Did Oregon Gov't Agency Collude With LGBT Group Against Christian Bakers?

Christian Post ^ | 06/02/2015 | BY RAY NOTHSTINE

[SeekAndFind]

There may be evidence that the government agency in charge of enforcing Oregon anti-discrimination laws colluded against Aaron and Melissa Klein, former owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery, with the pro-LGBT group Basic Rights Oregon.

The Daily Signal, the news arm of The Heritage Foundation, exposed the communications contact between officials at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and Basic Rights Oregon, obtained through a public records request, in their story titled, "Emails Raise Questions of Bias in Case Against Bakers Who Denied Service for Same-Sex Wedding."

The communications between the two groups raises questions of the impartiality of the government organization tasked with deciding to bring a case against the Kleins, who were forced to close their bakery after declining to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian marriage ceremony and saddled with over $150,000 in damages.

Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian, who will determine the final fine paid by the Kleins, appears to be far from impartial. The Daily Signal reported on the conflict of interest:

"Emails also show Avakian purchasing tickets costing hundreds of dollars to attend Basic Rights Oregon's annual fundraising galas and gay pride parades, while his agency's case against the Kleins was underway."

The Daily Signal further uncovered in its report that in 2012, "Basic Rights Oregon donated almost $8,000 to Avakian's bid for commissioner."

The Christian Post reached out to the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries for comment but did not receive a response by press time.

The Daily Signal reported the communications director for the Bureau of Labor and Industries mostly ignored its press inquires about the case against the Kleins, but were quick to inform Basic Rights Oregon of updates in the case, sometimes sending them texts about new or developing updates.

The two groups even communicated together about avoiding questions from the Daily Signal, a conservative media site.

The Daily Signal did report that the Bureau of Labor and Industries provided a statement to them where they reiterated their commitment to "fair enforcement."

In a related essay on cronyism last week at The Federalist, Michael A. Needham and Ryan T. Anderson discussed how cronyism and collusion, especially within the courts, is infecting culture.

Cultural cronyists often start in the courts," declared Needham and Anderson, "where they leverage the networks and institutions they dominate in law and academia to convince sympathetic judges to enact sweeping rulings that declare their core social priorities to be fundamental rights."

Almost prophetically in terms of this case, the two noted, "Progressive allies often have a seat at the table when the government decides how to crack down on civic institutions that don't toe the Progressive cultural line."

Avakian is expected to rule on the final penalty against the Kleins this summer.

Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, called the agencies action "a clear conflict of interest.

"State agencies have a duty to represent the best interests of the general public, declared von Spakovsky, "not the interests of one particular advocacy group.

"The relationship shown by these communications is inappropriate and raises basic questions about the objectivity, bias, and fairness of this agency and its proceedings."

The Kleins attorneys are hopeful that the newly uncovered communications will once and for all prove clear bias in the case against their client. The Heritage Foundation published a motion by the attorneys to reopen the case because of new evidence based on bias and collusion.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

So much of the left’s victory by court order tactics are initially staged. It would not surprise me at all if this one was, too.

[savagesusie]

Millions of dollars are used to flip Good and Evil in the minds of the masses.

To create Happy Slaves, the Leftists have been marketing their evil, vile behaviors for decades, actually using TAXPAYER money to program our own children, like they did in Ireland to actually erase the Worldview of 3000 years, to the pagan, Satanic, irrational use of the body which uses human beings as a Means to and End (Marxism).

To get a Vice System and Rule of Man, Christian Worldview has to be erased in the children, (which they have done by Sex Ed) so as adults, after their “conditioning” from the public schools and TV, their desires and understanding of the body is just as warped and evil as the Lucifereans (sodomites).

There is no Truth allowed in schools and the masses are so ignorant of the Greatest ideas in the history of man-—they are puppets-—happy slaves of the State.

But yes, there is tons of money to force the Satanic Ethics into our “Justice” system. But first you get the minds of the children. All the Leftist foundations are to control the minds of the masses (control emotions only—because there is no ability to use Reason in most people now (totally brainwashed for decades).

[MHGinTN]

More EVIDENCE that the government of the oligarchs is remaking the American society to fit the dumbed down, degenerate model they desire so that America is no longer in their way for the global one-world government.

[stockpirate]

Other important questions with the same answer:

1. Is the pope Catholic.

2. Is the pope a leftist.

3. Do polar bears like seals for dinner.

4. Is Obama an illegal alien.

[Salvation]

If you would like more information about what's happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me.

I lost my Oregon list when my computer crashed last year, so please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.

[bray]

Welcome to the Soviet State of Oregon.

Pray America is waking