So this is a test for the cell phone display of these emails.
(Yes, HostMonster CENSORED our email!
See update below!)
Courage! Spunk! Bravery! Just... plain... BRASS!
The Senate Republicans: the minority that ROARED!
Governor Brown broke the deal on HB2020, and... POOF!
GONE! 11 Republican Senators vanished, and the Democrats
were powerless to continue passing a horrible law.
But we found them, still smoking from the battle!
They'll be with us, Wednesday night!
Think a standing ovation is in order? Yeah! Me, too!
Our Magnificent Eleven braved ridicule, shaming, bad press,
meaningless threats, and fines... and stood their ground.
Kate Brown even sent the state police after 'em.
(Silly whiner! The Oregon Constitution says legislators
can't be arrested "during the session")
And all the while, the whole storm was reported around the
country, 80% of Oregonians thought the Republicans did the
right thing, and grassroots conservatives were on FIRE!
Our team proved that the minority still has a way to be heard!
THAT... IS... AWESOME!
I'm thinking hearing the whole story, along with the list of
other bills that died in the process, will be anything but
boring, and here's who is going to tell us about it:
Gregg Clapper
Eric Winters
Jason Williams
Our Heroes
The first three guys you know. Who're the Heroes? Why, the Magnificent Eleven. Movie star material. Well, except this ending is better.
Contemplate this picture: Democrats flustered and furious! No bills could advance. I'm surprised they weren't playing cards, or bouncing beach balls to the gallery. Talk about overplaying your hand, while deftly being stopped from wiping out industry in the state, not to mention making all sorts of equipment no longer legal and applying killer gas taxes. Do these people simply not use their brains?
So, let's celebrate snatching victory from a nasty election last time, and congratulate OUR victorious Senators. And keep that 80% of Oregon with us going into the 2020 election.
Join us Wednesday night.
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Portland Airport Shilo Inn ~~ 11707 Northeast Airport Way
Bring a friend! ~~ $20 select menu option ~~ no host bar
And of course, the cigar room, afterward
*** THERE WILL BE NO AUGUST MEETING! ***
Next meeting after this: September 4th
*** THERE WILL BE NO AUGUST MEETING! ***
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Submitting Followup Information
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Timely Information and Events
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INEXCUSABLE CENSORSHIP by Utah-based hosting service HostMonster.Com
On 6/18, HostMonster (our hosting service for many years) allowed through the followup email from the June meeting, including the update from Michael Cross regarding the effort to recall Kate Brown.
On 6/28, however, the invitation for the July meeting did not successfully transmit outside the HostMonster system. That is, the email would go only to addresses under HostMonster's cover, but not to outside systems like GMail, Comcast, HotMail, or Yahoo. I called technical support for help, and to make a long story short, the level 1 technician could only see that it was being blocked, but had no idea why. A trouble ticket was generated, but to date has not been answered.
In the meantime, I started peeling apart the email to find out what was causing the problem. At the end, everything in the email was fine...
except one link, the address of the recall site,
(remove hyphens) Flush-Down-Kate-Brown.Com.
Emails containing the un-hyphenated version of that domain... were silently purged, although no error notification was generated.
Emails containing the hyphenated -- inactive -- version of that domain... went through just fine.
Not even Google suppresses the recall site. Whether you are for or against the recall campaign, this should outrage you as it does me.
A solution is in the works.
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5 line signature sheets for the gross receipts tax repeal are
now cleared for use by the Secretary of State for circulation. But the only the 5 line sheets with the petition text printed on the back side will be accepted by the Secretary of State, and the ones you picked up at Executive Club were not printed on the back, so don't use them. We can send you new 5 line sheets with the petition text printed on the back if you will email
Jeff Kropf at jkropf@wvi.com, say how many you want and your address to send them.
Additionally, the 10 line sheets are approved by the SOS and are available also if you would like to request one or more of those.
Please
download and print the actual text of the parts of HB3427 that we are repealing, and remember to keep it with the petitions as you circulate them.
Be certain that you personally witness people signing your petitions.
After each sheet is complete, be sure to fill out and sign the Circulator Certification section at the bottom of each signature page.
Finally, please
download and print this letter from attorney Dan Meek detailing your rights to gather signatures in public places and citing Oregon Supreme Court rulings establishing that right. We advise you to print a copy of this letter
if you intend to be circulating petitions in public places in the rare instance that government officials or opponents of our effort try to stop you from circulating.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you and thanks for caring enough to fight for our right to vote on this damaging tax.
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Wednesday, July 10th • 6:30PM Social time; 7:00 Program •
King City Civic Association Clubhouse
South West Corridor GOP Meeting. All are welcome.
RESCUING OUR CHILDREN SUMMER TOUR 2019 WITH ALEX NEWMAN
As early as 2014 Samuel Blumenfeld teamed up with international journalist and educator Alex Newman to write the book, "Crimes of the Educators", that exposed the plan to socialize America. The reason the Deep State globalists sounded so confident about the success of their agenda -- they had a secret weapon: nationalizing K-12 schooling with Common Core. More than 85 percent of American children are being indoctrinated by radicalize government schools.
In this explosive talk, Alex Newman exposes the insanity that has taken over the public school system.
From the secularization of children and the reshaping of values to deliberate dumbing down, Alex shows how dangerous this threat is -- not just to our children, but also to the future of faith, family, and freedom -- and what every American can do about it.
King City Civic Association Clubhouse; 15245 SW 116th Ave.; King City, OR
For more info eMail
Billie Reynolds or
Arthur Crino
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The Freedom Foundation is a regional think and action tank dedicated to removing government unions influence on the political cycle.
On May 1st the Trump administration with the help of the Freedom Foundation
enacted a rule change that would make it illegal for and state to deduct union dues from an in-home care providers paycheck. In Oregon will affect over 18,000 care providers that are currently paying dues to SEIU 503, costing them millions in lost revenue.
Of course, Ellen Rosenblum and 4 other liberal attorney generals do not want the states to comply with this request. So they have collaborated to sue the Trump administration in order to seek an injunction to prevent this change from happening. The administration, with the help of the Freedom Foundation, will fight this as far as it needs to go.
Unions are not stopping there. HB-2016 or as we call it- "the union wish-list," has passed out of senate committee and is heading to the senate floor. The bill would amend state law in a multitude of ways, all in an effort to allow the unions to continue their revenue stream for their liberal candidates. 7 unions came out to testify on the bill and made no secret that this bill was all about Janus, and the Freedom Foundation. See more here:
https://www.freedomfoundation.com/labor/unions-attack-freedom-foundation-outreach-in-public-hearing-on-hb-2016/
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Hello All!! It was great seeing everyone Wednesday evening!! Hadn't seen some of you in awhile and it was great catching up!
We Oregonians are at the tipping point. IF we properly seize this golden opportunity that is just lying there -- WE CAN TAKE OREGON BACK. 2020 looks very good for us. People are MAD. They are standing up to do something about it too.
Soooo... We need to be there with a fresh new message and fresh ideas- or we WILL LOSE this GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY!
In my view, the catapult to get us there is this Recall effort. We have been building this for 4 months now and we have County Captains in nearly every county and are building and creating even more! To date- we have 8,000 people plugged in and ready to go to work! They are READY to take back Oregon!
The actual Recall will be filed June 17, 2019. It will be a very nice early Christmas present having her gone December of 2019!! After Kate is gone, we can use this organization to GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE ELECTED!!
As I said, we are foolish if we don't properly plan and cultivate this golden opportunity! I can't do it by myself though! I need your help!! Currently we are labor rich and cash poor. I know how to shave a dollar and accomplish multiple objectives with the SAME DOLLAR! We have filed Oregon Freedom Foundation (c3 non profit,) and Advancing Oregon a c4.
Political censorship by HostMonster means that to use the link below, you must copy it and REMOVE the hyphens.
I hope you will reach out- offer to help both with a little time and some funds. Please visit
(remove hyphens) Flush-Down-Kate-Brown.Com, enroll, and maybe chip in a couple dollars.
If you want to know more about me, visit
MichaelCross.Org. I recently ran a mayoral race and after only living in the present community for two years- garnered 31% as a WRITE IN CANDIDATE.
We also have Oregon First PAC -- geared towards winning over the D walkaways and votes from the left to accomplish our goals! I respectfully ask for your help, in any way you can!
Michael Cross, Director (503-805-5226)
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TAKE THE INITIATIVE!
Drivers on both sides of the Columbia River are frustrated by growing traffic congestion. It's hurting our distribution-based economy, creating unsafe conditions, and increasing air pollution. As the situation gradually became a crisis, the State of Oregon and local jurisdictions invested billions elsewhere.
2 years ago the Legislature responded by passing HB-2017, increasing Vehicle Registration Fees, and raising the gas tax by 10 cents per gallon, exclusively for maintenance. Several large highway projects were funded, but money for widening I-205 and Hwy 217 was eliminated late in the process. Tolling was presented as a possible way to fund those projects.
Instead, the State authorized a study for "Value Pricing", a plan to toll existing freeways in which the millions collected won't be spent on increasing capacity, and the rates will be higher during heavy traffic times. Imagine the cost! Imagine how much traffic would be diverted into our neighborhoods! Fortunately, we have the power of the Initiative process, and are already taking action. IP-10, a state-wide petition, is being circulated to require a public vote before tolling can be imposed.
A second initiative, involving transportation spending, will soon be filed In Clackamas County. The opportunity to make a difference is here. We need energized volunteers and financial support to qualify the Initiatives for the ballot in 2020. Please join our movement to keep driving affordable!
Vehicle Transportation Alliance
Your Connection to Better Roads
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503-839-2190
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