On Saturday 27 May 2006 16:49, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > The vote at champoeg was when the Oregon Territory voted to become > > Canadian. We're on the south side of the border exclusively due to > > the threat of military force when the US couldn't handle the fact > > that we don't want them here the first time around. That's not > > democracy, that's coercion. > > Does it matter any more? Surely the opinions of a majority of > *present day* Oregonians matters a whole lot more, right?
Not many of the locals I talk about this with are terribly happy with the situation today, either. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: Because it's time to move forward http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber
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