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Continue reading →: Measure 98 (2000) – Amends constitution: prohibits using public resources for political purposes; li
Politics/Labor Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Taxpayer money should not support political causes (like abortion, higher taxes) promoted by unions. Summary Bans using public resources (time, buildings) for political activity; limits public sector union payroll deductions. Biblical Reasoning We have supported very similar Ballot Measures in 1998 and…
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Continue reading →: Measure 97 (2000) – Bans body-gripping animal traps, some poisons; restricts fur commerce
Environment Failed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Violates dominion mandate (Gen 1:26); elevates animals over man; trapping is a legitimate exercise of dominion. Summary Prohibits using body-gripping traps and certain poisons to capture/kill animals. Biblical Reasoning The Bible calls mankind to exercise dominion over the earth, and all its…
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Continue reading →: Measure 96 (2000) – Amends Constitution: prohibits making initiative process harder, except through
Elections Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Initiative process provides a check on the ‘collectivism’ of the two-party system; acts as a ‘Mars Hill’ for debating ideas. Summary Prevents the legislature from making the initiative process more difficult; protects direct democracy. Biblical Reasoning The initiative process is akin to…
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Continue reading →: Measure 95 (2000) – Amends constitution: student learning determines teacher pay; qualifications, no
Education/Labor Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Biblical principle that a worker is worthy of wages (1 Tim 5) implies pay based on performance/results. Summary Ties teacher pay to student performance/learning rather than seniority. Biblical Reasoning Common sense would dictate that one’s wages be tied in some way to…
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Continue reading →: Measure 94 (2000) – Repeals mandatory minimum sentences for certain felonies, requires resentencing
Criminal Justice Failed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Civil government must wield the sword (Rom 13:4); repealing Measure 11 softens punishment for evil. Summary Repeals Measure 11’s mandatory minimum sentences. Biblical Reasoning Measure 11 reduced a judge’s discretion, while the Bible teaches that judges should, in cases other than…
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Continue reading →: Measure 93 (2000) – Amends constitution: voters must approve most taxes, fees; requires certain appr
Taxation Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Checks government oppression (1 Sam 8); gives voters ability to restrain excessive taxation. Summary Requires voter approval for most tax and fee increases. Biblical Reasoning In 1 Samuel 8 , the Bible sets a marker of 10% as a sure sign of…
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Continue reading →: Measure 92 (2000) – Amends Constitution: prohibits payroll deductions for political purposes without
Labor/Politics Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Protect’s workers wages (Luke 10:17); workers should not be forced to fund causes they oppose. Summary Requires annual written permission from employees before unions can use payroll deductions for politics. Biblical Reasoning The Bible says that a worker deserves his wages (…
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Continue reading →: Measure 91 (2000) – Amends Constitution: makes federal income taxes fully deductible on Oregon tax r
Taxation Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Reduces excessive taxation (current rate >10% is tyranny); eliminates double taxation (tax on tax). Summary Makes all federal income taxes fully deductible on Oregon tax returns. Biblical Reasoning The State needs tax dollars to do its proper Biblical function. But how much…
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Continue reading →: Measure 90 (2000) – Authorizes rates giving utilities return on investments in certain retired utili
Economy/Regulation Failed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Violates biblical liability (Open Pit law – Ex 21); those who create a situation (PGE) should bear the cost, not ratepayers. Summary Allows utilities (like PGE) to charge ratepayers for retired property (like the Trojan nuclear plant). Biblical Reasoning Biblical law (Ex.…
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Continue reading →: Measure 88 (2000) – Increases maximum deductible on Oregon income tax returns for federal income tax
Taxation Passed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Reduces taxation; partial fix to double taxation. Summary Increases the amount of federal tax that can be deducted from Oregon state taxes. Biblical Reasoning Our preference is Measure 91, which would make all federal income tax paid fully deductible on Oregon tax…
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Continue reading →: Measure 86 (2000) – Amends constitution: requires refunding general fund revenues exceeding state es
Taxation Passed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Supports tax reduction; government taking more than 10% is tyranny (1 Samuel 8). Summary Enshrines the ‘Kicker Law’ in the constitution, requiring surplus tax revenue to be returned to taxpayers. Biblical Reasoning We support this Measure for the same reasons we are…
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Continue reading →: Measure 85 (2000) – Amends Constitution: modifies population, minimum area requirements for formatio
Government Structure Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Reflects the divine balance of unity and diversity (One and Many); encourages local self-government (specifically East Multnomah County). Summary Eases requirements for forming new counties, allowing population to substitute for land area. Biblical Reasoning The civil development of God’s people in…
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Continue reading →: Measure 84 (2000) – Amends Constitution: State must continue paying local governments for state-mand
Government Structure Passed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Maintains checks and balances; protects decentralized government (smaller units) from state dictatorship. Summary Ensures the state pays for any programs it mandates local governments to provide. Biblical Reasoning Our forefathers brought Biblical truths to bear on all areas of life. One…
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Continue reading →: Measure 83 (2000) – Amends Constitution: authorizes new standards, priorities for veterans’ loans; e
Economy/Veterans Passed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Defense is a federal, not state, matter; government should not interfere in the private mortgage market; bureaucracy should be reduced. Summary Expands eligibility for state veterans’ home loans to more recent veterans. Biblical Reasoning For the civil government to muddy the waters…
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Continue reading →: Measure 8 (2000) – Amends Constitution: limits state appropriations to percentage of State’s prior
Spending/Taxation Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Limits government growth; 10% is the biblical marker of tyranny (1 Sam 8), currently state takes 18%. Summary Limits state spending to 15% of personal income. Biblical Reasoning Additionally, it lets us see just how far past the Biblical marker of state…
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Continue reading →: Measure 7 (2000) – Amends Constitution: requires payment to landowner if government regulation redu
Property Rights Passed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Protects private property (8th Commandment); government should pay for what it takes/devalues. Summary Requires government to compensate landowners if regulations reduce the value of their property. Biblical Reasoning As we noted under Measure 3, private property is one of the most…
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Continue reading →: Measure 6 (2000) – Provides public funding to candidates who limit spending, private contributions
Elections/Spending Failed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Tax dollars should only fund biblical roles of government (punishing evil); forces taxpayers to fund enemies. Summary Uses tax dollars to fund political campaigns for candidates who accept spending limits. Biblical Reasoning But the worldview of its sponsors seems statist. A statist…
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Continue reading →: Measure 5 (2000) – Expands circumstances requiring background check before transfer of firearm
Gun Rights Passed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Gun control doesn’t reduce crime; armed citizenry is a deterrent (Peacemaker); Philistine monopoly on weapons was evil. Summary Requires background checks for all firearms sold at gun shows. Biblical Reasoning One of the darkest times in Old Testament history came about…
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Continue reading →: Measure 4 (2000) – Dedicates Tobacco-Settlement proceeds; earnings fund low-income health care
Spending Failed General Election ✗ PEAPAC Recommends: NO Inappropriate use of state funds for social welfare. Summary Uses tobacco settlement money for low-income health care. Biblical Reasoning We oppose both Measures as inappropriate uses of State funds (see our sidebar “The Bible, Taxation and Whiskey” ). Election Results 45% 55%…
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Continue reading →: Measure 3 (2000) – Amends Constitution: requires conviction before forfeiture; restricts proceeds u
Property Rights/Criminal Justice Passed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Protects private property rights (8th Commandment); punishment requires conviction/guilt. Summary Limits civil asset forfeiture; property can only be seized if the owner is convicted of a crime. Biblical Reasoning Private property is one of the most basic freedoms reiterated throughout…
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Continue reading →: Measure 2 (2000) – Amends Constitution: creates process for requiring legislature to review adminis
Government Structure Failed General Election ✓ PEAPAC Recommends: YES Restores representative government; unelected bureaucrats shouldn’t make laws. Summary Allows citizens to petition the legislature to review administrative rules. Biblical Reasoning But we elect Legislators to make laws, to make the tough decisions, not the bureaucrats! The Scriptures exhort us to…
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I’m Dennis Tuuri
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