To the Editor:

With the Oregon Legislature in full swing, there seems to be no shortage of seemingly goofy ideas emerging. The selling of kangaroo leather shoes becoming illegal and the banning of gasoline-powered chainsaws are but a couple that come to mind. It appears that like-minded ideas frequently originate from lawmakers that hail from the Portland metro area, Eugene, Ashland.

Arguments in support of such concepts are often punctuated with a claim that California does it. Even former Gov. Kate Brown invoked the “California does it” rationale to justify some of her COVID-associated executive orders.

Considering the momentum of emulating California’s way of doing business, I have an idea.

Put the Greater Idaho Movement on pause and replace it with an organized effort to incorporate Western Oregon into California. Such an effort can become known as the Greater California Movement.

John Collins

Galena