A | Mike McCarter knows his American history almost as well as he knows his Bible. His family has lived and worshipped in Oregon for four generations. "The only time I lived out of the state was during the Vietnam War when I was in the military," he said.But his Oregon may not be the Oregon you're thinking of, the one with the misty rugged coastline, pinot noir wineries, and its loyally Blue politics. McCarter lives in the town of La Pine, in the state's rural and more sparsely populated part – the Red side of Oregon. "It's almost like the Grand Canyon goes right along the Cascade Range," he told correspondent Lee Cowan. "It is a big divide."What that means politically, he says, is that the Blue part of Western Oregon always outweighs the Eastern part's Red. "In talking to a legislator over in the Portland area, I said, 'The legislature doesn't listen to our people, our representatives over here.' He said, 'Whoa whoa whoa, stop, Mike. We hear what they're staying. We just out-vote you.'"
So, McCarter decided to look for greener pastures - or in this case, at least ones a little more red. Last fall, when "Sunday Morning" first met McCarter, he was spearheading a campaign called Move Oregon's Border. The group had been busy introducing ballot measures all across the state asking voters about the idea of pushing the urban, Blue bits of Oregon into a smaller but still populous state, and then taking the rural Red bits and creating what would be part of a more expansive Idaho.The group Move Oregon's border advocated for moving the border so that rural counties in Oregon's east would become part of Idaho, a more conservative state. CBS News Sandie Gilson owns a real estate business in rural John Day, Oregon, which is closer to Boise than it is Portland in virtually every way. She told Cowan, "When you have a government that won't listen to the opposition, or take into account those of us that live out here, then we have no government representation."Cowan asked Gilson, "Are you optimistic that you think you have a chance?""I look at it like the American Revolution was a big hurdle to make, and they did it," she replied.
It'd been a year since "Sunday Morning" visited, so Cowan went back, to find out how things stood. Back then, nine counties had voted in favor of considering making Eastern Oregon part of Idaho. Now, that number is up 12, with another set to vote next May. CBS News "We're getting into people's heads about this," McCarter said.As for Idaho, well, it's at least open to discussions. This past spring Idaho's state representatives approved a measure to begin a dialogue with Oregon over whether and how to redraw their common boundary. But so far, McCarter said Oregon is playing hard to get, at least in public. "We've heard from behind the scenes, 'Wait a minute, if we fund a bridge in Eastern Oregon, why would be we do that if it's going to become Idaho?'" he said. But the opposition has swung into gear, too. A Portland non-profit called Western States Center is branding the move a "radical change" that would raise taxes and cut wages. Comparing it to Oregon's past white nationalists hate groups, one ad declares, "Members of Patriot Group, a white nationalist hate group, support a secession. Makes you wonder: Why are violent extremists pushing for secession?"Their message: If rural conservatives don't like Oregon's urban liberal leanings, well, don't move the border, move themselves instead.
McCarter said, "We're not running away from the problem, we're not going to run away and move to Idaho. We're going to deal with the problem right here and now."There are a lot of details still to be ironed out, and the devil is in every one of them. Not to mention the fact that actually changing the border would require both Oregon and Idaho to agree, and would then need approval by the U.S. Congress.Richard Kreitner, author of the book "Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union," says it's hardly a new idea: "I don't think that we should act like state lines are written in stone. We should look at them and say, 'Does this actually make sense?' Little, Brown "Secession has always been there. Catholics lived in Maryland, debtors lived in Georgia, you know, Puritans lived in New England. They were kind of separate to begin with. And that's why they wanted nothing to do with one another.""So, it's really woven into our DNA?" asked Cowan. "Absolutely. There's nothing sacred about Oregon. There's nothing sacred about Delaware or my native New Jersey, in my opinion. You know, these are just kind of inherited forms."Mike McCarter will be the first to tell you that moving Oregon's border is radical. But, he says, if we've learned anything about our politics in the last several years, it's that "conventional" seems so yesterday.
"I mean, as fast as things are changing in this country right now, why can't we?" he said. "Why can't people still have the right to vote for who governs them?" For more info:
B | 8月26日讯 水晶宫官方宣布，从切尔西租借签下后卫迪萨西，对于来到水晶宫，迪萨西谈到了自己的看法。
C | 谈及加盟水晶宫的原因，迪萨西说：“更多的是一种感觉，一种极佳的氛围，而且我认为主帅是法国人这也帮了大忙！”“过去两三年里，俱乐部的发展方向非常正确，所以我认为这里是我继续前进的理想之地。
D | 考虑到俱乐部在过去两年里赢得了三座奖杯，可以看出我们都充满雄心，并且对欧联杯这项赛事非常重视。
E | 我们会努力训练，力争走得越远越好。”“当年在摩纳哥踢欧联杯时，我也度过了一段美妙的时光，我打进过一些精彩的进球，也对抗过许多顶级强队。“能再次参加这项赛事让我非常兴奋，因为这是一项水平极高的比赛，对手也都非常强，所以我对此充满期待。“从小我就把征战英超作为自己的目标之一，小时候我看了无数场英超比赛，所以能来到这里让我激动万分，如今我已经在这个联赛踢了三年，我真的非常享受这里的一切。
F | ”对于水晶宫的主场，迪萨西说：“我脑海中首先浮现的是加盟切尔西第一年来这里踢的比赛，那是我对这座球场最初的记忆。我知道在水晶宫的主场比赛有多么艰难，球迷们的助威声非常、非常震撼，所以现在我很期待能站在他们这一边。”“可以这么说，我是一个充满激情的后卫，喜欢拼命防守，愿意为球队付出，并尽我所能去帮助球队。”对于同曼城的比赛，迪萨西说：“本周五我们将迎来一场硬仗，显然我们需要球迷的支持来全取三分，因为每一场比赛我们的目标都是拿下三分。我对这场比赛充满期待，希望球迷们的呐喊能助推我们赢下这场胜利。
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