KarenD
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If you live in Oregon, please be aware of the committee meeting on the schedule for this coming Monday: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2013R1/Committees/HRULES/2013-02-25-15-00/Agenda
Take action by telling the members of the House Rules Committee what you think of this bill that fosters voter ignorance and veils the candidates.
As it stands right now, Oregon's county commissioners file by party, and I think we all know which party, generally speaking, wants to keep us locked out of publicly-owned lands.
If passed, this law would make commissioners non-partisan and thus not allow us to get a basic idea of candidates' ideologies. Are they for small government/big freedom or big government/little freedom? Of course, looking at where their money comes from and who their friends are is a great way to discern this, and it should be done, but out there in low-information voter land, it is very helpful to know the basic info regarding party affiliation.
Take action by telling the members of the House Rules Committee what you think of this bill that fosters voter ignorance and veils the candidates.
As it stands right now, Oregon's county commissioners file by party, and I think we all know which party, generally speaking, wants to keep us locked out of publicly-owned lands.
If passed, this law would make commissioners non-partisan and thus not allow us to get a basic idea of candidates' ideologies. Are they for small government/big freedom or big government/little freedom? Of course, looking at where their money comes from and who their friends are is a great way to discern this, and it should be done, but out there in low-information voter land, it is very helpful to know the basic info regarding party affiliation.
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