This was my thought as well. It is a desirable incremental move toward a regional definition of statehood. For those unfamiliar, Cascadia is an independence mo

This was my thought as well. It is a desirable incremental move toward a regional definition of statehood. For those unfamiliar, Cascadia is an independence movement around the NW bioregion of the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_(independence_movement) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_(independence_movemen... Edit to add more info: While many Pacific NW folks are not familiar with Cascadia as an independence movement, fans of the Portland, Oregon soccer (football) team Portland Timbers often carry or fly the Cascadia independence movement's flag during games. Shown on the right side of this giant tifo: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/jun/28/portland-timbers-seattle-sounders-tifo-display https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/jun/28/portla...