Petition drive on Tax hikes to begin soon

Oregon's most recent Legislative session was marked by some disturbing trends.The greatest of which was the deliberate efforts to negate the will of Oregon voters.

First, the legislature passed tax increases that will drastically affect Oregon citizens and businesses and they refused to send these taxes to the people for a vote. Most likely because they knew it would never pass.

Instead of legislating the will of the people they were sent to Salem to serve, they passed legislation which will have the inevitable effect of costing tens of thousands of jobs in a state already facing unemployment of 13%.

To add insult to injury, the legislature passed SB 519 which prevents employers from discussing the tax increases levied against their businesses, and forbids the discussion of anything Political. This on an issue that will most likely cause business to fire some of those employees, and they won't even be able to say why. This smacks of censorship at the government level and is utterly unacceptable in a free society. We have the right to discuss anything we choose to discuss at any time in any forum, its called the First Amendment. Apparently Legislators don’t agree, and instead passed legislation to quash free speech. So much for freedom in Oregon, so much for free speech!

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The signature drive to put these tax increases onto the Ballot and give Oregonians the opportunity to vote on them will begin soon. It is far past time for Democrats Independants and Republicans to come together and send the message to Salem: “Work within your budget!”

If you are interested in becoming a part of the signature process, you must attend a training session. You can RSVP at this website:

UPCOMING TRAINING DATES
Tues July 28th 7pm => Loucks Auditorium, Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty Street SE, Salem 97301
Wed July 29th 7pm => Lane County (location to be announced shortly)
Thurs July 30th 7pm => Jackson Co. Courthouse Auditorium, 10 S Oakdale Ave, Medford 97501
Fri August 1st 7pm => Portland Metro Area (location to be announced shortly)
August Date TBD => Union County (location to be announced shortly)
Mon August 6th 7pm => Central Oregon Association Of Realtors, 2112 NE 4th St, Bend 97701
Sat August 8th 7pm => ORP Central Committee Meeting (Bend)

For more info: Signature gathering Training

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