Not that it matters to me, as I have a passport and passcard, so I don't need to rely on a stupid Oregon driver's license for real identification. The nutty Democratics who've been running the state for nearly four decades have a real antipathy toward the concept, though - so they work hard to ensure that everybody can vote whether they're entitled to do so or not.
Our Democrat overlords (most of whom are from out of state, as in, they came here from back east) really hate laws and things like the oath of office. They believe that they should get to pick and choose which laws - if any - they will abide by.
So: death penalty? Nope, not enforced by the last two governors despite the fact that they swear to enforce all laws.
Sanctuary cities? You bet. Hell no, we won't cooperate with ICE. Amid much crowing and hoopla, they passed a law allowing illegal aliens to get driver's cards - which Oregon voters immediately shot down.
Claiming a budget crisis and demanding more taxes, they nonetheless push for "voter-owned elections", in which taxpayer funds are used to pay for political campaigns. Portland City Council passed that, despite being unable to repair potholes in streets. When voters got the chance to give their input via the ballot, they shot that sucker down, too. And yet, politicians are pushing for "VOE2".
Voters killed the public employee union-written Measure 97 last year, which would have imposed a tax on corporate gross receipts (not profits). We recognized that it was a sales tax on everything from food to medicine to energy and more. Guess what the Democratics are now trying to impose via legislation?
With $1.5 billion more in revenue this biennium over the last biennium, they still claim that there's a $1.4 billion "budget shortfall", so they need more money.
No. What they need is to live within their means - and quit looking for ways to steal more of our money.
They're considering a bill that would "allow" Oregonians to pay an additional $20 to obtain a driver's license that complies with federal security requirements. No. Learn to adhere to our laws for a change.
That's why I renewed the passport; Oregon government simply can't be trusted. And every now and then, I have to take a flight somewhere. Or I might want to drive up into Canada. And as of next year, and Oregon driver's license won't be sufficient for either. But by golly, they're working on offering a "third gender" on Oregon driver's licenses!
That's the really important thing.