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LTE ~ Betrayal of the People by County Commissioners, Cribbins & Sweet

2/22/2015

HAD ENOUGH YET?

On February 17th the Coos County Commission addressed the Second Amendment Preservation issue. Concerned Coos County residents packed the meeting room, many (save one) speaking in support of it, including Sheriff Zanni.

After the vote, the audience erupted in disbelief, anger and absolute disappointment in Commissioners Sweet and Cribbins' outright refusal to protect any of our Bill of Rights.

It's obvious to many that these two are illiterate of the Constitution and of their duties as elected officials. They do not understand or agree that their primary duty is to protect the rights of their citizens.

Instead, they make despotic backroom deals with special interest groups to secure their own futures and inappropriately vote on things they're personally involved in.

As for myself, I've had enough of them running our county and Constitution into the ground. These two inept federal sycophants are a serious threat to our very liberty because they simply will not act to protect it!

The Committee to Preserve the Second Amendment will be meeting to discuss placing the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance on a county initiative for the people to decide.

The meeting is open to the public and will be at the Bandon library located at 1204 -11th St. SW on Saturday March 14th at 11:00 AM. 2A supporters are strongly encouraged to attend.

For those who missed the treachery, you can watch it here.
http://coosmediacenter.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=275b16624213635deff19912c585466e

Tom McKirgan
Coquille

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CWA ~ Meeting Monday February 23, 2015 w/photographer Tim Palmer

2/20/2015

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LTE ~ What's Up with the Coos Bay Wastewater Treatment System

2/20/2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Recently cost conscious councilmember Mark Daily was alone voting against a pay raise for the Coos Bay city manager. Perhaps he believed that a package of salary, benefits, PERS, perks, cell phone and travel allowances, etc. that approaches $200,000 annually was a tad excessive for small town Coos Bay.

Now the councilman’s message to constituents, a letter to the downtown Coos Bay newspaper editor, regarding the wastewater treatment system, published February 16, is an apparent alert and expression of his cause for concern. The taxpayers of Coos Bay are not a bottomless pit of tax and spend monies. Daily apparently has reason to believe that city staff estimates are not credible. He apparently believes that Increasing estimates, now $120 million, for the desired system are unrealistic.

We are not a rapidly growing community. Federal and state requirements for wastewater treatment plant #2 are known. The design is complete. The purpose of the plant is known. There is no reason to anticipate significant “directed” changes to the construction contract; and, there must be no “constructive” changes. There is no reason why a reputable, fiscally sound, contractor with a track record of under budget and on time performance cannot be located. There is no reason for significant contingency caps. There is no reason why the selected contractor should not operate under a fixed price contract assuming all risks of non - performance.

Engineers are taught to be innovative and to design the best possible product. However, this often results in the requirement for a Lamborghini when a four cylinder Ford Fusion will do. The $600 toilet seat example in the councilman’s letter is a good example. My former employer, where I was a mid - level contracting department manager at the toilet seat procurement time, knew that a $30 Home Depot toilet seat was sufficient for aircraft crew. The government insisted on compliance with their Mil Spec document. Ergo, the $600 toilet seat from the low bidder was born.

Under the city of Coos Bay concept of doing business, where each department is their own procuring agency, I would also have major concern in this matter. The wastewater treatment plant #2 designer will be the contracting authority.

We are a community of employed and retired experts. Perhaps it’s time to step back and ask an independent, non - government, committee to review the proposed wastewater treatment system with the objective of cost avoidance and reduction?

Fred Kirby
Coos Bay

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New Bandon Initiative is About More Choice

2/19/2015

February 17, 2015,

New Bandon Initiative is About More Choice

Thirty flavors of ice cream are better than one, so why would anyone object to having more choices?

The idea had been going around Bandon on ways to open up the candidate base in city government, so maybe more people would participate in local politics. Many of the councilors and the mayor have been in office for more than a decade and they have become too comfortable in their positions.

Term limits was one suggestion bantered about, but like the title states, it puts limitations on the electorates ability to pick their leaders. Eventually, someone came up with the idea of doubling the size of the candidate pool and expanding it to cover the Bandon School district. A lawyer drafted the document in simple terms, so anyone can understand it. It simply states, “This amendment would allow those individuals who own real property within the City during the twelve months immediately preceding the election as indicated by the Coos County Tax and Assessment records, who maintains his or her ownership of that property during the term of office, and who resides within the Bandon School District during the term of office, to be eligible for an elective office. It does not change the law providing that only City residents may vote in an election for City elected officials.”

The last portion is to insure that only the voters of Bandon have authority over the elections.

On February 05, 2015, a local newspaper in Bandon, The Western World, ran an attack letter from the Mayor questioning the motives behind the people promoting the initiative. The only motivation was the desire to have more choices, so it was astonishing to witness a seasoned politician take a very simple issue and complicate it with suspicions and vague accusations to confuse the voters, without examining it in a rational, objective manner. The mayor insinuated that I embellished on a trivial issue about how many times the councilors and the mayor had faced opponents in past elections, which is irrelevant to the point.

The mayor is suffering from misplaced anger derived from her own guilty conscience.

During the General Election last year, she acted as the official campaign spokesperson for her friend, Commissioner John Sweet. The Mayor repeatedly claimed in a campaign commercial that Sweet had fixed the mosquito infestation caused by the Bandon Marsh expansion.    At a city council meeting on December 8, 2014, the Mayor explained that she never said the mosquito problem was fixed, but that she was reading from a script for the commercial. It was an obvious lie. She cannot accept the fact that she turned her back on the people of Bandon to go along with a political fabrication for the benefit of a crony, so she has to strike back at anyone who calls her out on the subject.

The Mayor got one thing right, but for the wrong reason. I do not like Urban Renewal. However, it has nothing to do with the cheese factory. The problem is the process of inequity. What makes Urban Renewal controversial is that it creates an artificial market of government compensation where only a select few can participate, instead of a market based on fair competition where everyone is involved. I hope all the best for the Face Rock Creamery, but I support every individual’s right to participate in the free-market and that is what I defend.

The new Bandon Initiative is not a slap in the face of the voters, but to the contrary, it is an opportunity to have the choice to have more choices, but only if enough registered voters sign the petition and vote in the election. Drop by Bandon Supply to sign the petition or get a copy to gather the signatures of others, but do not listen to the opinion of a disgruntled politician. Find more information at www.CoosCountyWatchdog.com.

Article in question: http://theworldlink.com/bandon/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/slap-in-the-face-to-residents/article_1f5454bc-288b-50e8-8933-dc9d1b977a85.html

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Cribbins & Sweet Reject Second Amendment Preservation Resolution

2/18/2015

February 17, 2015,

Cribbins & Sweet Reject Second Amendment Preservation Resolution

Over the past several weeks, a group of devoted defenders of the Second Amendment has been lobbying the Coos County commissioners for a Second Amendment Preservation Resolution, or ordinance to stave off any attempts of the state legislature from instituting more restrictive gun laws.

The Board of Commissioners set the vote for February 17, 2015. A larger crowd than normal attended, with members of the community lining the walls of the room. Commissioner Cribbins was absent on a trip to DC tying to retain funding from the Secure Rural Schools program. The meeting came to order, and the commissioners took public comment from over a dozen people in support of the resolution, including the current sheriff. Only one member of the crowd spoke against the proposal.

The chair brought the measure up for discussion. Sweet spoke first and explained that it was not the job of county commissioners to get involved with state or federal legislative procedure. He said, “The duty of a commissioner was to take care of county roads and streets.”

Prior to the meeting, Commissioner Cribbins arranged to have the county’s legal counsel read a statement stating she would not vote for a resolution until there was an actual bill introduced in the Oregon legislature.

When it was time, Commissioner Bob Main voted in favor and, as expected, Commissioner John Sweet voted against enacting a Second Amendment Preservation Resolution knowing that thirteen other counties have ratified similar resolutions. It failed to get a majority.

Afterwards, Former Sheriff, Mike Cook, posted on Facebook, “Well I hate to say it, but the voters of Coos County have been lied to again. Both John Sweet and Melissa Cribbins told the voters prior to the last election that they supported the second amendment and gun rights.”

When asked his opinion, Don Gurney said, “The people would have gotten their resolution if I had won the election.”

The crowd of mainly supporters was understandable disappointed that Coos is setting precedence for the other counties that have not enacted their own resolution, which is an embarrassing example to set.

Fortunately, several attendees got together after the board took the vote and decided to form a committee to put an initiative on the ballot for a Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance, which will be enforceable, where a resolution is only symbolic. It will be identical to the resolution passed in Wheeler County. The group also decided it was time to start considering a recall of Commissioners Cribbins and Sweet for betraying the duty of office by not upholding their oath to the US Constitution.   They have to be in office six months before citizens can start the recall process and that will be on Monday, July 6, 2015.

There is a public meeting happening for anyone interested in the preservation of the Second Amendment on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 11:00 am in the large conference room of the Bandon Public Library. The group is planning other meetings throughout the county. To stay informed go to www.CoosCountyWatchdog.com and sign up for email notices.

Rob Taylor is the founder of www.CoosCountyWatchdog.com, which is a network of individual local government watchdogs.

Our View: Gun rights debate misses on responsiblity

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Action Alert ~ Senate To Hear Roadblock Bill February 17, 2015, Comments Needed

2/16/2015

When it rains, it pours.

Tomorrow the Senate Business and Transportation Committee will be hearing Senate Bill 13.
This bill will authorize warrantless stops of vehicles in the name of "sobriety checkpoints."

You may wonder why this should matter to you. After all, you don't drive drunk and you don't want others to either. And neither do we. But the devil is in the details.

First of all, there is no reason to believe that stopping drivers who have done nothing to cause suspicion is a productive use of scarce police resources. Police manning roadblocks are NOT out on the road watching for impaired drivers. They ARE stopping lots of people who have done nothing wrong and questioning them.

But it's important to understand how dangerous these kinds of intrusions can be. The bill calls for following "guidelines issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the publication titled "The Use of Sobriety Checkpoints for Impaired DrivingEnforcement" (DOT HS 807 656, November 1990)."

Take a look at Pages A-2 and A-3 of the document.
Page A-2 instructs police at roadblocks to:

"Be observant of the interior of the vehicle for alcoholic beverage containers, drug paraphernalia or other contraband, such as weapons, that are in plain view."

Page A-3 calls for "searches" when "legally permissible."

Most of us believe we have nothing to hide from the police so why fear a "search?"

The current legislature has a majority of anti-gun members. Our incoming governor is every bit as opposed to gun rights as the outgoing one was, and as you know, in other states, guns and magazines that were owned legally for generations suddenly became contraband.

The Oregon Constitution says : "No law shall violate the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,papers, and effects, against unreasonable search, or seizure; and no warrant shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath, or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the person or thing to be seized."

This bill is calling for a Constitutional Amendment to change that to allow warrantless roadblocks. This is a dangerous precedent for all Oregonians and particularly gun owners in the current environment.

Please contact the members of the Senate Business and Transportation Committee and expression your objection to any bill that allows you to be stopped by the police arbitrarily when there is no indication of any wrong doing on your part.

Sample message follows:

Dear Senator,

I strongly object to any legislation that would limit or erode my rights under the Oregon Constitution to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. SB 13, in conjunction with SJR 3, would do just that. I urge you to oppose those measures in committee and in every step of the process.

Yours,

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Columbia County joins Coos County with rights based initiative ‏
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Methinks the county is doomed
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Support Needed for the Second Amendment Preservation Resolution

2/11/2015

February 10, 2015

Support Needed for the Second Amendment Preservation Resolution

Since the start of the 2015 Legislative session, several antigun legislators have been rumbling about passing more restrictions on the Second Amendment starting from closing the gun show loophole to a universal background check for every personal gun transfer, including those between family members.

The worry is that tracking every transfer of arms would drastically affect the way family heirlooms pass from one generation to the next. The more apprehensive believe it is a backdoor avenue to an all-out gun registration, which historically leads to gun confiscation.

As a preemptive strike against the deluge of more gun laws, several counties, including Coos County, are considering adopting resolutions, or ordinances opposing any more obstacles to the ability of self-protection. The counties of Yamhill, Sherman, Polk, Klamath, Clackamas, and Douglas, have passed a Second Amendment Preservation Resolution, while Wallowa and Wheeler went even further and enacted an enforceable ordinance in defense of gun owners.

At the last Coos County Board of Commissioners meeting over a dozen citizens spoke in support of passing a resolution. Even our own county sheriff, Craig Zanni, spoke in favor of a strongly worded resolution and received a standing ovation for his heartfelt speech. The Chair of the Board, Commissioner Bob Main, requested that the county’s legal counsel draft a resolution for approval. The board has scheduled the vote on the agenda at the next regular meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in the Owen Building. Citizens are encouraged to participate in the process. Sign in starts at 9:00 am and the meeting begins at 9:30.

Currently, Commissioners Cribbins and Sweet are hesitant to vote for this proposal, even though there appears to be broad public support for the measure. In past actions, the board voted unanimously on a resolution opposing the creation of a National Marine Sanctuary off our coastline. More daringly, Cribbins and Main passed a resolution opposing the unconstitutional provisions of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, so it is hard to understand any resistance to protecting the rights enumerated in the Second Amendment. Pursuing a resolution or ordinance from elected representatives reflecting the opinions of the citizens is how a constitutional republic is supposed to function.

Citizens who are concerned with the direction of the state and the county can contact the commissioners any time before the vote on Tuesday. There is a petition and a poll question on the Second Amendment Preservation Resolution with more relevant information at www.CoosCountyWatchdog.com. Without the input of the people, Cribbins and Sweet might not make the right decision, so the more voters who show up to the meeting, the greater the possibility.

Contact information for Coos County Commissioners:

John Sweet
(541) 396-7541
Email: jsweet@co.coos.or.us

Melissa Cribbins
(541) 396-7539
Email: mcribbins@co.coos.or.us

Robert "Bob" Main
(541) 396-7540
Email: bmain@co.coos.or.us

Rob Taylor is the founder of www.CoosCountyWatchdog.com, which is a network of individual local government watchdogs.

References:
http://www.gunfacts.info/

http://www.gunfacts.info/pdfs/gun-facts/6.2/gun-facts-6-2-print.pdf

http://www.oregonfirearms.org/

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Coos County Vector Control Committee ~ Mosquito Meeting February 12, 2015

2/10/2015

COOS COUNTY VECTOR ASSESSMENT & CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Bandon Conference and Community Center (aka Bandon Barn)

1200 W 11th St. SW Bandon OR

5:30 – 5:35           Roll Call & Approve minutes of 11/20/14 meeting

5:35 – 5:45           Staff Report

5:40 – 5:55           Report on Bat House Program/Event on 11/21/14

5:55 – 6:05           2014 Year in Review

6:05 – 6:15           2015 Goals

6:15 – 6:20           Mapping Project Status

6:20 – 6:25           Public Comment

6:25 – 6:30           Committee Member Comment

6:30                        Adjourn

Christopher Good
City Manager
City of Bandon
P.O. Box 67
555 Highway 101
Bandon, OR 97411
(541) 347-2437 Ext. 229
(541) 347-1415 Fax
citymanager@ci.bandon.or.us
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PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE
This is a public document. This email is subject to the State Retention Schedule and may be made available to the public upon request

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Urgent Call to Action ~ Call the Oregon Legislature ~ Oppose the 2012 NDAA

2/9/2015

URGENT:
CALL OR E-MAIL THESE OREGON LEGISLATORS AND ASK THEM TO DEFEND YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS BY SPONSORING A BILL AGAINST THE FEDERAL 2012 NDAA!!!

Alaska, California, Michigan and Virginia have already passed state laws against the unconstitutional sections of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and many others are attempting to pass their own. Oregonians needs to call the following representatives and ask them to sponsor a bill that defends Oregonians constitutional rights from Federal misuse of the 2012 NDAA. In short the 2012 NDAA allows the federal executive branch (the president and military) unchecked power to replace constitutional law with the ‘law of war’ in the United States, authorizing the suspension of any suspected persons constitutional rights without a trial or judicial review! That authority clearly violates the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of this state, so it’s a essential that Oregon makes a law clarifying that the implementation of the ‘law of war’ in Oregon is illegal. (For more information about the history of the NDAA and the necessity for a state action law please read the informative essay below this letter.) Oregon’s Chapter of the national group PANDA (People Against the NDAA), have assisted five different counties in Oregon in officially opposing the unconstitutional provisions of the 2012 NDAA:

1) Coos County Commissioners signed a resolution against the 2012 NDAA

2) Douglas County officials sent a letter requesting the repeal of the 2012 NDAA

3) Klamath County Commissioners signed a proclamation against the 2012 NDAA

4) Josephine County has signed a proclamation against the 2012 NDAA

5) Lane County Commissioner signed a resolution against the 2012 NDAA

PANDA ~ Oregon has recently contacted 5 representatives in Oregon’s legislature to sponsor our bill proposal. PANDA ~ Oregon plans to meet with each Representative on Wednesday, February 11 and we need everyone to email or call these legislatures and ask them to;

“Please sponsor a bill that defends Oregonians from the ‘law of war’ and the indefinite detention of American citizens without a trial, authorized by 2012 NDAA”
Oregon Senate Judiciary:

Sen.JeffKruse@state.or.us
Senator Jeff Kruse
Republican - District 1 – Roseburg
503-986-1701

Sen.FloydProzanski@state.or.us
Senator Floyd Prozanski
Democrat - District 4 - South Lane and North Douglas Counties
503-986-1704

Oregon House Judiciary:
Rep.BrentBarton@state.or.us
Representative Brent Barton
Democrat - District 40 - Clackamas County
503-986-1440

Rep.billpost@state.or.us
Representative Bill Post
Republican - District 25 – Keizer
503-986-1425

Rep.JeffBarker@state.or.us  
Representative Jeff Barker
Democrat - District 28 – Aloha
503-986-1428 

Please forward or post this letter to others ASAP, February 25th is the last day to introduce bills to Oregon's Legislature.

Sincerely,
PANDA ~ Oregon
Informative Essay On The 2012 NDAA And The Need For A State Law

On December 31st 2011, President Obama signed a bill that had overwhelmingly passed both houses of Congress and allows for the suspension of constitutional rights in the United States. This bill is known as the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Previously, the NDAA was nothing more than an annual federal law specifying the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense. However, the 2012 NDAA had one major difference hidden in one small section of the nearly 600-page document. This Section, 1021, allows for the federal executive branch to declare anywhere in the United States a potential “battlefield” on the war on terror, replacing constitutional law with the ‘law of war’. The ‘law of war’ under section 1021 authorizes the indefinite detention, rendition, and possible torture and execution of suspected Americans without a trial or judicial review. All three branches our federal system of checks and balances has failed to correct this law, forcing many Americans to rethink and reestablish the true constitutional powers of their state governments.

Section 1021 of the 2012 NDAA has two major flaws that allow for American’s constitutional rights to be denied. The first flaw is created from the dangerously vague terms used to define those who may be considered suspects, or “covered persons” under the law. According to this section, suspected persons can included anyone from those who “substantially supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces”, to as simply as “any person who has committed a belligerent act”. This broad terminology has already had a chilling impact on Americans 1st Amendment rights. Journalist, bloggers, and social media users are unsure if their activities might have “substantially supported” terrorist groups or “associated forces”. Political activist from across the political spectrum are also afraid that their demonstrations, protest, and organizing may be perceived as a “belligerent act”. The ability for these phrases to be widely interpreted is incredibly dangerous, and has the potential to turn anyone into a “covered person”.

The second major flaw of section 1021 is its authorization to detain “covered persons” under the ‘law of war’ instead of the American justice system. Anyone who is simply suspected of being a “covered person” under this section, without a trial, can be placed under the ‘law of war’. Section 1021 continues by stating that individuals who are captured or detained under the ‘law of war’ can be detained “without trial until the end of hostilities”. This is known as the “indefinite detention” provision because of the unlikely end to “hostilities” in the conceptual ‘war on terrorism’. Furthermore, under the ‘law of war’, detained suspects can be transferred to “any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity”. This provision allows suspected individuals to be sent anywhere in the world to be detained and disappeared. With no judicial oversight or congressional transparency, these black sites could likely lead to unregulated use of enhanced interrogations, torture, and even execution of suspected individuals.

Despite the barely publicized debate of section 1021 on the floors of Congress, the law was passed and approved by 75% of the House of Representatives and 93% in the Senate. Luckily, all but one of Oregon’s congressional representatives voted against this law, and Oregon was the only state in the county that had both senators’ oppose the law. Within two weeks of president Obama signing the 2012 NDAA, his administration and leading members of Congress were sued by a group of journalist, activist, and scholars including Christopher Hedges, Daniel Ellsberg, and Noam Chomsky. In the lawsuit Hedges v. Obama, the first judge ruled section 1021 unconstitutional saying it clearly violated the First, and Fifth, Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The Obama administration, which originally stated that the bill would not be signed due to the unconstitutionality of section 1021, ironically appealed the judge’s decision in order to keep the section from being repealed. The Appeals Court judge avoided making any judgment on the law’s constitutionality by dismissing the case, stating that the plaintiffs couldn’t prove the law had specifically targeted them. Hedges and the other plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court and on March 28th, 2014 the Court officially refused to hear their case or judge on the constitutionality of section 1021.

As it stands, the 2012 NDAA and section 1021 remains in effect, and its broad and unclear language allows for the ‘law of war’ to be implemented on American soil, including the indefinite detention, rendition, and possible torture and execution of American citizens without a trial. Americans haven’t seen such a failure of our federal system of checks and balances since Japanese-Americans were forced into interment camps during WWII. The 2012 NDAA provides a crucial opportunity for states and local communities to rethink and correct the dangerous flaws and misinterpretations of our federalist power structure. States and their elected officials who understand their constitutional authority and civic obligation to their oath of office are making a stand to ‘uphold and defend the constitution’ against the 2012 NDAA. Alaska, California, Michigan, and Virginia have all passed state laws opposing its implementation, and Oregon should be next.

Oregon’s chapter of the national group PANDA, (People Against the National Defense Authorization Act) is leading an effort to secure the constitutional rights of Oregonians from the bottom up. PANDA~Oregon’s goal is to pass a state law that would criminalize the implementation of the ‘law of war’ in its jurisdiction. To create public awareness and political pressure needed to pass a state law, PANDA~Oregon’s has been working with county Commissioners and county Sheriffs to pass and sign resolutions against the 2012 NDAA. We’ve assisted the following counties in their official opposition to the 2012 NDAA and to affirm the protection to their resident’s constitutional rights;

1) Coos County Commissioners signed a resolution against the 2012 NDAA

2) Douglas County officials sent a letter requesting the repeal of the 2012 NDAA

3) Klamath County Commissioners signed a proclamation against the 2012 NDAA

4) Josephine County has signed a proclamation against the 2012 NDAA

5) Lane County Commissioner signed a resolution against the 2012 NDAA

Its time to pass a state law that also affirms the constitutional rights of the people and criminalizes the implementation of the ‘law of war’ and the denial of the constitutional rights of Americans authorized by the 2012 NDAA. Since Oregon had the most Congressional representatives oppose the 2012 NDAA than any other state, it make sense we pass the strongest state law against its unconstitutional provisions. The proposed law should simply require everyone in the state to strictly follow our state laws on civil and criminal due process without exceptions. This law would not be necessary if the federal government had ensured citizens constitutional rights by repealing or amending section 1021. Unfortunately, over the past three years all three branches of the federal government have failed to provide Americans with the clarity needed to assure their rights wouldn’t be denied by this law. This inaction requires states to provide this necessary clarity through laws of their own.

For more information concerning the 2012 NDAA or the state law that would prevent its denial to Oregonians constitutional rights please contact PANDA ~ Oregon at Oregon.Against.NDAA@gmail.com or go to https://www.facebook.com/pandaOR1776
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Colin Farnsworth
PANDA ~ Oregon State Coordinator
Oregon.Against.NDAA@gmail.com
Feel free to contact us at anytime for more information or visit:

1) PANDA ~ Oregon Youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvVPBv-oZoli5NnE_MC6BRQ

2)PANDA ~ Oregon Facebook page
www.facebook.com/pandaOR1776

3) PANDA’s National website:
www.PANDAunite.org

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THE U.N. & LOCAL AGENDA 21
THE U.N. & AGENDA 21:

Important Update on the 2nd Amendment Resolution in Coos County

2/3/2015

Hey Everyone,

I wanted to thank all the people who showed up to defend their right to bear arms. I especially want to thank Tom McKirgan, Connie Martin, and Wally Shoults for speaking on the panel of experts and presenting their arguments to the board for a Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance. The person I want to thank the most is our County Sherriff, Craig Zanni, for speaking up for the people of Coos County. He made a very intelligent and elegant speech on the need to protect our rights. We are very lucky to have such a good person as our top law enforcement officer.

All of the participants were excellent speakers and there were over 30 people in the audience, a dozen or so got up and spoke out on the issue. However, Commissioners Cribbins and Sweet are not supportive of an ordinance or a resolution opposing any more laws regulating background checks. The two commissioners seem to be confused on what their jobs are in their position on the board.

They discussed the issue after listening to an hour of testimony in favor of the proposal, one against, and the Board decided to draft a resolution and bring it back for a vote at their next meeting on Tuesday February 17, 2015. At that time, we will need every able body person to show up, sign in, and speak out to persuade the two holdout members of the board to make the right decision.  Tell them they have a duty to protect the people by allowing the people to protect themselves.

Please call, and email the Coos County Commissioners and let them know it is time to take a stand. It is time to pass a resolution opposing any further limitations on the Second Amendment.

Commissioners:
John Sweet
(541) 396-7541
Email: jsweet@co.coos.or.us

Melissa Cribbins
(541) 396-7539
Email: mcribbins@co.coos.or.us

Robert "Bob" Main
(541) 396-7540
Email: bmain@co.coos.or.us

Sincerely, Rob Taylor

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