawyer, and Christian Trejbal, a writer, filed the Oregon Secession Act.

"Oregonian values are no longer the values held by the rest of the United States," Trejbal said over the phone Thursday.

Those values? "Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness," Trejbal said, "plus equality."

"Obviously," he said, the ballot proposal "came about partially in response to the election results on Tuesday."

"But," he added, "it's been developing over time."

Trejbal said that he and Rollins are hoping to start a serious conversation in Oregon about what it would mean to peacefully leave the United States. They opted for 2018 to give Oregonians some time to really think about what seceding from the union would mean.

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/..._trump_victory_oregonians.html#incart_m-rpt-2

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I've felt that the NBA needs more international teams, I just didn't think the Blazers would be one of them.

 

[BlazerWookee]

<facepalm>

 

[SlyPokerDog]

<facepalm>

Don't worry, we'd start a gofundme to move you to Idaho.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Don't worry, we'd start a gofundme to move you to Idaho.

Just move Portland and Eugene to the Bay Area and we'll be good.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Just move Portland and Eugene to the Bay Area and we'll be good.

*Lillard approves this message!

 

[MarAzul]

Two days after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, two Portlanders have submitted a petition for a 2018 ballot initiative to have Oregon secede from the United States.

On Thursday morning, Jennifer Rollins, a lawyer, and Christian Trejbal, a writer, filed the Oregon Secession Act.

"Oregonian values are no longer the values held by the rest of the United States," Trejbal said over the phone Thursday.

Those values? "Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness," Trejbal said, "plus equality."

"Obviously," he said, the ballot proposal "came about partially in response to the election results on Tuesday."

"But," he added, "it's been developing over time."

Trejbal said that he and Rollins are hoping to start a serious conversation in Oregon about what it would mean to peacefully leave the United States. They opted for 2018 to give Oregonians some time to really think about what seceding from the union would mean.

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/..._trump_victory_oregonians.html#incart_m-rpt-2

Golly, I hope they read up on how it worked out for South Carolina.

 

[riverman]

Just because Fred and Carrie have the show Portlandia, doesn't mean they can have the state too

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'm declaring myself Ambassador to Fiji and naming the Mar Azul (the sailboat, not the old angry dude) as Waterforce 1, my official vehicle to get there.

 

[MarAzul]

I'm declaring myself Ambassador to Fiji and naming the Mar Azul (the sailboat, not the old angry dude) as Waterforce 1, my official vehicle to get there.

When do you think the check will clear?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

When do you think the check will clear?

You can have it back when I'm done being Ambassador.

 

[MarAzul]

when I'm done being Ambassador

It might be awhile before it begins.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

It might be awhile before it begins.

That gives you time to upgrade my stateroom.

 

[MarAzul]

That gives you time to upgrade my stateroom.

The upgrade will be commensurate with the size and promptness of the check.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

It's people like you is why the new Republic of Oregon won't have nice things.

 

[riverman]

It's people like you is why the new Republic of Oregon won't have nice things.

Our emperor Phil Knight will make sure we have many different changes of uniform ....he's got the only check Marz needs....the swoosh

 

[MarAzul]

It's people like you is why the new Republic of Oregon won't have nice things.

This one will.

 

[riverman]

All hail the Republic of Nike!

 

[Natebishop3]

Once they secede, Amon Bundy will swoop in and occupy the governor's mansion.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

This one will.

Nothing like being able to build it yourself.

 

[e_blazer]

There's a lot of miles of wall we're going to have to build.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Hell, I'm all for the Republic....or Kingdom....of Oregon. I consider myself an Oregonian first and an American second. And proud of it. The America of Tuesday, November 8, 2016 does not represent my values in any way, shape or form.....

 

[dviss1]

This is some extreme bullshit. MFs are FREAKING OUT.

 

[e_blazer]

Suggested ballot title: "Dumbasses for Secession."

 

[MarAzul]

Hell, I'm all for the Republic....or Kingdom....of Oregon. I consider myself an Oregonian first and an American second. And proud of it. The America of Tuesday, November 8, 2016 does not represent my values in any way, shape or form.....

Let's go county by county. You take the Blue one's and adios.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

The collective IQ would probably increase across the Kingdom.......

 

[jlprk]

Let's go county by county. You take the Blue one's and adios.

You get to secede every time you sail into the sunset. You could make like Noah's Ark.

 

[MarAzul]

You get to secede every time you sail into the sunset

Yeah! Nice. The Delta, Catalina, Columbia, Puget Sound, Desolation Sound...

 

[riverman]

We could corner the market on water....California would have to buy our water and pay top dollar! One pint at a time

 

[andalusian]

We could corner the market on water....California would have to buy our water and pay top dollar! One pint at a time

We will just write an App for water.

If this does not work, we will withhold our raisins.