Oregon Executive Club

The death penalty makes politicians tremble,
even though voters have called for it...
and even put it into the Oregon Constitution!

Well, we've been double-crossed by the Salem crowd.
Yeah, they just plain lied. So now 28 killers on
death row in Oregon are going to have their sentences
commuted. Yup. Salem again ignored the people.

Steve Doell is President of Crime Victims United
and has been a voice for crime victims in the
Oregon Legislature for many years.

Crime Victims United was founded in 1983 by members
of Parents of Murdered Children. At the time, it
was commonplace for murderers to be sentenced to life
in prison and to serve 8 years or less. CVU has been
working to protect the rights of crime VICTIMS.

Good fit for this current mess, ya think?
There should be fireworks.
Join us Wednesday night.

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Read the MHRW October 2019 MHRW Newsletter

Next Meeting is on Wednesday, September 11th. Next Meeting is Wednesday, October 11th, 2019, at Elmer's Restaurant 1590 NE Burnside Rd, Gresham, OR 97030 (503-665-5144).

Business Meeting begins at 11:30am, followed at 12:15pm with presentation by Christine Drazan, State Representative District 39.

Isn't it about time to #StopTheAbuse, and Recall-Kate-Brown? Full recall materials here.
[Editor's note: Want to know how crooked Kate Brown's team is? Hostmonster BLOCKED this email when it spotted the REAL link to the recall site!]

[Editor's note: My personal view? Ignore the fist-fights, and sign both petitions. You know where to get them. Who cares who gets the credit? What matters is stopping Kate Brown.]

The Freedom Foundation is a regional think and action tank dedicated to removing government unions' influence on the political cycle.

On June 11, 2019, Freedom Foundation attorneys filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Education Association and its local affiliates, including Portland Public Schools and Eagle Point School District. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three OEA members who have requested to leave their union but are being told they must continue paying dues until the annual opt out window in September.

This is the first lawsuit the Freedom Foundation has filed against the OEA but is very similar to other ongoing lawsuits with SEIU 503 and AFSCME 75, all challenging the constitutionality of “revocation windows” in a post Janus world.

June 27th was the one-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case in Janus v. AFSCME, which ultimately freed public employees from obligatory union membership. Since then, the Freedom Foundation has helped over 15,000 public employees in the state of Oregon leave their unions, producing some of the highest membership declines in the entire nation.

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.

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.
I hope you will reach out- offer to help both with a little time and some funds. Please visit Flush Down Kate Brown.Com, enroll, and maybe chip in a couple dollars.
[Editor's note: Want to know how crooked Kate Brown's team is? Hostmonster BLOCKED this email when it spotted the REAL link to the recall site!]

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)

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!

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