This is an interesting video about how eastern Oregon counties are voting in favor of leaving Oregon and becoming part of Idaho.

People often say that you can’t legislate morality. I think that’s partially true. It’s false in that the only thing you can legislate is morality. The only question is whose morality will be legislated. I think it’s true to some extent, because if the government tries to legislate principles that are contrary to the morality of the people, the people will find ways to disobey and rebel. In truth, there is only one valid morality and biblical laws are the only laws and any laws contrary to God’s law are bound to fail eventually.

This country was founded on local government. It is a valid principle that the more distant the government, the less power it should have. We’ve certainly departed from that principle, and government can only be by the consent of the governed.