tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post7138965175892908756..comments2023-12-23T16:59:19.185+00:00Comments on Western Rifle Shooters Association: Starobin: Divided We StandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-45955523530882283662009-06-20T00:41:21.371+01:002009-06-20T00:41:21.371+01:00"Cascadia" is the region bounded by the ..."Cascadia" is the region bounded by the Cascade Mountain Range to the East, Pacific Ocean to the West, Canadian border to the north, and *at least* as far South as Grants Pass. NorCal (the State of Jefferson) may want to be part of Cascadia, and culturally, they would be welcome. <br /><br />The Inland Empire with the capitol at Spokane spans from the Snoqualmie Pass (interstate 5) East to Montana, South to Nevada, and to the Canadian border. The culture of Eastern Washington/Eastern Oregon/Idaho/Western Montana are almost seamless in their rural ranch/farm/extraction/small mfg. economy, and stand in distinct contrast to the Eugene/Portland/Seattle Axis of old-hippie/high-tech socialism. <br /><br />As a former resident of Seattle and current resident of Portland, I thank the founders of our States for including geographic and political diversity to keep our cities from becoming Chicago or NYC on the Left Coast. Look at what happened to formerly-free SFO. <br /><br />Only the Federal Government can stop this break-up. But, they won't, because it would require them to voluntarily diminish their power to keep some. Instead, they will lose all, while we lose the useful functions of a central government (and how many dead?). <br /><br />Who gets the nukes, bases, posts, ports, dams (like those sweet BPA dams all up the Snake and Columbia), transmission lines, pipelines, formerly-USDA-managed properties, water rights, etc. <br /><br />Wars have been fought over much less. Some new States/Regions/Confed's will be stronger than their neighbors. People are still the same. <br /><br />Cheers.pdxr13https://www.blogger.com/profile/04663894695994248670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-52951397716781759142009-06-19T21:09:51.423+01:002009-06-19T21:09:51.423+01:00I think that would be absolutely fantastic on so m...I think that would be absolutely fantastic on so many levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-32334935366951104122009-06-18T17:05:37.614+01:002009-06-18T17:05:37.614+01:00Might have to dust off the Articles of Confederati...Might have to dust off the Articles of Confederation in that case--that's the form of government being described, a confederation.Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.com