Posted on 02/01/2024 2:32:59 PM PST by NoLibZone
Oregon high court decides 10 Republican state senators cannot seek re-election after record-long walkout
The Oregon Supreme Court decided on Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who participated in a record-long boycott last summer to block bills extending access to abortion for minors, transgender procedures and medical intervention, as well as another measure on ghost guns, cannot seek re-election this year.
The Oregon Senate Republican Caucus charged that the "Democrat-stacked supreme court sides with Democrats and union cronies on Measure 113 despite plain language of Constitution." The caucus stressed that the state high court's decision is "effectively ending the service of 10 Republican senators, who represent one-third of the Oregon Senate."
The ruling upholds Democratic Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade's announcement last August to disqualify the 10 lawmakers from the ballot under a measure aimed at stopping such boycotts. Measure 113, passed by voters in 2022, amended the state constitution to bar lawmakers from re-election if they have more than 10 unexcused absences.
Last year’s boycott lasted six weeks – the longest in state history – and stalled hundreds of bills. Five lawmakers sued over the secretary of state’s decision – Sens. Tim Knopp, Daniel Bonham, Suzanne Weber, Dennis Linthicum and Lynn Findley. They were among the 10 GOP senators who racked up more than 10 absences.
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They were trying to stop some Trans bills...I hope it can be appealed.
Insane because the Oregon Supreme Court followed the law as approve by popular vote in 2022?
I need more info….were they in their offices during the boycott? Did the voter passed rule define an absence?
Well, that’s absurd. I live in Southern Oregon and two excellent Senators were kicked off the ballot due to this.
Those absence ballots stopped a LOT of really bad legislation, from gun bans to cap-and-trade. zIt would have worked more successfully had the GOP “leadership” not caved at the very last minute and stopped the walkout.
Fads.
Hula hoops. Mood rings. Tie dyes.
2024: Keeping GOP off the ballots unless a bruising legal battle allows them back on.
In the People’s Republic of Oregon, it’s normal.
Send them more illegals.
A problem here is how “absence without an excuse” is defined.
The congressmen walked out as a form of protest. Therefore, the protest was the excuse. Some may not like the excuse, but it is very much an excuse all the same.
You & others clearly have no clue what's really going on in Oregon.
Haven’t read article yet, but is this legal?
One libtard outed by his own hand.
They just run as independents, and take out the Dems who are in office.
Won’t matter. Those cities and counties out east will send in kamikazi reps every time. Walking out of quorum is the ONLY way to slow Portland, Salem, and Ashland from controlling all aspects of Oregon. They will not be eligible to run again after walking out so anyone will run just to be ‘that guy’ to piss off the democrats.
Translated: Communism
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