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The Whole Truth And The Real Hazard Facing The People Of Oregon newswithviews.com/the-whole-trut…
If we just look at Article II, Section 22 of the Oregon Constitution which covers “Political Campaign Contribution Limitations”[8], we can see plainly that “candidate may use or direct only contributions....
....which originate from individuals who at the time of their donation were residents of the electoral district of the public office sought by the candidate
Go to Vote Smart.org’s website which provides factual, unbiased information on candidates and politicians to ALL Americans. In the record for Kate Brown we see that she received $20,297,458.95 in donations and only $12,703,984.53 of that was from within the state.
That would mean that Kate is in violation of Article 2 Section 22, which according to paragraph (2) of that section, means she must “forfeit the office” of governor and “shall not hold a subsequent elected public office for a period equal to twice the tenure of the office.”
Also, according to paragraph (4), she is guilty of a “felony” and should be charged and arrested for a “felony”. So, if Kate is not the lawful governor of Oregon because of her violation of Article 2 Section 22,....
....then the OSP should not be doing what she says. They could be arresting her for trespass and impersonating the Governor of Oregon instead of vacating the office she now holds hostage.
As we examined the data at the VoteSmart.org website we can see that many other legislators and other elected officials are also in violation of the very Constitution they have sworn to uphold.
The data tells us that Republican Sen. Herman Baertschiger Jr.[13] received a total of $155,416.91 in contributions. According to the data, he can only accept and use a total of $15,541.69 from outside of District 2.
But data shows In-State funding at $112,573.75 and the Out-Of-State funding at $42,750.00. Moreover his “Top Contributors” are sometimes statewide special interest groups. But anyone seeking election may only receive 10% of their donations from outside their district.
Herman is probably a great guy and certainly a courageous one in his fight for what he thinks as right for Oregonians. But everyone running for elected office needs to come clean[14] and abide by the law if they want to be lawmakers.
You must abide by the law if you want to be a just lawmaker.”
Both sides of the aisle need to be held to the same standard of upholding the Constitution that has given them power even if it means they must vacate their office for a Season. Even Moses knew that.
Both sides of the aisle need to be held to the same standard of upholding the Constitution that has given them power even if it means they must vacate their office for a Season. Even Moses knew that.
The governor and many holding elected office in Oregon need to step down together from those offices to set a good faith example and give their support to law enforcement in Oregon and to the courts to do the right thing and remove those who do not willingly step-down.
