The duo, disappointed in the election of Donald Trump, need 1,000 signatures before the measure would get state ballot consideration, and experts say the effort is a longshot regardless of whether or not they hit their goal. One expert said the President does not have the power to let a state secede and that would ultimately require a Constitutional amendment, a heavy lift for any measure.
“Oregon’s ballot initiative process allows people only to propose laws or amendments to its own state Constitution,” according to the article.