Measure 95
k|f|* Attempts to gauge
“teacher perform
ance” by requiring measure
ment of “student learning,”
and would base teachers’
salaries on that “performance." Teacher per
formance can’t be measured that easily, and
pay should be based on skills and education.
Measure 96
Prohibits the Legislature from
♦ making it harder for citizens
to put constitutional amend
ments on the ballot. We sup
port this because everyone should have an
equal opportunity to put measures on the
ballot. But citizens need to be more careful to
not tinker with the Oregon Constitution for
every private agenda.
Measure 97
Stops farmers and ranchers
from using body-gripping
traps and poisons until after
they’ve tried other methods.
This is humane and rational, and animal own
ers can still get a permit to use traps from the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Measure 98
NO* BarsPu^'cem'
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Jwys. ptoyees from using
;(/r rv^ payroll deduction to give
7 money for political purposes,
just because the state’s pay
roll department would have to process those
payroll deductions. Again, similar to Measure
92, this singles out one group of people and
makes it harder for them to participate. /
That’s not democracy. *
Measure 99
Createsa state commission to
Y r V regulate home care workers
for the elderly and disabled.
The commission would be
sure that home care workers are properly
trained and registered, and would represent
home care workers for collective bargaining
purposes. This is a win for the elderly and dis
abled and a win for home care workers. Only
Satan would oppose this measure.
Measure 3
YES
Requires a criminal convic
♦ tion before seizing private
* p ro perty. Cu rrent ly, t he gov
ernment can seize a citizen’s
property if they think it was used in a crime,
even if the citizen has not yet been arrested
or convicted. Gee, do you think we should be
sure they’re guilty before we take their stuff?
Measure 6
Moves Oregon toward real campaign
/V finance reform. This measure estab
lishes a campaign fund, so that if
candidates for state offices voluntar
ily limit spending and show public support for their
candidacy, they receive money from the state. The
money for this fund comes from eliminating the tax
deduction taken by businesses and wealthy individ
uals for huge campaign contributions. Even better,
if a candidate’s opponent refuses to abide by the
spending limits, the candidate gets additional mon
ey to match the uncooperative opponent. This
measure is a step in the right direction, and it shows
how clear and concise a law can be if it’s written by
an experienced professional, instead of by Bill Size
more.
Measure 8
Limits the state’s spend
ing ability—to 15 per
cent of the state’s income in the
last two years. Every two years, the
state budgets for the next two
years. Sometimes investments need to be made.
The Legislature should have the flexibility to spend
more than 15 percent if needed. Voters could pass
a law if they want a balanced budget, but this con
stitutional amendment is unnecessary and severe.
Measure 8 would reduce our spending ability by
$5.7 billion. How would we fund higher education?
Similar to Measure 84, this
♦ makes the Legislature cough
Measure 1
YES
w up money when they make
demands. Measure 1 says that
if the Legislature sets school quality goals, it
must provide funding to meet those goals.
Simple and fair.
Measure 4
!>■■« Would establish a trust fund
j r\ * for the tobacco settlement
* money, just like Measure 89.
But unlike 89, this measure
would use the money only for the Oregon
Health Plan. Either way, Measure 89 or 4, we
think protecting the settlement money and
using it for health-related services is a good
idea. If both measures pass, the one receiving
the largest percentage of “yes” votes would
become law. But if half of the state votes
“yes” on one measure and “no” on the other,
they could both fail. Best vote for both of
them.
Measure 2
NO* Anotfler measure
overly complicating
our lawmaking process. Mea
sure 2 says that if 10,000 vot
ers get upset about an admin
istrative rule and sign a petition, the
Legislature would have to review and vote on
the rule. It’s easy to get 10,000 people upset
about darn near anything in Oregon. If we
can so easily double- and triple-guess our gov
ernment, it can’t work effectively.
Measure 5
Requires unlicensed gun sell
Y r\4 ers to perform background
4 checks—just like licensed
dealers do. This is simple:
Everyone selling a gun in Oregon should be
required to do a background check on the
person buying the gun.
Measure 7
UA« Requires state and local
governments to pay
p roperty owners if a nything the
government does can be shown to
reduce the property value. In other
words, if the state establishes a nature reserve near
someone’s land, and the owner cries that the de
velopment value of that land is reduced as a result,
the state would have to pay them—for develop
ment that hasn’t happened. Taking private proper
ty currently requires compensation. Claiming value
reduction is too broad. This would cost state and lo
cal governments $5.4 billion. Yes, billion.
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Measure 9
K|f"|+ Wou,d prohibit public
schools from “encourag
j/f xV ing, promoting or sanctioning” ho
mosexuality. The vaguely written
Measure 9 isn’t about protecting
children or fairness in curriculum. It’s about the
OCA wanting homosexuals scared, silent and sup
pressed. The OCA has toned down the wording of
its recent measures to avoid the charges of bigotry
and hate-mongering it inspired in past years. How
ever, Measure 9 is the same bigotry, just in a nice,
shiny “protect our kids” package.
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