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Continue reading →: Measure 74 (2010) – Establishes medical marijuana supply system and assistance and research programs
Drugs/Health Failed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO The Legislature, not the ballot box, is the proper place to develop systems for dispensing medical drugs. Summary Expands the medical marijuana system to include dispensaries and supply systems. Biblical Reasoning Principles Applied: Representative Government (Acts 6:3) Election Results 44% 56% YesNo…
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Continue reading →: Measure 73 (2010) – Requires increased minimum sentences for certain repeated sex crimes, incarcerat
Criminal Justice Passed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Civil government is instituted to punish evildoers; stiff punishments protect citizens and deter crime. Summary Mandates increased prison sentences for repeat sex offenders and drunk drivers. Biblical Reasoning The Parents Education Association is committed to bringing a biblical perspective to public…
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Continue reading →: Measure 72 (2010) – Amends Constitution: Authorizes exception to $50,000 state borrowing limit for s
Economy/Debt Passed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Lowering borrowing costs is good stewardship; helps lawmakers cut spending by reducing debt service costs. Summary Allows the state to use general obligation bonds for property projects, lowering interest costs. Biblical Reasoning While debt is a way of life in America today,…
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Continue reading →: Measure 71 (2010) – Amends Constitution: Requires legislature to meet annually; limits length of leg
Government Structure Passed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO While annual sessions could provide a check on the administrative branch, the current legislature is dominated by tax-and-spend advocates; frequent meetings likely mean bigger government. Summary Changes the Oregon Legislature from meeting every two years to meeting annually. Biblical Reasoning Another…
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Continue reading →: Measure 70 (2010) – Amends Constitution: Expands Availability Of Home Ownership Loans For Oregon Vet
Economy/Veterans Passed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Defense is primarily a federal function, and the loan program expands state bureaucracy; higher military pay makes such loans less necessary. Summary Expands the eligibility for state veterans’ home loans to include more recent veterans and those out of service for longer…
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Continue reading →: Measure 65 (2008) – Changes General Election Nomination Processes… (Top Two Primary)
Elections Failed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Bible warns of party spirit (1 Cor 1), but this system likely advances progressive policies; unintended consequences risk. Summary Establishes a top-two primary system, replacing party primaries. Biblical Reasoning The Bible almost always treats party-spirit or partisanship with disapproval. In I Cor.…
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Continue reading →: Measure 64 (2008) – Penalizes Person, Entity For Using Funds Collected With “Public Resource” For “P
Unions/Politics Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Unjust to use tax dollars to build union political machine; unfair to taxpayers. Summary Prohibits unions from using payroll deductions (public resource) for political money. Biblical Reasoning Clearly, the financial support of a union’s political activity is not a legitimate use of…
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Continue reading →: Measure 63 (2008) – Exempts Specified Property Owners From Building Permit Requirements For Improvem
Property Rights Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Private property is a basic biblical right; reduces government regulation. Summary Removes building permit requirements for small home improvements. Biblical Reasoning Private property is one of the most basic rights found in the Bible. It is, of course, the presupposition of…
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Continue reading →: Measure 62 (2008) – Amends Constitution: Allocates 15% Of Lottery Proceeds To Public Safety Fund
Spending/Criminal Justice Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Redirects state money from non-biblical areas (education) to biblical ones (criminal justice/safety – Rom 13). Summary Dedicates 15% of lottery funds to public safety/crime prevention. Biblical Reasoning Having said that, this Measure would have the practical effect of redirecting state lottery…
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Continue reading →: Measure 61 (2008) – Creates Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences For Certain Theft, Identity Theft, Fo
Criminal Justice Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Civil government wields the sword to punish evil (Rom 13); current system is too lenient; protects citizens. Summary Imposes mandatory minimum prison sentences for various property and drug crimes. Biblical Reasoning The Bible promotes a system in which judges are to…
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Continue reading →: Measure 59 (2008) – An Act to Prohibit Double Taxation (Federal Income Tax Deduction)
Taxation Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Eliminates double taxation; God’s tax (tithe) is on actual increase, not money paid to other governments. Summary Creates an unlimited deduction for federal income taxes on Oregon tax returns. Biblical Reasoning In the Bible, the tithe is God’s “tax” of ten percent…
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Continue reading →: Measure 57 (2008) – Increases Sentences For Drug Trafficking… Requires Addiction Treatment
Criminal Justice Passed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Competes with M61; blurs line between sin and sickness; punishment is central to civil govt (Rom 13); sentences are too light. Summary Legislature’s alternative to Measure 61; increases sentences for some crimes but focuses on treatment. Biblical Reasoning Romans 12:17-13:4 and…
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Continue reading →: Measure 56 (2008) – Amends Constitution: Provides That May And November Property Tax Elections Are D
Taxation Passed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Easier to raise taxes; 1 Sam 8 warns of excessive tax; property tax is unbiblical tax on potential income. Summary Removes the double majority requirement (50% turnout) for property tax measures in May and November. Biblical Reasoning The consent of those taxed…
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Continue reading →: Measure 55 (2008) – Amends Constitution: Changes Operative Date Of Redistricting Plans
Elections Passed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Makes redistricting transition more orderly (1 Cor 14:40). Summary Changes the date when redistricting plans take effect to allow legislators to finish their terms. Biblical Reasoning I Cor. 14:20 says that all things should be done in an orderly fashion. We recommend…
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Continue reading →: Measure 49 (2007) – Modifies Measure 37; Clarifies right to build homes; limits large developments
Property Rights Passed Special Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Unjustly changes rules for those seeking compensation; based on deceit and a misleading ballot title; violates biblical principles of truth and property. Summary Rolls back property rights protections established by Measure 37. Biblical Reasoning Principles Applied: Private Property Rights (Exodus 20:15)…
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Continue reading →: Measure 48 (2006) – Amends Constitution: Limits Biennial Percentage Increase In State Spending To Pe
Spending Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Prevents over-reaching government (1 Sam 8); encourages saving in a rainy day fund, which is biblical financial wisdom. Summary Caps the growth of state spending to the rate of population growth plus inflation. Biblical Reasoning In 1 Samuel 8, God warns us…
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Continue reading →: Measure 47 (2006) – Revises Campaign Finance Laws: Limits Or Prohibits Contributions And Expenditure
Elections Passed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Limits political speech and dialogue; speech is powerful and necessary for godly change. Summary Establishes limits on campaign contributions and expenditures (statutory measure paired with M46). Biblical Reasoning Speech is arguably the most powerful weapon in the world. Speech is what God…
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Continue reading →: Measure 46 (2006) – Amends Constitution: Allows Laws Regulating Election Contributions, Expenditures
Elections Failed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Restricts political speech; spending money is a form of speech. Summary Amends the constitution to allow laws limiting campaign contributions and expenditures. Biblical Reasoning We favor reasonable disclosure and reporting requirements. But we are opposed to imposing limits on individual donations, because…
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Continue reading →: Measure 45 (2006) – Amends Constitution: Limits State Legislators: Six Years As Representative, Eigh
Government Structure Failed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO The Bible values maturity and experience in rulers (Prov 16:31); term limits empower unelected bureaucrats over inexperienced legislators. Summary Imposes term limits on state legislators. Biblical Reasoning First, elders, judges and various rulers in the Bible are normally described as serving…
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Continue reading →: Measure 44 (2006) – Allows Any Oregon Resident Without Prescription Drug Coverage To Participate In
Health Passed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES The program is voluntary for pharmacies and costs taxpayers nothing; no reason to prohibit voluntary financial arrangements that lower costs. Summary Expands the state prescription drug discount program to all uninsured residents. Biblical Reasoning Additionally, the OPDP does not mandate that all…
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