FIRST GUN RESTRICTION BILL SCHEDULED!!

The Senate Judiciary Committee will be introducing its first gun control bill on January 17, at 3:30 PM in Hearing Room F at the Capitol. This is the bill we told you was coming banning private transfers and starting the registration process. The draft of the bill is number LC 154 and is not yet available for the public to see. The legislature is not scheduled to start proceedings until February so they are getting out in front in their efforts to attack your rights.
As you know, all gun registration starts with "background checks" and no doubt this bill will extend the failed background checks to virtually all transfers. So if you want to give a gun to your oldest friend or your nephew, you will now need to ask the State Police for "permission."

Whether you support it or not, paid sick leave has arrived!!

The Protected Sick Time law, passed unanimously by Portland City Council is March, requires employers with six or more employees to provide workers with one hour of protected, paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours a year. Any employee, whether full or part time or temporary, who works 240 hours in a year within the city limits should receive the benefit.
www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/01/whether-....html

Department of Human Services caseworker arrested on DUII while responding to incident!!

Your Tax Dollars Hard At Work. Say It's Not So? Hillsboro police say they arrested a state Department of Human Services on-call caseworker on a drunken driving accusation while the woman reportedly was responding to an abuse incident to help Hillsboro officers on New Year’s Eve. Alysse Renee Carlson, 26, of Beaverton, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants, said Lt. Mike Rouches, a Hillsboro police spokesman. A breath test at the Washington County Jail showed Carlson’s blood-alcohol level was .25 percent, which is more than three times the legal limit, Rouches said.
www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/01/hil...itter

Push for transparency idles Oregon’s public records law still full of exemptions!!

Four years ago, the Attorney General’s right-hand man on all issues dealing with government transparency created a comprehensive list of exemptions to the state’s public records laws. He found more than 400."I think, frankly, the volume … is surprising,” said Michael Kron, who still works at the state’s department of justice. He wanted to eliminate some of the exemptions, cap the amount state agencies could charge for records requests and create deadlines by which public agencies had to respond to records requests. In the end, the bill died in the Legislature.
Transparency advocates said they are watching closely to see if current Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is inclined to pick up where her predecessor left off. Rosenblum was appointed by Gov. Kitzhaber and then was elected in 2012.
Nearly every legislative session, a new exemption is created. For example, in the 2013 session, lawmakers approved a measure making a bedbug infestation in Hotels private.
www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/1638407-151/push-f...dles#

This School Kicked Out Planned Parenthood, Is it Active in Your Child’s?

Oregon Right to Life's video on a local chapter's efforts to fight Planned Parenthood in our schools has been featured on LifeNews! We are thrilled to be able to reach more with this exciting success story! Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest is more active in our local schools than many of us realize. Bryan Platt of Jackson County Right to Life sheds light on Planned Parenthood’s clandestine tactics and why they were thrown out of the Eagle Point School District. bit.ly/1cliTQs
www.lifenews.com/2013/12/31/this-school-kicked-out...ebook

Signature gathering drive underway for state equal-rights amendment!!

Maybe I've just been out of the loop for 25 years or so but do any women in Oregon feel this is still relevant?
"People are out collecting signatures to get the Oregon & rsquo;s Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for women on the November 2014 ballot. This could mean a change to the state constitution to include language that specifically protects women." When Blue Oregon is against it....and the quote from the story says: An Oregon Supreme Court ruling already legally protects sex discrimination. That’s why the Oregon American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) isn’t taking a stance on the ERA initiative for now. Executive Director David Fidanque calls the initiative "unnecessary."
www.katu.com/politics/Supporters-of-Oregon-Equal-R....html

Happy and a Blessed New Year To All My Dear Friends, Family, and Neighbors!!

I have by far the BEST friends and family members in the world! So many have reached out and made donations today to our campaign, I am truly blessed. Thank you. God bless you and May You Have A Healthy and Happy New Year in 2014. This is going to be America's comeback! www.mcmenaminfororegon.com