Here's my follow up after having been in Salem Thursday with the Oregon Citizens' Lobby.

1. I found that HB 2177 (Automatic Voter Registration bill), has a "State of Emergency" clause, which prevents voters from doing a Referendum on the bill after passage.

2. It has been passed by the House Rules Committee, but won't go to Senate Rules because it has instead been sent to the Ways and Means Committee.

3. It is one of 3 bills that the Democrats plan to get passed ASAP. The other 2 are SB 324 (the carbon issue bill), and HB 2700 (which deals with the disbursement of left-over Legal Aid funds).

4. It was recommended yesterday at the OCL event that we should be urging people to call as many Democrats as possible and express deep concerns about HB 2177, especially about the inclusion of an Emergency clause.

This bill should require voter approval, not be forced upon us by use of the abused "State of Emergency" clause.

Contact Ruth by email if you would like to help.

Policy Picnic - February 18, 2015
Feb 18th • Noon • Portland

Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade President & CEO John A. Charles, Jr. Topic: De-mystifying the Governor’s 2015 Transportation Finance Package.
Detail and registration.

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The Man Who Could Bring Down ObamaCare
Feb 26th • 5:30pm • Portland

Cascade Policy Institute and Washington Policy Center present "The Man Who Could Bring Down ObamaCare." Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, will discuss the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that he helped orchestrate that could show millions of Americans how Unaffordable the Affordable Care Act really is.
Details and Registration.

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Examining "the promises and progress of Obamacare"
Feb. 27th • 8am – 5pm • Salem

Michael Cannon will also speak at a Willamette Law School one-day symposium in Salem on Feb. 27th.
Agenda and Registration.

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Oregon 9-12   •   Upcoming Event
Saturday   •   February 21   •   11:00AM - 1:00PM

Join Us For a FREE Oregon Citizen's Lobby Training Session
Presented by Training Specialist Richard Burke
Sponsored by Western Liberty Nework
Hosted by the Oregon 9-12 Project
Empowering Oregonians by Monitoring the Legislative Process in our State
All you ever wanted to know about what you can do and how you can help.

West End Building   •   4101 Kruse Way   •   Lake Oswego
Park in back lot and walk across bridge

The oldest political youth organization in the country, the Young Republicans (YRs) are a national group made up of state chapters. In summer of 2014, Julia Rabadi & Xander Almeida saved the Young Republicans of Oregon Federation from almost a decade of inactivity. They began rebuilding the group from the ground up with the goal of recruiting young people (17-41 years) and getting them connected to local Republican campaigns and grassroots organizations. We now have 7 elected officers and average 15-20 attendees at our meetings, which are held on the last Sunday of each month, usually at pubs in the Portland metro area.

At our meetings, we discuss current events, plan and execute recruitment strategies, and network with other Republicans across our state. We also host movies & educational events with prominent guest speakers, and volunteer for local candidates & county parties.

Know any young Republicans or want our help with an upcoming event? Join, donate, or contact us -- web, email or phone 503-778-2010 -- with your questions!

The Portland Friends of the NRA cordially invites you to attend our Annual FNRA Banquet

Saturday – April 18, 2015 – 4:00 pm

Double Tree by Hilton - Portland
1000 NE Multnomah, Portland, OR 97232
Live & Silent Auctions – Special Drawings – Door Prizes – Great Food & Friends
Limited Edition Firearms – Custom Knives – NRA Commissioned Art
Special Ladies Merchandise – Amazing Hunting Trips
Plus many other items created especially for this Friends of the NRA event!!!

You'll find the ticket order form here.

Cliff Thomason of Grants Pass is chief petitioner for a statewide measure titled the "Lottery Local Control Act".

From the site LotteryLocalControl:
The Oregon Lottery Local Control Act will send 50% of the Oregon Lottery net proceeds back to the counties from which they were generated. Counties can use the revenue to help fund: public education, economic development, providing for public safety, restoring native fish and wildlife, or protecting parks and beaches. Every Oregon county will benefit from more local control.

2016 Oregon Lottery Local Control Act is well underway with statewide signature gathering. Anyone wanting to help gather signatures or donate to the effort, please contact Cliff Thomason by email to clifft9@msn.com or visit LotteryLocalControl.Com.

Oregon Citizens Lobby is looking for patriots to analyze bills according to our five values of fiscal responsibility, local control, free markets, limited government, and personal choice/responsibility. We also need volunteers to staff the war room lobbying politicians, attending hearings, giving public testimony, writing letters to the editor, and on the twitter brigade, tweeting and retweeting. Go to OregonCitizensLobby.org to sign up.

Help Boring get out of Metro! (and thanks for helping!)

House Bill 2640 changes the boundary of Metro and removes Boring from Metro's jurisdiction.

You do not have to be a Boring resident, or even a Metro resident, to participate in this process.

Every Oregonian can participate, and help pass HB2640 into law! So please help, and forward this to your friends, so they can help, too!

HB2640 is assigned to the House Committee On Rural Communities, Land Use and Water.

You'll find useful background and talking points here. Please read them, and consider sending an email to each member of that committee asking them to pass HB2640 to the House Floor for a vote with a "Do Pass" recommendation.

Following are the email addresses for the committee members:

Chair Representative Brian Clem Rep.BrianClem@state.or.us 503-986-1421

Vice Chair Representative Ken Helm Rep.KenHelm@state.or.us 503-986-1434

Vice Chair Representative Bill Post Rep.BillPost@state.or.us 503-986-1425

Member Representative Mike McLane Rep.MikeMcLane@state.or.us 503-986-1455

Member Representative Vic Gilliam Rep.VicGilliam@state,or.us 503-986-1418

Member Representative David Gomberg Rep.DavidGomberg@state.or.us 503-986-1410

Representative Brad Witt Rep.BradWitt@state.or.us 503-986-1431

Written comments for the Record can be submitted to the Committee Staff.

Committee Administrator: Ian Davidson ian.davidson@state.or.us 503-986-1733

Committee Assistant: Lindsay Trant lindsay.trant@state.or.us 503-986-1559

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The Boring, Oregon Foundation is the fund for a community center for the greater Boring area. Do you buy stuff from Amazon? If so, make your purchases at AmazonSmile.com and ask Amazon to make a donation to the Boring, Oregon Foundation.

Click on this link for more information about the AmazonSmile program, or to set up an account to help the Boring, Oregon Foundation.

Other questions? Contact Steve by email to Sbates53@aol.com or at his office phone 503-663-6271

Thank you all for your support!

The campaign to rein in Metro is underway. The challenges to ballot title language will be heard soon in the Oregon Supreme Court. Stay tuned.

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3 years ago the debt was about $14 trillion dollars. It's grown dramatically since then. Obama's State of the Union speech had little to do with the state of the Union, or his pathetic legacy on the economy.

This is a priceless 2 minute video worth watching, regardless of your political affiliation.

DEBT LIMIT - A GUIDE TO AMERICAN FEDERAL DEBT MADE EASY

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