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Vote 'No' on Measure No. 5
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Ballot Measure N o. 5 would radically change the method o f choosing the
C hief Justice o f the Oregon Supreme Court. It would take from the Justices
themselves, who are elected by the people on a non-partisan basis, their long­
standing a u th o rity to choose their own C h ie f Justice. I t w ould give that
power, f o r the firs t time in the history o f Oregon, to the Governor instead.
Oregon’s constitution provides for three separate branches o f government.
Ballot Measure N o. 5 ignores this important principle.
The voters o f Oregon should reject this attempt to place the choice o f the
state’s chief judicial officer in partisan hands.
Protect the independence of Oregon's Courts and Judges.
Rep. W ally Priestley
7 4 27 N . Lancaster A v e n u e
Portland, Oregon 97217
JO EURIS
for
CITY COUNCIL
Letters to the Editor
Separation of powers dicates 'n o ' vote
c o n fir m a tio n by th e S ta te S en a te . I t
T o the e d ito r:
vo ters. I t does so precisely because,
w h ile th e G o v e r n o r fa v o r s his O f ­
I ’ m w r itin g to u rg e a “ N o ” v o te
on B a llo t M ea su re 5, the proposal to
f ic e ’ s h a v in g th e p o w e r to a p p o in t
w o u ld a ls o e lim in a t e th e p ro c e s s ,
e x is tin g sin ce th e a d o p t io n o f o u r
th e C h ie f J u s tic e , a m a jo r it y o f th e
State C o n s titu tio n , w hereby th e sev­
g iv e th e G o v e r n o r th e a u t h o r it y to
a p p o in t the C h ie f Justice o f the O re ­
L eg is la tu re does n ot.
A s th e O r e g o n S ta te B a r has
en ju s tic e s o f th e S u p r e m e C o u r t ,
g o n Suprem e C o u rt.
M e a s u re 5 is a re su lt o f th e 1981
S p e c ia l Sessio n o f th e L e g is la tu r e
n o te d in a rg u in g ag ain st passage o f
th e p ro p o s a l. M e a s u re 5 w o u ld fu n ­
t io n a l
o f f ic e r s
of
th e
s ta te ,
in d e p e n d e n tly select th e C h ie f Ju s­
d a m e n ta lly ch an g e the “ separatio n
tice fro m am o n g themselves.
d e a lin g w ith state fin a n c in g o f local
c o u rts a n d w it h r e o r g a n iz a t io n o f
th e state c o u rt s tru c tu re . A s p a rt o f
th e p o litic a l c o m p ro m is e w h ic h the
L e g is la tu r e s tru c k w ith th e G o v e r ­
n o r to fo re s ta ll his ve to o f th e co u rt
b ills , M e a s u re 5 refers th is q u estion
o f executive a u th o rity d ire c tly to the
w h o m th e v o te rs e le c t as c o n s t it u ­
o f p o w e r s ” p r in c ip le d iv id in g o u r
A " N o " v o te o n M e a s u re 5 is es­
g o v e rn m e n t i n t o th e le g is la tiv e ,
e x e c u tiv e a n d ju d ic ia l b ra n c h e s . I t
sential to the p re s e rv a tio n o f th e in ­
dependence o f o u r highest c o u rt and
w o u ld g iv e th e h ead o f o n e b ra n c h
th e p o w e r to a p p o in t th e h e a d o f
th e s e p a ra tio n o f p o w e rs o f o u r
Joe Uris supports community police review—
my opponent does not.
Joe Uris w ill w o rk fo r jobs, greater
com m unity pow er and equal rights for all.
JOE U R IS -A BREATH OF
FRESH AIR IN THE STALE
CORRIDORS OF
GOVERNMENT.
state g o v ern m e n t.
a n o th e r, an d th is a p p o in tm e n t, u n ­
lik e m any o th ers, w o u ld not even be
s u b je c t to “ c h e c k a n d b a la n c e ”
F red W . H e a rd
Senate President
Calls fo r unity on candidates
T o the e d ito r:
O n M a y 18, 1982 we have the o p ­
p o r t u n it y to e le c t re p re s e n ta tiv e s
fr o m w ith in o u r c o m m u n ity to the
S tate H o u se o f R ep resen tatives. As
I am sure yo u k n o w , th ere a re nine
( 9 ) in d iv id u a ls in c o m p e t it io n f o r
th e D e m o c r a tic n o m in a t io n , th re e
(3 ) w h ites a n d six (6 ) b la c k s . In an
S ta te R e p re s e n ta tiv e fr o m th e 18th
A f t e r s tu d y in g a n d g iv in g c a r e fu l
D is tric t.
c o n s id e ra tio n to a ll th e c a n d id a te s ,
it is m y o p in io n t h a t H a r o ld W i l ­
I n th e p ro c e s s o f s e le c tin g th is
c a n d id a te , y o u r m a in co n sid e ra tio n
s h o u ld be w h ic h c a n d id a te has the
liam s is yo u r best choice.
experience and a b ility to p ro v id e im ­
tu n ity to call o n a ll six candidates to
m ediate help to o u r c o m m u n ity . D o
take a g iant step fo r o u r co m m u n ity
b y p u t t in g eg o s a s id e a n d s ittin g
w e w a n t to send so m eon e w h o w ill
h a v e to s p e n d o n e o r m a y b e tw o
term s in o ffic e b e fo re they learn the
“ in s ” a n d “ o u ts ” o f S alem ? I be­
e ffo r t to ensure th at this representa­
tiv e com es fr o m o u r c o m m u n ity , I
a m w r it in g th is le t t e r in h o p e s o f
lieve all six in d iv id u a ls arc sincere in
th e ir causes, b u t o n ly one can be o f
u n itin g o u r e ffo r ts to elect a b la c k
re a l h e lp to us in th e n e a r f u t u r e .
Joe Uris for City Commissioner Committee. Richard B. Solomon, Treas.
p o. box 12581 Portland, 97212
I w o u ld lik e to ta k e th is o p p o r ­
"Let's Live
within our
d o w n to n eg otiate in an a ll-o u t cam ­
p a ig n to u n if y o u r c o m m u n ity b e­
h in d o n e c a n d id a t e : H a r o l d W i l ­
liam s.
R o th ey M an u s
Supports Clark fo r governor
T o the e d ito r:
A s C h a ir m a n o f th e D e m o c r a tic
P a r t y ( 1 9 8 0 - 8 1 ) , I w o r k e d h a rd to
h elp m y p a rty focus on m a in s tre a m
issues: jo b s , h e a lth c a re , in f la t io n ,
re a l a d m in is t r a t iv e e x p e rie n c e in
g o v e r n m e n t. H e ’ s ru n th e b ig g est
co u n ty in the state fo r eight years—
a n d w h ile m e t r o p o l it a n c o u n tie s
th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n tr y w ere m e e t­
ing disaster, h e’ s kept it solvent and
on the jo b .
A n d the actions?
A n in te llig e n t an d gutsy jo b s p ro ­
g ra m ; a d ire c t a tta c k o n h ealth care
in f la t io n ; a sensible rescue f o r o u r
c ra c k in g p en al system (as a fo rm e r
s h e riff, he has n o p ie -in -th e -s k y illu ­
sions th e re , e ith e r); a h o u sin g p la n
energy, taxes— and to strengthen the
P a r t y so it c a n h e lp O r e g o n m e e t
those issues. I urge D e m o c ra tic vo t­
3 ) M o s t i m p o r t a n t , C l a r k is th e
th a t w ill increase new starts, now ; a
one ca n d id a te w h o ’ s com e rig h t out
ers to n o m in ate D o n C la rk fo r G o v ­
in fro n t on the issues. W h ile his m a ­
balan ced, farsigh ted energy p olicy.
D e m o c ra ts c a n ’ t a f f o r d co sm etic
e rn o r fo r three solid reasons:
j o r o p p o n e n t w as s a y in g , “ I ’ ll te ll
1) C l a r k ’ s b een th a t ra re o f f ic e
h o ld e r w h o ’ s w o r k e d w it h i n th e
y o u w h a t I ’ m f o r in S e p t e m b e r ,”
D o n f o llo w e d a 3 -s te p p la n : he
P a r t y , as w e ll as his o f f ic e , to im ­
p ro v e t h in g s — a n d i f th e P a r t y is
to u red the state to ask p eo p le’ s con­
ever to meet its needed ro le, it must
encourage people w h o d o th a t.
2) C la rk 's the o n ly ca n d id a te w ith
candidates this year. O re g o n needs a
G o v e rn o r w h o dares to lead, and fo r
18 years, D o n C la r k has p ro v e d he
w ill. H e deserves o u r su p po rt.
cerns; he d e v e lo p e d a c tio n p la n s to
m e e t th o s e c o n c e rn s ; a n d th e n he
Joe S m ith
Im m e d ia te Past C h a irm a n ,
p u t th e m in w r itin g , so w e ’ d k n o w
w here he re ally sto o d.
S u p p o rts B a s ic S e rv ic e s . . .
N ot N ew Taxes
D e m o c ra tic P a rty o f O reg o n
E f f ic ie n t M a n a g e m e n t
Cut u nnece ssary sp e n d in g w hile p re se rvin g basic
se rvice s Im prove co u n ty m anagem ent w ith
greater e fficie n cy
Oppose prison bond measure
T o the e d ito r:
pensive, w ith th e in itia l cost o f co n ­
son m o re p e o p le . D e s p ite these dis­
stru c tin g a m e d iu m security fa c ility
tu rb in g facts p e o p le o f O re g o n , o f
o u r n a tio n , d o n o t feel safe; c rim e
O r e g o n ia n s w ill s o o n v o te o n
Bond M easu re #3, a request fo r $60
m illio n fo r the expansion o f existing
being m atched every 4 to 5 years. T o
O re g o n ia n s th is w o u ld m e an $ 1 2 0
m illio n o ver 10 years an d $ 9 6 0 m il­
f e a r . E x p a n d in g e x is tin g c o r r e c ­
ja il and prison fa c ilitie s to a lle v ia te
lio n o v e r 30 y e a rs . O re g o n c a n n o t
tio n a l in s titu tio n s is n o t the best so­
o v e rc ro w d in g . T h is fig u re is d ece iv­
in g f o r it is e x c lu s iv e o f in te r e s t
a f f o r d these e n o rm o u s sum s w h e n
lu tio n .
V o t e r s o f N e w Y o r k , M ic h ig a n
rates, o peratin g costs and in fla tio n .
C o n s tru c tio n o f new fa c ilitie s re ­
q u ire s 3 to 4 y e a rs . A c c o r d in g to
R o b e rt W a ts o n , A d m in is t r a t o r o f
C o r r e c t io n s , th is d e la y w o u ld i n ­
crease the cost per (m a x im u m secur­
th e re a re d a ily a c c o u n ts o f b u d g e t
cu ts in e d u c a tio n , c o m m u n ity ser­
vices and law en fo rc e m e n t.
O re g o n incarcerates so m a n y p er­
sons it ra n k s a m o n g th e h ig h e s t
t h ir d o f a ll s ta te s . O u r n a t io n d e ­
it y , cell fr o m $ 6 5 ,0 0 0 to $ 1 6 1 ,7 0 0 .
tains over 5 5 0 ,0 0 0 people behind the
w alls o f 6 ,9 8 0 c o rre c tio n a l fac ilitie s.
A side fro m the greater cost, any de­
F ew c o u n trie s im p o s e h a rs h e r sen­
lay o ffe rs little to relieve o v e rc ro w d ­
tences th a n th e U n it e d S ta te s , a n d
o n ly South A fr ic a and Russia im p ri­
ing. O p e ra tin g costs are the most ex ­
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