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Dirk VanderHart

21 Dec, 9 tweets, 5 min read

Protesters demanding to be allowed into the Capitol for the session are squaring off w dozens of Salem officers and state police. Now chanting “arrest Kate Brown.” #orleg #orpol

This is a protest organized by Patriot Prayer, a right-wing group that frequently demonstrates in the Portland area.

https://twitter.com/orstatepolice/status/1341072786152820738

This has been declared unlawful. Building alarms are sounding for some reason. #orleg

https://twitter.com/orstatepolice/status/1341072786152820738

Officers putting gas masks on. Didn’t expect this today.

This maybe does without saying but: not seeing a lot of masks on the people screaming in these officers’ faces.

Apparently some protests are demanding they be arrested rather than leave the small entryway where they have gained access. Others seem to have left. #orleg

This guy was arrested. Big knot on his forehead but I don’t know what from. Screaming “I can’t breathe” again and again. #orleg

Another arrest, far more peaceful. All protesters are out of the building. #orleg

https://twitter.com/MrOlmos/status/1341136393255325696?s=20

People demanding to be let into the Capitol are now vandalizing the building. Lawmakers are in recess indoors, as bills are prepared for floor votes. #orleg

https://twitter.com/MrOlmos/status/1341136393255325696?s=20

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Dirk VanderHart

@dirquez

21 Dec

Checking in from the Oregon Capitol this morning, where lawmakers are about to convene for a (hopefully) one-day session. Five bill concepts are in the offing, the biggest of which would extend the state's eviction ban and compensation to landlords for some lost income. #orleg

Other ideas:
--Allow bars and restaurants to sell cocktails to-go and limit fees delivery apps can charge
--Protect schools and healthcare from some lawsuits related to COVID-19
--Pour $600 million into Oregon's Emergency Fund in order to pay for COVID, wildfire programs
#orleg

Want to testify about any of those? You're likely out of luck. Lawmakers held hearings on Thursday and Saturday featuring public testimony, and do not envision taking more today. People are hoping to get in and out of the building quickly and safely. We'll see! #orleg

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Dirk VanderHart

@dirquez

26 Jun

For the third time, a bill to make it easier to discipline police officers by restricting arbitrators just passed the Oregon Senate unanimously. This time, it will actually pass the House. #orpol #orleg

BTW: I’m here in the Oregon Capitol for what’s looking to be the final day of this special session. Senate is in session now. House convening shortly. Gonna be a marathon. Here’s a rundown. #orpol #orleg opb.org/news/article/o…

The Senate just passed six bills in an hour, which I WOULD say bodes well for a session that includes around 20 bills, if all my similar predictions didn't come to naught. (I suspect lawmakers take them as a challenge.) (No proof.) #orleg

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