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4 jU S t OUt » September 17.2004 irm i out TAMARA ) The party's over W h o le C o m m u n ic a tio n erecting ever-higher barriers that serve to prohib it ordinary citizens from effecting change at the ballot box. These days, it seems you need a pha lanx of high-powered lawyers in order to wind through all the obscure laws and administrative niles to get an initiative petition approved and processed: In addition, election laws (written by legislators already elected) routinely discriminate against third-party candidates, because the two major parties don’t want any real competition. Somewhere in a back nx>m in Salem, thou sands of signatures were magically invalidated. Whether or not you like Ralph Nader, whether you’re a Libertarian or Green, Democrat or Republican, you should condemn the secretary of state’s decision. 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They have already REC’ed the Republican Party, they are trying desperately to REC our state and federal constitutions, they want to REC women’s rights, REC GLBT rights, REC our supreme courts and, in general, REC all of our lives. And, if our REC of a president is elect ed (notice I didn’t say re-elected), this whole country will become one big RECdom. By renaming the current Republican Party the Radical Extremist Christian Party, the real Republican Party can get back to the business of promoting basic Republican principles, and I and my gixxl Republican friends can once again have something to argue about. 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Appointments are now available: (503) 452-0915 R o bert H an sen Cedar Hills All the n ew s that's fit to ce n so r To t h e E d i t o r : n the Aug. 20 issue, a letter to the editor by Ian Paul Sieren titled “Keeping It Real” admon ished us gay folk to “write letters to the editor” of every paper in Oregon. I had to shake my head and give a sad little smile as 1 read those words. Ian, darling, just because we write, have writ ten or will write letters to the editor DOES NOT mean they will be printed. I myself have written stirring letters to the editor of The Ore- gonian— letters that would turn the tide of this coming election regarding gay marriage IF THEY HAD BEEN PRINTED. Obviously, a paper like The Oregonian (which is against gay marriage) is NOT going to print any letters that might help out our side. I n o ta b le s No On ortland couple Kristin Deichmann (left) and Shelly Casteel wed Sept. 4 in Victoria, British Columbia. The Savitri String Quartet provided the cer emony music in the sunken garden of the Eng lish Inn Resort. A dinner reception followed in the courtyard garden. Deichmann was given in marriage by her brother, Peter Deichmann, and Casteel by Richard Suniga in lieu of her deceased father, William. The wedding party consisted of Stephanie Nelson and Kimberly Wisthoff, who served as Casteel’s maid of honor and matron (if : honor. Lisa Dwyer, Deichmann’s sister, served as I matron of honor, and Ttmmy Deichmann, Deichmann’s sister-in-law, was bridesmaid. Each bride chose to wear ivory designer gowns calla lillies. The couple will spend their honey- and carry a bouquet of white French-wrapped ni(x>n traveling through the Greek islands. I Constitu tional A m endm ent 36 needs volunteers. No On Co n stitu tion al A m endm ent 36 needs you. • Call and sign up today at (971)244-1399. 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