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Early Release of State Budget Jumps Please Deliver Complimentary Violent Criminals Tops $10 Billion Between Election Edition To: Election Issue Sessions

HB 3508 which released Despite reported claims criminals 30% early into by Senate President Pe- local neighborhoods was ter Courtney that crimi- sponsored by Senator Pe- nals had to be released ter Courtney and cham- to save money, the State pioned by Senator Floyd budget rose from $48.3 Prozanski, Chairman of billion to $59.6 billion ac- the Senate Judiciary cording to the Legislative Committee, in the last Fiscal Office which works legislative session. Some for the majority Demo- 3590 criminals were eligi- crats. The 16% increase ble under Courtney’s and included a billion in new Prozanski’s free the bad taxes and fees passed in guys program. a single Legislative day. Citizens Establish State Cool Billion Tax Despite claims of only A review of the 5000 series nonviolent criminals be- budget bills from the Leg- Budget Forum Increase: One Day ing released those re- islative record at http:// Out Of Six Months Oregon Transformation arrested have been www.leg.state.or.us/bills_ was recently formed by The Legislature raised charged with assault, co- laws/ shows a telling story. Allen Alley and Repre- taxes on working fami- ercion, attempted rape, Senator Courtney along sentative Richarson as a lies a billion dollars in a menacing, kidnapping, with Representative citizens forum to promote single day. While Ore- let alone DUIIs, robbery Clem and Representa- serious budget reforms in gon’s official U6 unem- and burglary. Many citi- tive Komp voted for near- Oregon. The organiza- ployment rate stands zens do not do feel safe ly every singe tax and fee tion noted State spending at 20% the incumbents knowing the Legislature is increase proposed in the has grown 49% between keep raising taxes and even in Session. past two years. 2005 to 2009. This is an in- fees. crease from $41 billion to The political rhetoric from At a time when families nearly $60 billion accord- Incumbents Courtney Salem claims the early are entrenched in a de- ing to the group. and Clem supported release of criminals was a pression, out of touch multi-billion dollar tax result of a two billion dol- incumbents like Senator Oregon Transformation is and fee increases to lar budget shortage. The Courtney, Representative asking for citizen input to fund the 16% state article in the next column Clem and Representative help develop ideas to re- spending increase while outlines how the State Komp take more money duce State spending so Senators Girod, Boquist, budget actually grew by out of the pockets of working families are not and George voted in over $11 billion dollars or working families. The $11 further hurt by spending opposition to help work- 16% when inflation was billion dollar budget in- habits in Salem. ing Oregonians cope under 2% nationwide. crease came from taxes with the rising day to See the back page for on working Oregonians. True to our papers prom- day costs required to documentation on the Senators George, Girod ise to provide sources citi- support their families. actual state budget by and Boquist along with zens can count upon you the real numbers. Representatives Gilliam, can go to http://commu- “A vote is like a rifle: Thompson and Thatch- The Oregon Statesman nity.allenalley.com/com- its usefulness depends er consistently opposed Post Office Box 165 munity/budget1113 for upon the character of new taxes and fees in or- Rickreall, Oregon 97371 more information on the the user.” der to preserve local jobs Oregon Transformation and help small businesses Theodore Roosevelt, Presi- Weekly & Monthly Editions Project. Handbill Printing on Demand in Southern Oregon. dent of the United States “SERVING POLK, MARION AND YAMHILL COUNTIES WITH NEWS CITIZENS CAN TRUST.” HB 3508 Early Release Bad Campaigning is Back 75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session Citizens need to vote but most dislike negative cam- House Bill 3508 paigning. The Senate race between Senate Presi- dent against Michael Forrest is a Sponsored by Representative HUNT, Senator COURTNEY good example of the hypocrisy of some incumbents. SUMMARY Forrest is a union Republican challenging the union The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject backed incumbnent Courtney. Senator Peter Court- to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor′s brief statement of the essential features of the measure as introduced. ney is the co-founder of the Oregon Senate Demo- Suspends certain provision of Ballot Measure 57 (2008) until January 1, 2012. Provides that moneys not expended as result of suspension are dedicated to public safety purposes. crats (Senate Democrat Leadership Fund) according Increases maximum reduction in term of incarceration for appropriate institutional behavior or Accordingparticipation in adult to basic State skills development records program HB for certain 3508 classes resulted of inmates. Sunsets in 3590 in- to the Secretary of State records. Yet, the Oregon crease on July 1, 2013. approvedProhibits State Board early of Parole releases and Post-Prison of Sup criminalservision, after board saving denies petition a for few Senate Democrat webpage leads off with an attack change in terms of confinement of prisoner convicted of aggravated murder or murder, from granting prisoner subsequent hearing that is less than two years, or more than 10 years, from date petition on a Loren Parks for his donation to Republicans. A millionis denied. Specifies dollars procedures at fortime granting the hearin Stateg after period budget of two years increased and contents of board $11 order. trip to Senator Courtney’s Secretary of State Voters billionProhibits dollars. board from considering Below release is a of certainlist of prisoners Legislators on parole or post-prisonwho voted super- vision less than two years, or more than 10 years, from date on which release on parole or post- Pamphlet page lists a prominent endorsement from forprison early supervision release is denied. Specifies of criminalsprocedures for granting in local hearing after neighborhoods. period of two years and contents of board order. the Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance which was heavily LegislatorsModifies law related Voting to probation For and post-prison supervision for persons under supervision by community corrections. Sunsets modifications on July 1,Legislators 2011. Opposing funded by the same Loren Parks. Funded in the mil- Early Release: Early Release: lions according to some newspaper reports. Senator Courtney clearly knows but thinks you will not find out. Sen Peter Courntey Sen Larry George See for yourself at www.oregonvotes.com. Search Rep Brian Clem Sen Orestar for Courtney, Forrest and the above political Sen committees. Representative Komp vot- Rep Jim Weidner ed in favor once but was Rep Jim Thompson Word Corner: Hypocrisy. The practice of profess- not present thereafter. Rep Vic Gilliam ing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not Sources up and down www. Rep hold or possess; falseness; or an act or instance of leg.state.or.us/bills_laws/. such falseness. Legislature Continues Ballot Measure Oregon Families Hit With New Taxes Reversal The last two legislative ses- The Oregon legislature in- crafted an expansion of porary hold on the earned sions will be remembered stalled a revolving door Oregon’s earned time off time law until July 1, 2011, for the harsh message they in Oregon’s prison system policy for inmates. The law well after the crucial 2010 sent to Oregon families in over the last two years. gives violent criminals that November elections have one of Oregon’s worst mo- They have worked hard to have committed serious passed. To add insult to ments of economic crisis. safeguard a measure they felonies like home invasion, injury, the majority party The state legislature has passed in 2009 giving crimi- car theft, and encourag- passed this controversial done little more than in- nals up to a 30% reduction ing child sexual abuse to piece of legislation, Senate crease the regulatory bur- in their sentence. The law, receive a shocking 30% re- Bill 1007, without a single den, and levied billions in which they put a tempo- duction in their sentence. public hearing an only a taxes and fees on families rary freeze on until after the few minutes for all mem- and small businesses. November elections in or- Unfortunately, it isn’t a bers of the Judiciary com- der to deceive voters, will question of if some of the mittee to review important The Democrat contolled be re-instated in 2011. criminals released early for amendments. legislature has failed to re- so-called good behavior alize that the state cannot Oregon’s prison system, will re-offend, but when Senate Bill 1007 was op- tax, borrow and spend to designed to keep the worst they will re-offend. Policies posed by Crime Victims prosperity. For too long, offenders off the streets, like this can only cause Or- United and fell woefully government spending and is no place for a revolving egon’s crime rates to spike, short of recommendations special interest benefits door, and represents a sig- and security of our fami- made by Oregon Attorney have carried the day. nificant threat to the safety lies and their propery de- General John Kroger, the and security of our families. crease. Oregon State Sheriff’s As- Billions were taken out of This policy turns Oregon sociation, the Oregon As- the pockets of Oregon into a criminal ‘catch and Democrats were rightly sociation of Chiefs of Po- families over the past two release’ free-for-all. afraid of voter reaction to lice and the Oregon District years, causing a contract- this offensive policy. So Attorney’s Association. This ing economy to contract Democrats in the Oregon in an effort to sweep their terrible piece of legislation even further. Nothing was Legislature led by Senate back-wards policies under is a threat to general public off-limits when it came to President Peter Courtney the rug, they put a tem- safety. See HB 1007. the tax-and-fee fever.

Complimentary Copy. Contact [email protected] for future copies or advertising @histori- coregonpapers.com for advertising. Not affiliated with the in any manner what-so-ever. Oregon Unemployment Tops 20% Yes, Oregon’s U6 unemployment rate is 20.6% in Sep- tember meaning one in five Oregonians struggle to feed their families. Further, over 500 Oregonians per week are losing their unemployment benefits as they expire after 99 to 118 weeks of benefits. With 2000 citizens being purged from the rolls per month it makes the U3 politically crafted rate you normally see look better.

The slight of hand on unemployment statistics is not new. In the 1990s, the Congress and President de- cided they wanted unemployment numbers to look The Health Care Dilemma: Third Party View better for the upcoming political campaigns. So the Democrats and Republicans in DC changed the “of- Public Law 111-148 and 111-152 are affectionately ficial” rate to reflect only those collecting unemploy- called Obama Care by many opponents and sup- ment for the most part. So the official State rates are porters alike. Prior to the vote on these bills, Repre- artificial. However, no more artificial than the federal sentative Pelosi was asked what was in the bills. She monthly unemployment average which is nothing replied “we have to pass the bill so you can find out” more than a poll taken of people per month across which was not flippant as the text encompasses over the nation. The shenanigans of elected state and 2500 pages. Few if any elected Representatives or federal officials are in fact bipartisan at there worst Senators had time to read the bill before passage. sometimes. The preverbal ‘blind leading the blind.’

Source: http://www.bls.gov/bls/unemployment.htm Government involvement in health care has shown the draw backs of the process. Already 28 percent of doctors no longer take new Medicare patients while 50% of doctors don’t tale Medicaid patients.

Many problems with health care can be attributed to the third-party payment system, however, we must work together on these issues. A century ago, the Sisters of Saint Vincent established a hospital in Port- land – not for wealthy Catholics but for everyone. Our Oregon: Hypocrisy Exposed A recent Rasmussen survey reports 66 percent of Our Oregon recently set up a webpage attacking citizens favor the repeal of the federal health care some Republicans in the name of being a civic mind- act. Twenty-one State Attorney Generals are oppos- ed watchdog group. A look into Our Oregon reveals ing the mandate to buy insurance in federal court. it was legally registered with the Secretary of State This week a federal judge agreed the State’s have by Larry Wolf of the Oregon Educational Association a case thus the Obama Administration’s effort to dis- (OEA) and Arthur Towers of the Service Employees miss the lawsuits has failed. International Union (SEUI) the state employee union. The hypocrisy and attacks on the webpage certainly Many constitutionalists claim the law can be nullified are not what taxpaying citizens expect of public em- by a majority of States similar to the nullification of ployees and teachers in our children’s classrooms. the Alien & Sedition Act. Three States have passed nullification laws, six States have passed partial nul- Common Cause, a trusted watchdog group, links the lifications, and 17 States have bills pending. State leading financiers of Our Oregon as theOEA and SEIU Senator Boquist has submitted a bill draft for Oregon Local 503 meaning public employee unions. These nullification legislation in the next Session. two unions have given millions of dollars to elect in- cumbent Democrat legislators. The above article is a third party view not those of the editors. For local information please contact Source: www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG& [email protected]. b=5694191 Source: /www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/nullification/health- Source: http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq. care/. The Legislative draft is still in process. show_detl?p_be_rsn=1099325&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE Oregon State Budget Simplified

Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/comm/lfo/2007-09_budget/2007-09_ Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/comm/lfo/2009-11_budget/2009-11_ Budget_Highlights_Update.pdf Budget_Highlights_Update.pdf State Spending Fails To Produce Jobs Leading Democrat Proposes Sales Tax Despite skyrocketing unemployment and dire eco- Former Governor John few Republican candi- nomic warning signs, Incumbents wrote a state bud- Kitzhaber, present Demo- dates with a nationwide get that resembled the spending habits of Paris Hil- cratic candidate for the flat tax of some sort based ton on holiday, not the careful budgeting of a family same position for the third on a guilt by association facing tough times. The ruling party and their super- time, is quoted in numer- of a few of their support- majority lacked any self-control to place a check on ous large papers as fa- ers. The same Democrats their rampant spending habits. No special interest voring a sales tax again. are now silent on taxes was turned away and every proposed bailout was Kitzhaber has been cau- given the State’s leading approved but where are the jobs? tioning people the “sales Democrat has endorsed Leading Tax & Fee Increases tax” is only one of the a new sales tax effort. Bill Subject 2009-11 2011-13 many new tax options on The guilt by association HB 2649 Personal Income Tax Increase $472 Million $375 Million the table if elected to a HB 2116 Hospital & Insuranace Tax Increase $422 Million $619 Million third term. Broadening rhetoric is hottest from HB 2001 Transportation & Gas Tax Increase $290 Million $601 Million taxes is a key theme in his Senators Devlin & Court- HB 3405 Business Tax Increase $261 Million $270 Million recovery program. ney who even sought an HB 2157 Federal Tax Code Disconnnect $96 Million $96 Million endorsement from a Lo- HB 2287 Judicial Court System Surcharges $57 Million $57 Million Multiple Democratic Leg- ren Parks supported crime HB 2436 Document Recording Fee Increase $15 Million $15 Million islators who voted for bil- association then critized Parks on their own web- Legislators Voting for Tax Legislators Voting for 16% lions in new fees and tax- page www.oregonsenat- & Fee Increases: Budget Increase: es in the last session have attempted to connect a edemocrats.com. Senator Peter Courney Senator Peter Courney Upcoming Themes: Faith Corner: Psalm 23 Rep Brian Clem Rep Brian Clem Rep Betty Komp Rep Betty Komp October: Elections Yea, though I walk through November: Thanksgiving the valley of the shadow of Source: www.leg.state.or.us/bills_ Source: See HB 5000 series bills at death, laws/. Search for each bill number left column webpage. Rep Komp was December: Christmas I will fear no evil: For thou art above or search for taxes. absent for some votes due to illness. with me; Election Resources: www.sos.state.or.us/elections, This complimentary copy Thy rod and thy staff, they www.chrisdudley.com, www.theleadershipfund.com, is advertisement free but comfort me. www.oregonhouserepublicans.org, www.johnkitzhaber. normal editions contain Thou preparest a table be- com, www.oregonhousedemocrats.com. Please vote advertisers and sponsors. fore me in the presence of for the candidate of your choice. mine enemies. Complimentary Copy. Contact [email protected] for future copies or advertising@histori- coregonpapers.com for advertising. Not affiliated with the Statesman Journal in any manner what-so-ever.