I'm not exactly sober at the moment, so I may regret writing this and posting it.

My sober-self would say of course unilateral secession is untenable. This is a part of our compromise. Sometimes the people I vote for don't win. That doesn't make it illegitimate or the overall experiment a failure. Hell, I'm one of those assholes who insist on always referring to Former President Trump as "President" in the first time I write his name for respect of the office. Even if I think Trump was and is a fucking moron who disgraced our nation with his genuinely evil shit.

The eastern Oregon push is actually kind of interesting and something I didn't dismiss out of hand. It was like... Well, you're not just arbitrarily adding a new state to the union--as much as we can say any state isn't some bizarre construction of the circumstances from the time they were added. And if you want to have your state government act more consistently with your ideology, y'know what? I kinda get it. It would be nice to join Idaho if I lived in Eastern Oregon and were conservative. Basically, I'm of the opinion it can't be unilateral. Oregon has to consent. Idaho has to consent. At a federal level, the US government has to consent. You get all three on board? Well, it's a boon to the map makers! New maps for everyone!

Also, I live in western Washington. I'm like, shit. If they go to Idaho, can you take east of the cascades WA with you?

And while we're at it, can Western WA (sorry Peninsula, we have to literally draw the line somewhere) and the remaining section of Oregon petition BC to create Cascadia as an expanded province of Canada? Like, let's just ALL make a giant mess of the global political situation. I know it would never work, but, y'know, maybe that would give pretext to allow Puerto Rico and DC to get the autonomy and representation they deserve. Two blue states leave, one purple and one blue state joins? You wouldn't need to make a new flag!

Anyway, I love America. I wouldn't want to leave. Really! This is fine.