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PANDA'S NDAA State Bill Proposal Advances ~ Oppose Indefinite Detention in OR   

3/5/2015

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PANDA~OREGON’S N.D.A.A. STATE BILL  PROPOSAL ADVANCES, BUT CITIZENS ACTION IS STILL NEEDED TO PROTECT OUR CIVIL RIGHTS AGAISNT THE “LAW OF WAR”!

I'm proud to announce that PANDA's (People Against the NDAA) proposed state bill against the 2012 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) has advanced to the next step of Oregon’s legislative process. Senator Floyd Prozanski (D), Chair of the Judiciary Committee has sent the proposed bill to our state’s Legislative Counsel (LC) for legal review. This bill would prohibit the federal government from misinterpreting the dangerously broad and undefined language found in the 2012 NDAA. Without this state law Oregon could be classified as an active “battlefield” for the war on terror, authorizing the denial of Oregonians constitutional rights, and the replacement of the American justice system with the military’s “law of war” (For more specifically about the NDAA or the lawsuit against it, go to PANDAunite.org or “PANDA Oregon” on Facebook). I had the privilege of meeting with another interested senator last week to find out more about the specifics of this LC process. The meeting was extremely informative. They informed me that depending on how much political pressure is put onto the LC by those who submit a prospective bill determines the legal result it will receive. Meaning, one of two options could likely occur;

1) Mr. Prozanski hands the LC PANDA’s bill proposal and tells them to give him a legal opinion that shuts this movement down and gives him legal and political cover.

Or

2) Mr. Prozanski hands the LC PANDA’s bill proposal and tells them to make it work.

The specific language used in PANDA’s proposed bill for Oregon is the exact wording used in PANDA’s Wyoming bill, which passed their LC two years in a row. Unless Oregon has become a Constitution free zone, there’s no GOOD reason why it shouldn't be approved in our state’s LC.

CRITICAL ACTION NEEDED: To make sure the proper political pressure is put onto Mr. Prozanski and the Legislative Counsel, we need to do a massive phone campaign to a specific few of Oregon’s Democratic congressional delegates. These delegates include Ron Wyden (D), Jeff Merkley (D), and Peter DeFazio (D). Contacting these specific individuals is important for two reasons;

1) Each of these individuals voted against and have specifically stated their opposition to the unconstitutional provisions of the 2012 NDAA, in which PANDA’s proposed state bill attempts to correct. They’re also very aware of the government’s inability to fix the law at the national level for the past 3 years.

2) Although these individuals are not involved dirrectly with our state legislature, their political and Party influence in Oregon could add the necessary pressure and legal insight into the benefits of enacting PANDA’s proposed state bill.

You will find these specific congressional delegates contact information below. Calling with a short precise message is the best way to get them and their staff to take notice of this time sensitive issue. Please tell them;

“I want to thank Mr. ____________ for voting against the 2012 NDAA and its unconstitutional provisions to deny Americans the right to due process. I want to alert Mr. __________ that the Commissioners of 5 counties in Oregon have signed official documents of opposition to the law. Additionally, a state bill has been recently proposed to Senator Floyd Prozanski that would protect Oregonians constitutional rights by providing clarity to the dangerously broad and undefined terms of the 2012 NDAA. I hope Mr. _________ can contact Mr. Prozanski to encourage him and the legislative counsel he has recently forwarded the bill too, to deeply consider its importance since each branch of the federal government has failed to resolve this issue.”
 

Jeff Merkley (Oregon’s Senator)
Salem Office Phone: (503) 362-8102
Washington, DC Office Phone: (202) 224-3753

Ron Wyden (Oregon’s Senator)
Salem
Office
Phone: (503) 589-4555
Washington, D.C. Office Phone: (202) 224-5244

Peter DeFazio (Oregon’s Representative)
Eugene Office Phone: 541-465-6732
Washington, DC Office Phone: 202-225-6416

If you haven’t already, please also call and e-mail Senator Floyd Prozanski to encourage him to pressure Oregon’s Legislative Counsel to approve PANDA’s bill proposal against the 2012 NDAA.

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

For any addition information please contact PANDA~Oregon’s State Coordinator:
Oregon.Against.NDAA@gmail.com
Or visit:
PANDA ~ Oregon’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pandaOR1776
PANDA’s National Website: www.PANDAunite.org
 
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
Related Posts:
Urgent Call to Action ~ Call the Oregon Legislature ~ Oppose the 2012 NDAA
Lane County Commissioners Historic PANDA/NDAA Ordinance: DEC. 16th 2015 ‏
#NDAA PANDA~Oregon: Response to Sept 9th Lane County Commissioners Meeting ‏
NDAA~Open Letter to #LaneCounty BOC on the #NDAA Culpable Mental States
#NDAA Action Alert~Lane County BOC Voting on Ordinance Options for #Oathkeepers
NDAA---Lane County Moves to Pass Ordinance Against Federal Indefinite Detention 
SCOTUS---Supremes Refused to Hear Legal Challenges to the NDAA 
NDAA---Lane County BOC Public Hearing & Comments on RCGI April 15, 2014
Oath Keepers Public Meeting in Coos Bay February 22, 2014
TEA Party---Video of Brookings TEA Party January 18, 2014
RCGI---Time to Support Oath Keepers & Make a Public Comment to The World
RCGI---Open Letter to OR State Representative Wayne Krieger
RCGI---Douglas and Lane County Lobby our Senators against NDAA
RCGI---The Jim Bice Radio Show with Stewart Rhodes founder of Oath Keepers 
ATF---It’s time to submit comments on proposed NFA rule changes!
RCGR----The New NDAA will cost YOU $5,700
RCGR---Legislative Defense Manual
If You Value Your Liberties, Stay Out of Coos Bay, Oregon!
RCGR---Coos Bay City Council Rejects Promise of Federalism and Oath
City of Coos Bay---City Council Meeting Votes to adopt RCGR September 17, 2013
RCG Resolution Against the NDAA 2012----Updated 9/7/2013
Obama administration hiding info on targeted killings of Americans - senator
THE U.N. & LOCAL AGENDA 21
THE U.N. & AGENDA 21:
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Urgent Call to Action ~ Call the Oregon Legislature ~ Oppose the 2012 NDAA

2/9/2015

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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
Related Posts:
Lane County Commissioners Historic PANDA/NDAA Ordinance: DEC. 16th 2015 ‏
#NDAA PANDA~Oregon: Response to Sept 9th Lane County Commissioners Meeting ‏
NDAA~Open Letter to #LaneCounty BOC on the #NDAA Culpable Mental States
#NDAA Action Alert~Lane County BOC Voting on Ordinance Options for #Oathkeepers
NDAA---Lane County Moves to Pass Ordinance Against Federal Indefinite Detention 
SCOTUS---Supremes Refused to Hear Legal Challenges to the NDAA 
NDAA---Lane County BOC Public Hearing & Comments on RCGI April 15, 2014
Oath Keepers Public Meeting in Coos Bay February 22, 2014
TEA Party---Video of Brookings TEA Party January 18, 2014
RCGI---Time to Support Oath Keepers & Make a Public Comment to The World
RCGI---Open Letter to OR State Representative Wayne Krieger
RCGI---Douglas and Lane County Lobby our Senators against NDAA
RCGI---The Jim Bice Radio Show with Stewart Rhodes founder of Oath Keepers 
ATF---It’s time to submit comments on proposed NFA rule changes!
RCGR----The New NDAA will cost YOU $5,700
RCGR---Legislative Defense Manual
If You Value Your Liberties, Stay Out of Coos Bay, Oregon!
RCGR---Coos Bay City Council Rejects Promise of Federalism and Oath
City of Coos Bay---City Council Meeting Votes to adopt RCGR September 17, 2013
RCG Resolution Against the NDAA 2012----Updated 9/7/2013
Obama administration hiding info on targeted killings of Americans - senator
THE U.N. & LOCAL AGENDA 21
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Lane County Commissioners Historic PANDA/NDAA Ordinance: DEC. 16th 2015 ‏

12/10/2014

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Dear fellow Oregonians,

The Lane County Commissioners have an opportunity to make a historical decision on Tuesday, December 16th, to pass an ordinance that would criminalize the implementation of a dangerously unconstitutional federal law. Section 1021 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 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. The proposed ordinance would criminalize any implementation of the ‘law of war’ and would severely penalizes any person attempting to deny another of the due process rights outlined by state law, and guaranteed by the U.S. and State Constitutions.

The Commissioners’ legal counsel and even Lane’s District Attorney both oppose this ordinance, claiming it unnecessary and a vast overreach of the County’s constitutional power. However, over the past three years the 2012 NDAA has proven to be one of the clearest examples of the current failure of our federal system of checks and balances. This failure is requiring states and counties to provide the necessary legal clarity for this law, because the federal government has refused and proven unable to do so. Congress overwhelmingly passed the law in 2011, and for the past three years they have failed to pass any of the proposed amendments to fix the problematic section. The President promised he wouldn’t sign the bill because of the constitutional concerns with section 1021, but signed it anyway, and later ironically fought in court to protect the section from being thrown out. Despite a federal judge who ruled section 1021 unconstitutional, the Obama administration appealed, and the Circuit Court of Appeals over turned her decision. The Supreme Court officially refused to hear the case in March of 2014. As it stands, 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.

As elected and appointed officials in the state of Oregon, our County Commissioners’, their legal counsel, the District Attorney, and County Sheriff, are all required by Article XV Section 3 of Oregon’s Constitution to “support the Constitution of the United States and this State”. It's true that ultimately this issue should be resolved at the state or federal level, but until the political will is created to do so, our local officials have a constitutional power and obligation to protect the due process rights of those in their jurisdiction. The proposed ordinance does not only secure and support the constitutional rights of the people, but also serve as an educational tool to expose the unconstitutionality of the 2012 NDAA, and exemplifies local solutions to fix it.

Please come to the Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, December 16th, at 9:00am in Harris Hall (125 E 8th Ave, Eugene), and help us demand the passage of this crucial ordinance. The Commissioners' legal counsel has been dragging their heels for the last eight months and it's time the Commissioners set a clear deadline to finalize this ordinance. We need as many people in Harris Hall as possible, as well as people willing to speak during the public comment section in the beginning of the meeting. Those willing to speak, should sternly demand the immediate passage of the ordinance, and ask the Commissioners to set strict deadlines to make it happen. Without the publics’ pressure, this law will remain in effect, and this opportunity to reclaim our local sovereignty will be lost.

 

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good [people] to do nothing.”

-Edmund Burke

 

Sincerely,


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

Related Posts:
#NDAA PANDA~Oregon: Response to Sept 9th Lane County Commissioners Meeting ‏
NDAA~Open Letter to #LaneCounty BOC on the #NDAA Culpable Mental States
#NDAA Action Alert~Lane County BOC Voting on Ordinance Options for #Oathkeepers
NDAA---Lane County Moves to Pass Ordinance Against Federal Indefinite Detention 
SCOTUS---Supremes Refused to Hear Legal Challenges to the NDAA 
NDAA---Lane County BOC Public Hearing & Comments on RCGI April 15, 2014
Oath Keepers Public Meeting in Coos Bay February 22, 2014
TEA Party---Video of Brookings TEA Party January 18, 2014
RCGI---Time to Support Oath Keepers & Make a Public Comment to The World
RCGI---Open Letter to OR State Representative Wayne Krieger
RCGI---Douglas and Lane County Lobby our Senators against NDAA
RCGI---The Jim Bice Radio Show with Stewart Rhodes founder of Oath Keepers 
ATF---It’s time to submit comments on proposed NFA rule changes!
RCGR----The New NDAA will cost YOU $5,700
RCGR---Legislative Defense Manual
If You Value Your Liberties, Stay Out of Coos Bay, Oregon!
RCGR---Coos Bay City Council Rejects Promise of Federalism and Oath
City of Coos Bay---City Council Meeting Votes to adopt RCGR September 17, 2013
RCG Resolution Against the NDAA 2012----Updated 9/7/2013
Obama administration hiding info on targeted killings of Americans - senator
THE U.N. & LOCAL AGENDA 21
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#NDAA PANDA~Oregon: Response to Sept 9th Lane County Commissioners Meeting ‏

9/12/2014

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Dear PANDA~Oregon Supporters, 

As expected, Lane County’s legal counsel attempted to slow and drowned out the efforts to pass an ordinance that would protect Lane County’s citizens due process rights throated by the 2012 NDAA. Despite Commissioner Jay Bozievich’s approved request on August 19th to authorize the legal counsel ample time to review PANDA’s proposed ordinance, over the last three weeks the counsel said they spent less then 15 minutes on its analysis.
The analysis Steve Dingle, the county counsel, presented to the Commissioners was false and misleading, and clearly demonstrated very little knowledge of the content and purpose of the proposed ordinance. Luckily, because of the e-mails and public testimony the Commissioners received from the many concerned citizens, Commissioners Jay Bozievich, Faye Stewart, and Pete Sorenson all pushed back against Mr. Dingle claims, and asked for the progress on the ordinance to continue. Jay Bozievich did an exceptional job questioning Mr. Dingle’s flawed legal analysis, and Faye Stewart and Pete Sorenson both attempted to guide Mr. Dingle in ways to efficiently use his time in finalizing the ordinance. You can watch the video of their discussion by clicking the link at the bottom of this letter. If you have the time, please write a brief email to the following Commissioners thanking them for their courage in continuing to pursue an ordinance that would protect Lane County from the implementation of the laws of war authorized by the 2012 NDAA.  


Jay Bozievich – Jay.Bozievich@co.lane.or.us 

Pete Sorenson – Pete.sorenson@co.lane.or.us

Faye Stewart – Faye.Stewart@co.lane.or.us

I want to thank everyone who previously e-mailed the commissioners on the issue of the NDAA and the ordinance. I also want to especially thank all those who came this last crucial, but unexpectedly lengthy Board of County Commissioners meeting.  I will keep everyone updated on any new developments concerning Lane County’s ordinance. Please share and forward the video link and this email to all those who may be interested.

Video of legal counsel’s and Commissioners’ discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6U4ZgUFv3g

Sincerely,
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
Related Posts:
NDAA~Open Letter to #LaneCounty BOC on the #NDAA Culpable Mental States
#NDAA Action Alert~Lane County BOC Voting on Ordinance Options for #Oathkeepers
NDAA---Lane County Moves to Pass Ordinance Against Federal Indefinite Detention 
SCOTUS---Supremes Refused to Hear Legal Challenges to the NDAA 
NDAA---Lane County BOC Public Hearing & Comments on RCGI April 15, 2014
Oath Keepers Public Meeting in Coos Bay February 22, 2014
TEA Party---Video of Brookings TEA Party January 18, 2014
RCGI---Time to Support Oath Keepers & Make a Public Comment to The World
RCGI---Open Letter to OR State Representative Wayne Krieger
RCGI---Douglas and Lane County Lobby our Senators against NDAA
RCGI---The Jim Bice Radio Show with Stewart Rhodes founder of Oath Keepers 
ATF---It’s time to submit comments on proposed NFA rule changes!
RCGR----The New NDAA will cost YOU $5,700
RCGR---Legislative Defense Manual
If You Value Your Liberties, Stay Out of Coos Bay, Oregon!
RCGR---Coos Bay City Council Rejects Promise of Federalism and Oath
City of Coos Bay---City Council Meeting Votes to adopt RCGR September 17, 2013
RCG Resolution Against the NDAA 2012----Updated 9/7/2013
Obama administration hiding info on targeted killings of Americans - senator
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NDAA~Open Letter to #LaneCounty BOC on the #NDAA Culpable Mental States ‏

9/11/2014

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Dear Honorable Lane County Commissioners,

Yesterday, I spoke to the board in favor of creating an ordinance against the offensive sections 1021 and 1022 of the NDAA.

Please forgive my attempts to correct the county attorney in his explanation of culpable mental states, during the commissioner comments. I felt compelled to set the record straight at the moment but later realized it was not the appropriate time to do so.

As I mentioned I am a retired Oregon peace officer. My experience and training encompasses two police academies and seventeen years in the business. I am a former police instructor and field training officer, having previously testified as an expert.

I am not an attorney, but part of my job was to train new officers in all aspects of law enforcement including criminal and civil law. Please allow me to explain what culpable mental states are and how they're applied legally.

There are four culpable mental states. Intentionally, Recklessly, Knowingly and Criminal Negligence.
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Definitions With Respect To Culpability
http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/161.085

Either one or more culpable mental states must be present in order for a crime to have been committed. This only applies in criminal law, not civil. Since the "laws of war" do not apply under the NDAA, neither does procedural law as to due process for arrested persons.

In the very least, arrests will be made with little or no "reasonable suspicion" based only on an accusation without merit, instead of the required "probable cause."

Suspected enemy combatants/detainees will be turned over to federal authorities/military for processing, thus opening the door to civil litigation against those participating.

The police will in effect be acting as agents of the federal government's tyranny against the American people, authorized by the Lane County Board of Commissioners.

The attorney also mentioned the use of federal grants and how or if to use the funds. The answer is quite simple. Don't apply for them.

Would you rather the few individual police officers benefit financially by working for overtime pay, or that every person in the county be tumultuously stripped of their constitutional rights by threat of deadly force for pretended offenses?

Please note that when these grants are ongoing such as a traffic safety campaign, all law enforcement agencies in the county generally apply for and use the same grant.

The county attorney was making the same old NDAA arguments as have countless others on the subject long before it's before passage. Regardless the complexity in legalese, local governments across the nation are doing what the federal government is refusing to do. Protecting their citizens and Constitutions as is their primary representative duty.

He stated that Hedges ~V~ Obama, has yet to be determined unconstitutional by a judge of competent standing. You would think that Appeals Court Judge Katherine Forest, would qualify to opine federal law.

How could he come to this moot conclusion when judicial competency was never an issue? If it was most or all of her decisions would be scrutinized.

By passing a stronger enforceable ordinance, you will be sending a clear message that Lane County protects her citizens from tyranny. Be that guiding light for other counties to follow. Thank you for your time.

Respectfully,
Tom McKirgan

Oath Keeper
Southern Oregon Coordinator
"Not On Our Watch"
http://oroathkeepers.org

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#NDAA Action Alert~Lane County BOC Voting on Ordinance Options for #Oathkeepers

9/7/2014

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Calling all Oath Keepers
Support Lane County Ordinance Against NDAA 2012 and the unconstitutional provisions 1021 & 1022 which allows government to detain Americans without due process of the law for any reason.
Tuesday, September 9th at 9:00am in Harris Hall 125 E 8th Ave., Eugene, Oregon
 Those coming from northern Oregon, we will meet at the Original Breakfast restaurant in Albany at. 7:50 am sharp and leave at 8am sharp.
Please read the below info and send emails to the Commissioners to show your support for the ordinance:

Dear PANDA~Oregon Supporters,

I met with Lane County’s Vice Chair Commissioner Faye Stewart on Tuesday, where he told me that Steve Dingle, the county’s legal counsel, will be presenting his analysis of the proposed ordinance (RCGO) at this upcoming September 9th BCC meeting. I have submitted 2 pages of legal clarifications addressing the concerns previously made by the county’s legal counsel to the Commissioners. Faye Stewart and Jay Bozievich have both forwarded these clarifications to Steve Dingle for review and consideration. After Mr. Dingle’s presentation of his analysis of the RCGO at the upcoming BCC meeting on Tuesday, September 9th, he will make several recommendations for the commissioners to choose from. These recommendations will roughly include the following:

1) Have a vote to pass the ordinance as it stands

2) Continuing to work on drafting an effective ordinance.

3) No further action at this time (kills any progress on the ordinance!)

Three votes are needed from the Commissioners to approve one of these options. PANDA~Oregon would accept either of the first two options. Option 3 would kill any chance for an ordinance dead in its tracks, and it would be very unlikely they’d spend the time to review another. I’m recommending that everyone e-mail the Commissioners asking them to “pass an ordinance that prohibits the utilization of the law of war in lane county authorized by the NDAA”.

The Commissioners:
i. Jay Bozievich – Jay.Bozievich@co.lane.or.us

ii. Sid Leiken – Sid.leiken@co.lane.or.us

iii. Pete Sorenson – Pete.sorenson@co.lane.or.us

iv. Pat Farr – Pat.Farr@co.lane.or.us

v. Faye Stewart – Faye.Stewart@co.lane.or.us

I’m also asking that all of those who are willing and able to come to this Tuesdays, September 9th BCC meeting at 9:00 am, to join me in solidarity and for additional public comments, emphasizing the importance of the ordinance and requesting that progress on its passage continues. Contact me if you want to speak during the public comments section and want any guidance in what to say.

Please review my legal clarifications that I have posted below so you can be aware of any misleading or hollow arguments that may be made by the legal counsel during their analysis. Depending on all your support and action before and on Tuesday, September 9th at 9:00am in Harris Hall (125 E 8th Ave., Eugene), it may be the final stand against the unconstitutional provisions of the 2012 NDAA in Lane County. Thanks again for all of your support and action over this past year and lets continue our legal fight to restore our Constitutional governance, defend our local sovereignty, and to protect our Constitutional rights.

P.S. Please forward this letter to all those who may be interested.
Colin Farnsworth

PANDA ~ Oregon State Coordinator
Oregon.Against.NDAA@gmail.com

Legal clarifications are below:

Legal Clarification 1/2

Overarching Question:  How will someone know they’re breaking the law under the RCGO?

1a) Ordinance Text: Prohibition of the Laws of War in Lane County

(1)a. arrest or capture any person in Lane County, or citizen of Lane County within the United States, with the intent of “detention under the law of war,”
1b) Question Response: All persons must question and be assured that any “arrest”, “capture”, or “detention” is valid, officially warranted, and has and/or will follow the legal civilian criminal due process outlined by ORS Chapter 133 — Arrest and Related Procedures; Search and Seizure; Extradition, or other sections of ORS as applicable, as well as the expectations of due process under the U.S. and Oregon Constitutions.

2a) Ordinance Text: Prohibition of the Laws of War in Lane County

(1)b. actually subject a person in Lane County to “disposition under the law of war,”
2b) Question Response: All persons must question and be assured that civilian criminal due process is and/or will be followed, outlined by ORS Chapter 133 — Arrest and Related Procedures; Search and Seizure; Extradition, or other sections of ORS as applicable, as well as the expectations of due process under the U.S. and Oregon Constitutions. Any implementation/disposition of the “law of war” in Lane County is unconstitutional with the lawful exception of those serving “in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger” (Ex Parte Milligan, 71 U.S. 2, 1866).

3a) Ordinance Text: Prohibition of the Laws of War in Lane County

(1)c. subject any person to targeted killing in Lane County, or citizen of Lane County within the United States,
3b) Question Response: All persons must question and be assured actions have not and/or will not lead to “target killing” and any application of physical/deadly force strictly follows the civilian criminal due process outlined by ORS Chapter 161 — General Provisions: Justification 161.190 – 161.275 (i.e. “Use of physical force generally,” “Use of physical force in making an arrest or in preventing an escape,” and “Use of deadly physical force in making an arrest or in preventing an escape”) or other sections of the ORS as applicable, as well as the expectations of due process under the U.S. and Oregon Constitutions.

4a) Ordinance Text: Prohibition of the Laws of War in Lane County

(1)d. assist and/or use any county resources in the implementation of any of the unlawful acts above. 4b) Question Response: All persons must question and be assured that their assistance or use of county resources does not and/or will not aid or assist any of the ordinances prohibited actions that fall outside the guidelines for civilian criminal due process, outlined by the various chapters and sections of the ORS, as well as the expectations of due process under the U.S. and Oregon Constitutions. All Persons requested to assist in anyway the implementation of prohibited actions under this ordinance should also consider to what degree their assistance may be prosecutable by the guidelines of Chapter 161 – General Provision: Criminal Liability; Parties to Crime (i.e. 161.155 Criminal liability for the conduct of another).

Conclusion: "Ignorance of the law excuses no one". Residents and public servants are governed by the same laws and should be equally applied to both whether the individuals care to know about them or not. Public servants, especially those who swore an Oath of Office, should be held to a higher standard of knowing about Constitutional rights and the guidelines for civil and criminal due process outlined in the Oregon Revised Statues, Article Three of the U.S Constitution, and the Constitution of this state. If the ordinance is passed, it is advised that a letter of notification be distributed to all county personnel notifying them of its implications and its importance to protect the civilian due process of all persons in Lane County.

RCGO Legal Clarification 2/2 1) All persons must question and be assured that any information, resources, or support provided to another entity is for criminal/civil due process purposes only, and not for the implementation of the “law of war”. All persons would be prohibited to assist in any policing or extrajudicial policing outside the guidelines of ORS civil and criminal due process procedures, and the expectations of due process provided by the U.S. and Oregon Constitutions.

2) Request for county assistants in providing private/personal information on residents must provide a judicial warrant, and not just an executive authorization.

3) Arrests, capture, detention, search and seizures must be legally warranted and executed by legal federal or local agencies:

i.e. DHS, FBI, ATF, IRS

i.e. not: US armed forces, military tribunals and judicial system (Except service members in time of war. Ex Parte Milligan, 71 U.S. 2, 1866)

4) The RCGO wouldn’t effect any cooperative agreement, grants, or joint task forces, until they began to illegally implement the “law of war”, or bypass the process of civilian due process outlined in the ORS. If sued or stripped of monetary incentives by the federal government, Lane County would have standing for a counter suit proving the “law of war” on American soil.

5) The broadness and flexibility of the RCGO’s definitions, is directly correlated with the broadness and flexibility of the language used in section 1021 of the NDAA relating to the “law of war” and the AUMF. Arguments claiming the RCGO is “facially unconstitutional” would have to be similarly applied to the identical language in section 1021 of the 2012 NDAA.

6) The RCGO wouldn’t breach the parameters of free speech, prohibiting the assistance to any implementation of the “law of war”. Public servants who are often trusted to sensitive and private information concerning residents are often held to confidentiality agreements unless a warrant is received.
--
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

In Liberty,
Tom McKirgan
Oath Keeper
Southern Oregon Coordinator
"Not On Our Watch"
http://oroathkeepers.org
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Oath Keepers Public Meeting in Coos Bay February 22, 2014
TEA Party---Video of Brookings TEA Party January 18, 2014
RCGI---Time to Support Oath Keepers & Make a Public Comment to The World
RCGI---Open Letter to OR State Representative Wayne Krieger
RCGI---Douglas and Lane County Lobby our Senators against NDAA
RCGI---The Jim Bice Radio Show with Stewart Rhodes founder of Oath Keepers 
ATF---It’s time to submit comments on proposed NFA rule changes!
RCGR----The New NDAA will cost YOU $5,700
RCGR---Legislative Defense Manual
If You Value Your Liberties, Stay Out of Coos Bay, Oregon!
RCGR---Coos Bay City Council Rejects Promise of Federalism and Oath
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RCG Resolution Against the NDAA 2012----Updated 9/7/2013
Obama administration hiding info on targeted killings of Americans - senator
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NDAA---Lane County Moves to Pass Ordinance Against Federal Indefinite Detention  

8/16/2014

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NDAA ORDINANCE IS FINISHED! ‏

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Dear Supporters of PANDA ~ Oregon,

 The Lane County Ordinance designed to protect its residents from the unconstitutional provisions of the 2012 NDAA is finished and has recently been submitted to the County Commissioners! Each of the four Commissioners, who attended the April 15th public hearing on the 2012 NDAA, publically stated in front of roughly 300 residents their support for an ordinance against its usage in Lane County. Now is the critical time for all Oregonians to put some serious pressure on the Commissioners to follow through with their public statements. Due to the size and political weight of Lane County, the passage of this ordinance would have an extraordinary domino effect upon other counties around the state, representing an unprecedented victory for local sovereignty and the protection of Constitutional civil liberties. Below you will find a brief outline on the specifics of what the ordinance will achieve, as well as an outline of the most effective and necessary immediate actions needed from those who want to protect the constitutional rights suspended by the 2012 NDAA. 

Outline of the Proposed Ordinance;

       1)    Purpose and Finding: County commissioners passed on June 3rd, 2014 a resolution acknowledging the unconstitutional provisions of the 2012 NDAA, and prohibited the use of any county resources in its implementation. The Commissioner hereby declare that Lane County is not a battlefield and is not subject to the “law of war” (“Law of war” suspends the constitutional rights of persons in the U.S. including their right of a trial)

       2)    The ordinance criminalizes the following activities;

a.     arrest or capture any person in Lane County, or citizen of Lane County within the United States,  with the intent of “detention under the law of war,” or

b.     actually subject a person in Lane County to “disposition under the law of war,” or

c.     subject any person to targeted killing in Lane County, or citizen of Lane County within the United States, or

d.     assist and/or use any county resources in the implementation of any of the unlawful acts listed above.

      3)    Penalty for violating ordinance

a.     Pay maximum fine and imprisonment allowable under state and county law.

b.     Prosecuted under Oregon Criminal Code relating to, but not limited to assault and battery, kidnapping, murder, criminal liability for conduct of another, or other as applicable

Outline of immediate Action needed from Oregon residents;

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    1) E-mail one or all of the following commissioners with the Subject line “NDAA ORDINANCE” and ask them to pass a meaningful and effective Ordinance that not only turns their resolution into law, but also helps protect Lane County citizen from the unconstitutional implementation of the “law of war”. (The “law of war” is what the National Defense Authorization Act [NDAA], the Authorization for Use of Military Force [AUMF], and other authorizations use to illegally suspend the Constitution)

Jay Bozievich – Jay.Bozievich@co.lane.or.us 

Sid Leiken – Sid.leiken@co.lane.or.us

Pete Sorenson – Pete.sorenson@co.lane.us

 Pat Farr – Pat.Farr@co.lane.us



 Faye Stewart – Faye.Stewart@co.lane.us



     2) (CRITICALLY IMPORTANT) Come to Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, August 19th at 9:00am for only 30 minutes (Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Ave, Eugene) to show support and solidarity with PANDA ~ Oregon as we request for the commissioners to put the proposed ordinance on a “future agenda” item. Those who attend can choose to speak for up to 3 minutes during the public comment section, or equally beneficial just showing your physical presence in favor of the proposed ordinance. (Meetings are rarely attended by residence, so a physical presence during PANDA’s request is extraordinarily meaningful and effective) 

       3)    Keep looking for PANDA ~ Oregon updates for when the proposed ordinance will be on an official Board of County Commissioner meeting agenda. We will once again need as many people as possible to fill Harris Hall to put pressure on the Commissioners and their legal counsel to pass this ordinance.

Please E-mail PANDA ~ Oregon for any additional questions or information. We are available to present to any community action groups eager to learn more about the specific of the ordinance, the 2012 NDAA, or PANDA ~ Oregon’s State strategy. Thanks again for all of the support and action we have already received from concerned Oregonians all across the state. Please forward this letter any people and groups who may be interested in supporting our efforts. Lets continue to educate and encourage our elected officials to uphold their Oaths of Office, defend our Constitutional rights, and promote our local sovereignty.

Sincerely,
Colin Farnsworth
P.S. Go to the PANDA ~ Oregon’s Facebook page to see the following documents:
https://www.facebook.com/pandaOR1776 

1) PANDA ~ Oregon’s Proposed Ordinance for Lane County: “RCGO”

2) Lane County NDAA Resolution

3) Klamath County NDAA Proclamation 

4) Coos County NDAA Resolution

5) Josephine County NDAA Proclamation 

6) Douglas County NDAA request for repeal

7) Lane County Commissioner NDAA request for repeal

8) Democratic Party of Lane County NDAA Resolution

9) Republican Party of Lane County NDAA Resolution

10) U of O College Republicans NDAA Resolution 

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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SCOTUS---Supremes Refused to Hear Legal Challenges to the NDAA 

6/26/2014

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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear NDAA Legal Challenge, Allowing President and Military to Arrest and Detain Americans Indefinitely Without Due Process
April 29, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In refusing to hear a legal challenge to the indefinite detention provision of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA), the United States Supreme Court has affirmed that the President and the U.S. military can arrest and indefinitely detain individuals, including American citizens. By denying without comment a petition for review in Hedges v. Obama, the high court not only passed up an opportunity to overturn its 1944 Korematsu v. United States ruling allowing for the internment of Japanese-Americans in concentration camps, but also let stand a lower court ruling empowering the President to use “all necessary and appropriate force” to indefinitely detain persons associated with or “suspected” of aiding terrorist organizations. In weighing in on the case before the lower court, attorneys for The Rutherford Institute challenged the Obama administration’s claim that the NDAA does not apply to American citizens, arguing that the NDAA’s language is so unconstitutionally broad and vague as to open the door to arrests and indefinite detentions for speech and political activity that might be critical of the government.

“Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court has shown itself to be an advocate for the government, no matter how illegal its action, rather than a champion of the Constitution and, by extension, the American people,” said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute and author of A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State. “No matter what the Obama administration may say to the contrary, actions speak louder than words, and history shows that the U.S. government is not averse to locking up its own citizens for its own purposes. What the NDAA does is open the door for the government to detain as a threat to national security anyone viewed as a troublemaker. According to government guidelines for identifying domestic extremists—a word used interchangeably with terrorists, that technically applies to anyone exercising their First Amendment rights in order to criticize the government.”

The NDAA 2012, the mammoth defense bill passed by Congress in 2011 and signed into law by President Obama, contains a provision allowing for the indefinite detention of those who “associate” or “substantially support” enemies of the U.S. such as terrorist groups. These terms, however, are not defined in the statute, and the government itself is unable to say who exactly is subject to indefinite detention based upon these terms, leaving them open to wide ranging interpretations which threaten those engaging in legitimate First Amendment activities. Soon after the NDAA was enacted, a lawsuit was filed by citizens and non-citizen activists and journalists alleging that it violated their constitutional rights by threatening them with indefinite detention for engaging in protected speech, such as protesting American foreign policy or interviewing suspected terrorists for journalistic purposes. On September 12, 2012, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest of the Southern District Court of New York ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and placed a permanent injunction on the indefinite detention provision. However, President Obama appealed the decision to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in July 2013 that the journalists and activists did not have standing to challenge the detention provisions. In rationalizing its decision, the court stressed that there had been no history of enforcement against persons such as these plaintiffs (activists and journalists, but non-combatants), the statute is not aimed at persons like them, and there has been no specific threat by the government to apply the statute to them. Critics of the NDAA had hoped that the U.S. Supreme Court would agree to hear the case and, in so doing, reverse its 1944 ruling in Korematsu v. United States, which concluded that the government’s need to ensure the safety of the country trumped personal liberties and allowed for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

Legal Action

Click Here to read The Rutherford Institute’s amicus brief in Hedges v. Obama Press Contact

Nisha Whitehead
(434) 978-3888 ext. 604
(434) 466-6168 (cell)
nisha@rutherford.org

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Obama administration hiding info on targeted killings of Americans - senator
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NDAA---Lane County could Pass the Prototype Ordinance Against the NDAA 

6/12/2014

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Hey Folks,

The following letter is to the Lane County commissioners and the video is excellent.  Lane County may be the first county to pass an actual ordinance against the 2012 NDAA, which will catapult the issue back into the news.  Once this ordinance is passed in Lane County, we are going to take the wording in the ordinance and use it as an initiative for cities and counties who refuse to pass it through a regular vote of the council or committee.  This has been the reason for our delay on filing the NDAA resolution as an initiative in Coos Bay, so Coos Bay, North Bend and Coquille would be a good place to start when we have an actual ordinance in place, which will give it precedence.   

The BOC in Coos County voted to adopt a resolution against the unconstitutional provisions of the NDAA, section 1021 and 1022, except for one commissioner. 

Commissioner John Sweet refused to protect the rights of the average citizen and voted NO on the NDAA resolution for Coos County.  Contrary to the oath he took at the beginning of his term, Mr. Sweet must have a problem defending the freedoms of his constituents and this was not the first time.  He opposed the voice of the voters by trying to install a County Administrator.  He just called the position, Finance Director, but it was the same position, so maybe it is time for a change. 

If you would like to show your support for the Lane County Ordinance opposing the unconstitutional provisions of the NDAA, then call or email the commissioners..  The Lane BOC contact info can be found here:
http://www.lanecounty.org/Departments/BCC/Pages/default.aspx

Rob T. 
Dear Commissioners of Lane County,

On behalf of PANDA ~ Oregon, and the numerous political action groups we’ve been representing and working with across the state and this county, we greatly appreciate the time, resources, and consideration you have allowed in addressing the public’s concerns for the indefinite detention provisions of the 2012 NDAA.
 Although we could not attend your June 3rd, 2014 Board of County Commissioners meeting, we attentively watched the webcast of your discussions regarding the proposed resolution and ordinance. We were greatly impressed with the well-crafted resolution and your unanimous vote for its approval. We’re also grateful for the dialogue between the commissioners, acknowledging the effectiveness of withholding any county funds or resources from an unconstitutional implementation of sections 1021 and 1022 of the NDAA. We were greatly disappointed however, in the time your legal council spent transforming the mainly symbolic resolution into anything substantial, or effective in protecting the constitutional rights of your constituents.

At the end of the awe inspiring public hearing where individuals from all across the political spectrum came together to voice their concerns about the NDAA, we saw and heard four commissioners truly committed to addressing their constituents concerns. In all of your final comments to the public, the enactment of an ordinance prohibiting the use of county tax dollars and resources from being used in the assistance of the implementation of the unconstitutional provisions of NDAA in Lane County was mentioned. Pat Farr also explicitly requested the BCC legal council to look into and draft several possibilities into how this effort could be effectively done. Despite Mr. Farr’s request, the legal council spent much of their time and energy reviewing and deconstructing an example ordinance submitted by Shane Ozbun, former State Director of PANDA ~ Oregon. Although this sample ordinance submitted by Mr. Ozbun, who has no experience drafting legislation, was clearly submitted with the purposes to help the BCC legal council brainstorm possibilities to fulfill Mr. Farr’s formal request for ordinance options. This submission was not intended to be the only and primary ordinance option available to the commissioners.

The legal council, and you the commissioners, were in the right with your concerns over the broad terminology used in the proposed ordinance. After all, it’s the broad terminology of the language in the 2012 NDAA that concerned the 300 people who attended your public hearing one month ago. However, after listening and reviewing the materials submitted by your legal council, I found that many of the arguments against this ordinance are relatively easy to solve and clarify. Below I have outline the concerns made in section ‘D’ and ‘E’ of their June 3rd report titled; Review of a proposed County Ordinance prohibiting expenditure of resources in implementation of illegal federal directives to arrest and detain US citizens in certain cases:

 

Section D: Financial and/or Resource Considerations

Moving forward, if the Board adopts an Ordinance, there are a number of unknown resource considerations including:

o    How the federal government will allocate resources to Lane County if it has adopted policies which make it a crime to carry

out certain federal laws.

PANDA ~ Oregon’s Response: Lane County’s ordinance would only affect a federal law that becomes unconstitutionally interpreted. In the case of section 1021 and 1022 of the 2012 NDAA, it would only be a criminal act to assist or fund the NDAA’s implementation once it has violated the constitutional due process rights of its citizens, or more easily and specifically defined in the contents of ORS Volume 4: Criminal Procedures, Crime.

…unknown resource considerations including:(continued)

o   The public safety resources required in order to arrest, prosecute, and jail those who may be found guilty of implementing federal law in light of the well-known resource constraints currently existing in Lane County.

PANDA ~ Oregon’s Response: Your extremely diverse constituency, both geographically and politically in Lane County, supported the idea of an ordinance because it actually codified their concerns. Despite resource constraints in the rare occasion where an individual assists in the implantation of an activity that usurped state criminal procedures, and stripped persons of their constitutional rights, the use of funds to arrest, prosecute, and jail those individuals would be deemed appropriate.

…unknown resource considerations including:(continued)

o    How the Board would trigger a “freeze” on expending fiscal resources in the event the federal government seeks assistance enforcing the provisions of the 2012 NDAA, and would that freeze only apply to certain revenues?

 

PANDA ~ Oregon’s Response: In the event that the federal government unconstitutionally implements sections 1021 and 1022 of the NDAA in ways that violate the constitutional rights of Lane County citizens, absolutely no funds, resources, or personnel should be allocated in assistance of that effort. In this situation, Lane County would also have legal standing to file suite against those who violate the U.S. and State Constitutions as well as the Oregon state laws. Due to the valid legal standing Lane County would have, this hypothetical lawsuit could have the potential to reach the Supreme Court with the opportunity to rule sections 1021 and 1022 of the NDAA as unconstitutional. At the very minimum this would at least bring massive public and political awareness to the issue.

 

 E. Analysis (from the Review of a proposed County Ordinance)

1) Summary of legal council’s arguments against an ordinance in paragraph 1 of ‘E’:

- No other ordinance in the U.S. has been passed against the NDAA, so why should Lane County pass one?

PANDA ~ Oregon’s Response: According to the A.O.C.’s report on County Home Rule, Oregon counties have the most discretionary authority on local matter than any other state in the U.S.. Lane County has received the most overwhelming amount of bipartisan support for such an ordinance, and supporter have come from all across Lane County’s jurisdiction. With the recent Supreme Court’s refusal to rule on the constitutionality of the 2012 NDAA, on March 28th of 2014, increases the importance in addressing this issue with both local and states solutions.

2) Summary of legal council’s arguments against an ordinance in paragraph 2 of ‘E’:

-Penalty for violating ordinance exceeds the scope of county’s authority

PANDA ~ Oregon’s Response: Simply change the penalty for the proposed ordinance to the maximum penalty allowed under county law, both monetarily and with time served.

3) Summary of legal council’s arguments against an ordinance in paragraph 3 of ‘E’:

-Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution: State laws are inferior and cannot conflict with federal laws.

PANDA ~ Oregon’s Response: The text of the Supremacy Clause reads as; “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof.” The NDAA was passed legally under the U.S. Constitution, however, in the event where sections 1021 and 1022 become unconstitutionally interpreted and implemented violating other rights explicitly written in the U.S. Constitution, those provisions in the NDAA no longer become the “law of the land” because they are not “in pursuance thereof” the U.S. Constitution.

4) Summary of legal council’s arguments against an ordinance in paragraph 4 of ‘E’:

- State courts are bound then to give effect to federal law when it is applicable and to disregard state law when there is a conflict.

PANDA ~ Oregon’s Response: Oregon has a long history of State Constitutionalism. Hans Linde, former Supreme Court Justice in Oregon, wrote extensively about the subject stating that state courts are allowed to think independently on individual cases and are not expected to follow slavishly to U.S. Supreme Court precedence on every case. Oregon along with many other states’ Supreme Courts have made rulings on specific cases that applied more protections to the 1st Amendment and due process rights than the U.S. Supreme Court had in previous cases. These decisions have not been overturned or challenged at the federal level.

5) Summary of legal council’s arguments against an ordinance in paragraph 5 of ‘E’:

-A court challenge would be twofold: (1) the conduct to be criminalized is so vague that a reasonable person could not know if they were violating it (facially unconstitutional) and it could potentially criminalize lawful constitutional expression (unconstitutional as applied).

PANDA ~ Oregon’s Response: Mr. Ozbun was only submitting an example ordinance and believed the legal council would be able, and more importantly, willing to fix some of the issues with the legalese of the ordinance. The crime could be easily defined by any entity attempting to violate the due process procedures outline in Volume 4 of the ORS titled Criminal Procedure, Crime. One example of this would be ignoring the right for the accused/detained to see a judge within 72 hours of being detained. Any county employee (who is a “county resource” and operating under “county funds”) that becomes aware of such illegal activity outlined above, should be required to report such activity to the proper authorities (i.e. County Sheriff), and deny any support or resources under their authority to the violators of the state and or county law. If the county employee fails to do so, they are then aiding and abetting criminal activities further defined under ORS § 161.155 Criminal liability for conduct of another.

I hope these counter legal arguments help you continue your brave dedication and support towards defending your constituents’ constitutional rights, and your Oath of Office. I ask that you reopen the discussion for an effective ordinance at the next possible BCC meeting. I’m more than happy and willing to work with your staff in anyway to make this process as fast and effective as possible. I will be sending this letter to all the political action groups and the individuals who have dedicated much of their time and energy in bringing awareness to this issue. I have also provided a link below where you can access your comments made on April 15th regarding the public hearing of your unanimous support for an ordinance, as well as Mr. Farr’s request to your legal council to provide a few different ordinance options. Thank you for the services you provide this county and for your support and time spent on this issue specifically. For any future inquiries or action concerning PANDA ~ Oregon, or the NDAA, please get in touch with me by phone or e-mail as I will now be the primary contact for PANDA ~ Oregon.

Sincerely,
Colin Farnsworth
PANDA Oregon State Director
Phone: (206)450-7249

Commissioners’ comments on April 15th NDAA public hearing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UnT_KJSpXQ
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NDAA---Lane County BOC Public Hearing & Comments on RCGI April 15, 2014

3/22/2014

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From a Watchdog in Lane County:

PictureClick Image for More Information on the NDAA of 2012
Dear Fellow Citizens of Lane County,

Due to the countless testimonies of Lane County citizens, we are proud to announce that the Lane County Commissioners have officially scheduled a Public Hearing exclusively to identify how the public wants them to address the unconstitutional provisions of the federal National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Public Hearing will take place at 5:30pm on April 15 in Harris Hall, located at 125 E. 8th Avenue Eugene, OR 97401. This is the last and the most important opportunity for the public to encourage and support the commissioners to take bold action in defending our 1st, 5th and 14th amendment rights that were quietly suspended with the passage of the 2012 NDAA. 

At the last work session for a county wide NDAA resolution, the County Commissioners intelligently turned down a weak and ineffective resolution that was hastily drafted by their legal council. This resolution didn't included any of the provisions or requests made by numerous individuals and community actions groups from Lane County. Most importantly, this resolution didn't offer any real protections of the constitutional rights for the people of Lane County. At this meeting, the Commissioners all agreed they wanted to directly hear and see the support from the people of Lane County in order to construct a meaningful and effective resolution that meets the public's demands for protection from the unconstitutional threats found in the 2012 NDAA. 

It is of the up most importance that we bring as many people to the April 15th Public Hearing as possible. The creation of local and state protections against the unconstitutional provisions of the 2012 NDAA is a non-partisan issue, and this event should appeal to Americans from all across the political spectrum. We ask you to invite your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and strangers to peacefully unite with us on April 15th to promote our local sovereignty, and to reclaim and protect our Constitutionally guaranteed rights. We encouraged any and all those who are willing to speak during the public comment section of the hearing to do so, and we hope they can specifically address one or more of the Proposed Actions that will make this resolution, or ordinance, meaningful and effective in the protection our Constitutional rights. Below you will see a brief list of our 10 Proposed Actions, as well as a number of easy resources to quickly become informed on the complexities of the 2012 NDAA.

Thanks so much for all your support, and we look forward to seeing you all on April 15th!

County Calendar Public Hearing / Work Session on NDAA / PANDA

Sincerely,
Shane Ozbun  and Colin Farnsworth
PANDA Oregon: State Coordinator
Shane Ozbun
Phone: (541) 870-7160

PANDA Oregon: State Deputy Director
Colin Farnsworth
Phone: (206) 450-7249
National Website: http://pandaunite.org/

Below is a list of the 10 Proposed Actions


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Oath Keepers Public Meeting in Coos Bay February 22, 2014

2/20/2014

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Oath Keepers of Oregon is announcing the formation of the Coos County Chapter and Civilization Preservation Team (CPT.)

Current serving and former military, police, fire and EMS are encouraged to attend. Associate membership is available to those without the aforementioned experience.

This is a free event and open to the public. Saturday 3:00-5:00 PM at the Coos Bay Fire Department located at 450 Elrod Ave. Coos Bay, Or

Oath Keepers
Public Meeting
Saturday 3:00-5:00 pm
The Coos Bay Fire Department
450 Elrod Ave.
Coos Bay, OR 97411
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THE U.N. & LOCAL AGENDA 21
THE U.N. & AGENDA 21:
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NDAA---Lane County BOC NDAA Work Session Public Comment February 11, 2014 

2/7/2014

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ATTENTION ALL PATRIOTS!
On February 11th next Tuesday at 9:00am the Lane County Commissioners will be having their General Meeting and will have a work session discussing passing an Anti-NDAA Resolution. It is VERY important that we have as many supporters as possible! It is rare for a County Government to stand up against unconstitutional overreach of the federal government. Lets not miss this opportunity!
AGENDA
  • 8:30am Rally and Press Conference
  • 9:00am Public Comment
  • 10:00am Work Session

8:30 Rally and Press Conference. We will be having a Rally & Press Conference at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza 125 East 8th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401. This is our opportunity to bring Media attention to the NDAA and the Constitution! LET'S KNOCK WHOVILLE OUT OF THE PRESS! As long as we have a good turn out we will be guaranteed to do so.

A couple guidelines for our rally:
Focus ONLY on the 2012 NDAA sections 1021 and 1022. In a nutshell, Sections 1021 and 1022 authorize the indefinite detention of American citizens without charge or trial.

Please be very patriotic and bring American flags and Gadsden Flags. If you want to speak to the press please e-mail me back so we can fine tune our statements.

9:00am Public Comment. I encourage anyone too add your input to the work session/resolution during public comment. You will not have the opportunity to express your views during the work session. Here is the work session agenda packet: http://www.lanecounty.org/Departments/BCC/Documents/2014_AGENDAS/021114agenda/T.6.E.pdf

PANDA has analyzed the proposed county resolution and found that it FAILS to actually protect Lane County Citizens against the NDAA. We will be encouraging the commissioners to add stronger language under the RESOLVES sections. Here is our proposed amendments to the county resolution.

  • Instruct all our public agencies to decline any requests by any private, or public authority acting under detention powers granted by the NDAA, or similar law or authority that could infringe upon residents' freedom of speech, religion, assembly, privacy, or rights to counsel;
  • Require all federal and state law enforcement officials acting within the county to work in accordance with local and state laws, and in cooperation with the Lane county Sheriffs department.
  • Specifically encourage and request that the county Sheriff upholds his oath to serve and protect the Oregon and U.S. Constitutions, and protects the people in Lane county from any attempts to implement the NDAA or any other law that conflicts with any of the constitutional rights of the people.
  • Demonstrate and ensure this resolution maintains its purpose and permanence for future commissioners, county sheriffs and all other county officials as long as the NDAA and other dangerous and unconstitutional laws continue to threaten the constitutional rights of the people in Lane county.
These will make good talking points for public comment.

10:00am NDAA work session. It is very important to attend the work session and give a good showing of public support for the Lane County Commissioners to adopt the above mentioned language in the resolution. Without GOOD support we will not get our message across. Please invite your group membership, family, and friends. 

If you don't feel like you know enough about the 2012 NDAA section 1021 and 1022. Please watch this legal analysis by Kris Anne Hall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Uei_9ykts

Please call me with any questions (541) 870-7160

In Liberty,
Shane Ozbun

PANDA Oregon State Coordinator
Phone: (541) 870-7160
National Website: http://pandaunite.org/
More Information: http://ndaa2012.us/
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1/28/2014

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The TEA Party---Critique of the Brookings TEA Party and the NDAA

1/27/2014

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From a Watchdog in Brookings

What's wrong with the NDAA?

PictureShane Ozbun, Tom McKirgan, and Rob Taylor
Shane Ozbun, (State Director for People Against the NDAA), Tom McKirgan, (Regional Coordinator for Oath Keepers) and Rob Taylor (who runs the Coos County Watchdog) provided some answers.     

Shane Ozbun, Tom McKirgan and Rob Taylor  The NDAA is an act that funds the U.S. military and sets policy regarding federal expenditures.  But, as Ozbun pointed out, beginning in 2012 it included provisions that allow the federal government to indefinitely detain US citizens without due process or trial!  He used several video clips featuring attorney and former prosecutor Kris Anne Hall who provided further details, including the lack of definition for terms such as a "belligerent act" (which may lead to indefinite detention).  Ozbun also indicated that state and local government are pushing back with a variety of resolutions condemning part of the NDAA.  Four states -- Alaska, California, Michigan and Virginia -- have enacted laws that nullify certain provisions of the NDAA.  Similar legislation has been introduced in several other states.  McKirgan followed-up with similar comments.  He also cited federal government programs that are giving local law enforcement military weapons and armored vehicles.  Rob Taylor put a local twist to the event when he described his success in getting the Coos County Commissioners to support a resolution against the NDAA, along with a pending referendum to force the City of Coos Bay to take similar actions.  His message was that the NDAA has to be fought first at the local level.  

Other speakers included Sheriff Dean Wilson (Del Norte County, CA) who made it clear that various sheriff associations overwhelmingly support local law enforcement over the NDAA and federal military actions.
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TEA Party---The Brookings Harbor TEA Party January 18, 2014

1/12/2014

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TEA Party for the New Year

Does the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorize indefinite military detention of U. S. citizens without charge or trial? Three speakers -- Shane Ozbun, Tom McKirgan and Rob Taylor -- will answer this question and explore related issues during our next event.    

Join us at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 18 at the    
Best Western Beachfront Inn on Lower Harbor Road. 

Work to turn back part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is heating up.
Join us for the latest information on Saturday, January 18, 2014 when Tom McKirgan and others will be speaking about the NDAA -- the law that has broad federal police powers.
      

The Brookings Harbor TEA Party
Guest Speaker:
Tom McKirgan & Rob Taylor
Saturday, January 18, 2014
 
 
Thanks for reading. Comments and suggestions are welcomed! 
Sincerely,
 
The Brookings Harbor Tea Party


To
contact us, mail the Brookingstea Editor: clydeburke@brookingstea.com

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NDAA---Lane County Public Meeting People Against the NDAA Jan. 4, 2014

1/2/2014

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From a Watchdog in Lane County

CG912Project Members and friends,To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men. Abraham Lincoln

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin



Oregon -People Against the NDAA 

Saturday, January 4,  5:00pm to 7:00pm
PANDA Preperation at the SUB meeting (see flyer)
Room 223,  A Street, Springfield 




January 7th , 9:00amPANDA public comment at the Lane County Board of Commissioners meeting  125 East 8th AvenueEugene, OR 97401
If your planning on giving public comment on the 7th here is our outline on structure.

#1 Who you are 
#2 Why you have come to speak (the issue)
#3 What is your encouraged solution
#4 Quote from founding fathers/Constitution
#5 Thank the county commissioners

Here is a great example of sharing your support:  
http://youtu.be/0Uer5gUssn8
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RCGI---Time to Support Oath Keepers & Make a Public Comment to The World

11/24/2013

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Hey Watchdogs,
We have an excellent opportunity to keep the subject of the Restoring Constitutional Governance Initiative in the papers.  Please go to the link below and make a comment in the paper's comment section.   It would be great if we could overwhelm the website with activity.  It would be even better if we could get a dozen or so letters to the editor, so please write those letters.  This is the network in action......Rob T.  

Your View: NDAA sections threaten freedom

http://theworldlink.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_a47b9790-5069-11e3-b7b6-001a4bcf887a.html#.UowCUoAazoA.twitter
Are Americans safe from the threat of indefinite detention and should local representatives do something to ensure the right to trial?

 The Department of Defense’s budget is funded with the annual passage of The National Defense Authorization Act. With each year’s passing Congress adds more provisions to the law, compounding the already controversial nature of its intent. In 2012, Congress added Sections 1021 and 1022 to the bill, which codified the indefinite military detention without charge or trial of citizens
for the first time in American history.

The application of the “law of war” covers all U.S. citizens. The law purports to reaffirm the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which was a poor substitute for a legitimate declaration of war for the invasion of Afghanistan.

Response from Larry Campbell editor of The World Newspaper

From:  Larry Campbell (larry.campbell@theworldlink.com) This sender is in your contact list.
Sent:   Thu 11/21/13 7:25 AM
To:    Tom McKirgan (tmckirgan@gmail.com); Rob Taylor (obetewic@msn.com)
Re:   Pile On! Oath Keepers Activist Alert: Oregon Carries The Ball All I can say is, Wow!

But this is what the OP-ED page is for. All we want to do here is try to give everyone a chance to make their point. That’s only fair. Thanks for sharing the link. I’m glad to see the volume of comments it’s generated.

 LC

From Tom McKirgan
 On 11/20/13 7:40 PM, "Tom McKirgan" <tmckirgan@gmail.com> wrote:

 Dear Mr. Campbell,

Thank you for publishing the oped article on our behalf.  In fairness, I thought that I should share this with you. I apologize for not responding earlier. It's been quite hectic as you can imagine. I just wanted to share this with you to reveal how determined we are as a nation against the unconstitutional NDAA that threatens the constitutional rights of every single American.

The following may please you to read.

Comment from an Oath Keeper:
"Please do go read the whole article and then draw your pen and leave a comment thanking The World for publishing it and thanking Oregon Oath Keepers for keeping Ignorance at bay in Coos Bay. A thousand comments by our side will send a grave message to some replaceable City Councilmen."

 "Thanks to The World for its courage, passion & loyalty to Truth, our Constitutions & Bill of Rights."

Again Larry, thank you for publishing our concerns.
This is to protect your constitutional rights as well. 
In Liberty,
Tom McKirgan


Hey Rob,
 The article looks real good. Thanks for taking care of it. I wanted to share this email blast that went out to about 150,000 plus people.
http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2013/11/19/pile-on-for-oath-keepers-activists-oregon-runs-the-ball/

In Liberty,
Tom
McKirgan
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THE U.N. & LOCAL AGENDA 21
THE U.N. & AGENDA 21:
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RCGI---Latest vote on the NDAA 2014 November 21, 2013

11/22/2013

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Nov 21, 2013 4:03 p.m. — Vote

Cloture on S. 1197: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 Cloture Motion Rejected 51/44

Sen. Merkley [D-OR]: Yea

Sen. Paul [R-KY]: Nay

Sen. Wyden [D-OR]: Nay

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Obama administration hiding info on targeted killings of Americans - senator
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RCGI---Open Letter to OR State Representative Wayne Krieger

11/21/2013

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Fellow Patriots,
I wrote a letter to Oregon State Rep Wayne Krieger because of a total lack of action on his part on the 2012 NDAA. See below. His words now mean nothing. This is truly disgusting. So far, state rep. Tim Freeman of District 2 has been upstanding, however he does not cover our area of Coos County. This will be Tim's final year in state office. It's too bad to see him go, but he is sure to fill a Douglas County Commissioner seat and will do well there.

Here's an example of how one of our state reps work. If we are to pursue a state sponsored Bill, this is not the politician who we need any longer. He is the one who initiated a Bill (defeated) for DUII check points in Oregon. I think it's time to do what we can to oust these types of people who refuse to represent us.  Feel free to let him know where you stand and what his job actually is. Comments please. 

In Liberty,
Tom McKirgan

Open Letter to OR State Representative Wayne Krieger for a RCG Amendment 

From: Tom McKirgan  [mailto:tmckirgan@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 7:19 PM
To: Rep Krieger
Subject: Contact
 
Dear Mr. Krieger,
 
I realize that you're very busy, however, I've tried unsuccessfully for several months to get you to contact me, but, I never do get a response. I've spoken more to Colleen that with you. I've even asked Tim Freemon to hand deliver notes to you and I know he brought this up to you several times before.
 
We have been working extremely hard against the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act here in Oregon, but we're not getting any assistance from our elected representatives after having repeatedly asked  for it.

I recall asking you and Senator Kruse in a town hall meeting in Coquille if you both would sponsor a bill or support one rejecting sections 1021 and 1022 of the NDAA. Both of you said "absolutely."

Well sir, when will you act on this, if ever? We've had several positive actions against it at the county level. What more do we have to do to get your attention to this awful Bill that destroys our Bill of Rights and Constitutions? You represent us and are supposed to protect out rights. I haven't seen any evidence of that with you.

I am certainly very disappointed in both you and Kruse, and I voted for you both over the years, thinking that you guys actually cared. Never again unless I see results on this issue that nobody seems to care about. Politicians get into office and forget the little people below them. I do not expect to hear from you. I would be very surprised.

 In Liberty,
Tom McKirgan
Oath Keeper
Southern Oregon Coordinator "Not On Our Watch"
http://oathkeepers.org/oath/
tmckirgan@gmail.com

Response from OR State Representative Wayne Krieger to Mr. McKirgan

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rep Krieger <rep.waynekrieger@state.or.us>
Date:  Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 4:31 PM
Subject: RE: Contact
To: Tom McKirgan <tmckirgan@gmail.com>
 
 
Tom.

If you talked to Colleen about your issue that is basically the same as talking with me.  With 70,000 constituents it is impossible to personally speak to everyone who contacts my office.  Though I do try to.

You refer to the 2012 Nation Defense Authorization Act.  Note the word “National”.  I am a State Rep not a Federal Congressman or Senator.   Federal laws and Acts in nearly all cases preempt State Statutes. 

I don’t recall your exact words as to asking Senator Kruze or me to sponsor or support a bill.  I was under the impression that you were asking that if there was a way to have a provision available to reject this bill or reject section  would we be willing to do so, not that we do a bill or a resolution. And, yes we would, but in fact we can do little else.  Federal law trumps anything we might propose. 

We are also in the minority.  The Democrats would not give a hearing on any legislation that was counter to a Federal Act.

 You mentioned there had been “Positive Actions” against the NDAA at the County level. A House or Senate Resolution could be drafted , but has no legal effect against the Federal Act.  Again getting a hearing this session and work session on the bill  would be beyond unlikely.

It is frustration to see President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder violate our rights and liberties, lie daily, fail to enforce laws passed by Congress and use their power in the most corrupt ways.

Our problem is a Federal Government out of Control.

 Wayne
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RCGI---Douglas and Lane County Lobby our Senators against NDAA

11/21/2013

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912 Project Lane County Members and Friends,

Please contact Senators Wyden and Merkley, let them know how you feel about the NDAA.

  LETTER%20REGARDING%20NDAA.pdf      
    
Sections1021and1022.pdf

 Attention Oregon citizens united against the indefinite detention of American citizens,

Here is the approved letter by the Lane County Commissioners to lobby our Senators Wyden and Merkley for stronger amendments to the 2012 NDAA.
http://www.lanecounty.org/Departments/BCC/
Documents/2013_AGENDAS/111913agenda/T.5.A.3.pdf
The letter is a great step from our county government wishing to honor their Oaths to the Constitution and protect the rights of their citizens. We still await a
date to move forward on a local formal Resolution.
Here is a video clip of the last Lane County Commissioners meeting discussing  its intentions against the 2012 NDAA sections 1021 and 1022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahlkVWm-BSw

Don’t feel you know enough about the 2012 NDAA? (See attached section 1021 and 1022) And watch this Legal Analysis about these sections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc0uP1ZYSG0


2014 NDAA offers amendments to the 2012 NDAA sections 1021 and 1022, but fails
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