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PAGE A4, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 5, 2021 Public Square Public Square weclomes all points of view. Published submissions do not necessarily refl ect the views of the Keizertimes. Submit a guest opinion, column or letter to the editor to publisher@keizertimes.com. police scanner SUNDAY, FEB. 21 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24 3:50 a.m. - Warrant served in the 5000 block of Sir Lancelot Court NE. 9:50 a.m. - Invasion of personal pri- vacy in the 4000 block of Lowell Av- enue NE. 1:01 p.m. - Burglary in the 7000 block of Wheatland Road N. 7:59 p.m. - Fleeing a police offi cer at the intersection of Chemawa Road NE and Portland Road NE. 5:30 p.m. - Vandalism in the 5000 block of Woodwind Court N. MONDAY, FEB. 22 2:34 a.m. - Physical harassment in the 6000 block of Ridgetop Drive NE. 2:49 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the 4000 block of Delight Street N. 10 a.m. - Counterfeit currency in the 5000 block of River Road N. 1:08 p.m. - Restraining order vi- olation in the 4000 block of Verda Court NE. 6:28 p.m. - Physical harassment in the 2000 block of Woodlawn Court NE. TUESDAY, FEB. 23 2:52 a.m. - Arrest for aggravated as- sault in the 700 block of Dearborn Avenue N. 5:37 p.m. - Aggravated assault in the 700 block of Lockhaven Drive NE. THURSDAY, FEB. 25 11 a.m. - Theft in the 6000 block of Ulali Drive. 5 p.m. - Graffi ti in the 4000 block of 18th Avenue NE. FRIDAY, FEB. 26 2 a.m. - Unlawful entry to vehicle in the 600 block of Parkmeadow Loop NE. 3 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the 900 block of Chemawa Road NE. 1:45 p.m. - Criminal trespassing in the 4000 block of River Road N. 5:43 p.m. - Shoplifting in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd. 10 p.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the 800 block of Manbrin Drive NE. SATURDAY, FEB. 27 1:04 a.m. - Physical harassment in the 5000 block of Lacey Court N. 10:37 a.m. - Theft at the intersection of Keizer Road NE and Gobert Av- enue NE. 3:58 p.m. - Traffi c accident in the 1000 block of Beebe Street NE. traffi c court NO LICENSE House Democrats against free speech By DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Democratic House members are using the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot and the coronavirus pandemic in a scary effort to censor conservatives—and get Big Media to do their dirty work for them. Remember when the left believed in more speech as the solution to bad speech? Those days are gone. Last week, Reps. Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerney, both Califor- nia Democrats, sent letters to CEOs for cable providers, satellite providers and other platforms to voice their issues with conservative news out- lets Fox News, Newsmax and One America News Network. The letters asked executives of such giants as AT&T, Comcast, Ama- zon and Verizon what they are doing to “reduce the spread of disinforma- tion, including encouragement or incitement of violence by channels your company disseminates to mil- lions of Americans.” And the letters asked the CEOs if they plan on carrying the three con- servative networks beyond “any con- tract renewal date.” Hint. Hint. “The letter is not just chilling; it’s positively glacial,” George Washing- ton University law professor Jona- than Turley warned during Wednes- day testimony before a House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. No surprise, in their crusade to combat “misinformation,” the letter’s authors swam in murky waters. To make their point, Eshoo and McNerney wrote, “One popu- lar television show aired a segment about OANN last April that in- cluded a dire warning: ‘the kind of misinformation (OANN) is spewing right now could end up getting peo- ple killed.” The popular show? “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” hosted by a comedian. The letter also cited Media Mat- ters— a left-wing propaganda group —as an authoritative source, ac- cusing Fox of broadcasting what it called “misinformation” 253 times over a fi ve-day period. An example: “Fox pushed for school re-openings 34 times despite public health con- cerns.” It’s not good when those who pose as enemies of misinformation cannot distinguish between fact twisting and unwelcome opinion. Weak thinkers with lazy arguments are not the peo- ple you want determining who gets on cable TV or the internet. The Democrats’ focus on conser- vative media only overlooks the fact that every news organization makes mistakes. Sometimes the mistakes involve simple error. Others involve honest mistakes facilitated by bias. Others are the result of bad judg- ment. After all the bogus stories on Trump campaign collusion with Russia in 2016, Democrats should know that discretion is the better part of valor. At the hearing, Eshoo took issue with critics who said that the letters violated The First Amendment. “The First Amendment, my friends, starts with four words, ‘Con- gress shall make no laws,’” Eshoo said. And how dare anyone question the probity of House members “ask- ing questions.” Actually, that’s fi ve words, con- gresswoman. And if the letters merely asked questions, no one would raise an eyebrow. “Making a statement and put- ting a question mark at the end of it, doesn’t change the import of the statements,” Turley testifi ed. The House Democrats’ questions sent “a rather audible statement.” “What if you succeed?” Turley asked. Voters would lose access to Fox News, the most watched news net- work last year because House Demo- crats decided they could decide what other people read or watch. They’re book burners, and they don’t even know it. Or they just don’t care. it diffi cult for individual Representatives to get debate time on the fl oor. letters To the Editor: When Members are ac- Regarding the Feb. 26 corded debate time, they Page 1 story, Councilors de- rarely receive more than bate rule changes, I fi nd it cu- two to fi ve minutes.” rious that Councilor Ross If Councilor Day Day knows of “no other body” that wants to give councilors fi ve minutes, limits the time an elected member the same as the limit put by council can speak. Really? How about the on members of the public who want U.S. House of Representatives, as to testify, fi ne. But the concept of a one example? limit is hardly out of left fi eld. According to the House’s offi cial Carolyn Homan rules, “House debate nearly always Keizer takes place under some form of time restriction. ...Time restrictions make Limiting talking time for offi cials Keizertimes Wheatland Publishing Corp. 142 Chemawa Road N. Keizer, Oregon 97303 Phone: 503.390.1051 www.keizertimes.com and threatened our very existence. I give a shout out to the courts of America that withstood the on- slaughts to it: If our federal judges had not stood fi rm against the slings and arrows thrown at the judicial system, our unfi nished efforts at de- mocracy could have gone down in fl ames. Heartfelt appreciation to the nation’s Supreme Court when it stood fi rm against a mighty thrust from a politician attempting to make it work for one American alone. Then there were the individual pol- iticians whose resolve helped to save us. We shall not forget also the com- panies that made the COVID-19 vaccines and those groups in the medical community that delivered it. 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McINTYRE Only a couple weeks to wait of ownership of my entire country as an American citizen, until spring occurs in the more so this year than Northern Hemisphere and I recall from any other I couldn’t be happier than guest year of my life. The main I am today at the prospect of a new year in America column reason being that our democracy was tested in during my favorite season. the extreme during the For openers, no state last four years—although in the union is prettier or more promising in a display of nat- never more exhaustingly so than in ural beauty by God’s blessings than 2020—and still found its footing that of Oregon’s. Born and raised well enough to survive another one in Oregon and always admiring the of those challenges only coming, state, my travel bug enticed me to thankfully, a few times before now. 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