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R e p a r a tio n s s
(AP) — S u r v i v o r s o f a
ra c e rio t th a t d e s tro y e d
T u ls a , O k l a . ’s b la c k n e i g h ­
b o rh o o d 83 y e a rs ag o c a n ­
n o t s e e k r e p a r a tio n s in c o u r t
b e c a u s e o f th e lo n g - e x p ir e d
s ta tu te o f lim ita tio n s , a f e d ­
e r a l ju d g e h a s r u le d .
T h e ju d g e d ism isse d th e la w ­
su it file d la st y e a r a g a in s t th e
c ity an d th e s ta te by 150 s u r­
v iv o rs an d a b o u t 3 0 0 d e s c e n ­
d a n ts o f th o se w h o lo st p r o p ­
e rty o r w ere k ille d in th e 1921
rio t.
“T hat p la in tiffs' claim s are
b arred by the statu te o f lim ita­
tio n s is strictly a legal c o n c lu ­
sion and d oes not speak to the
trag ed y o f the riot o r the terrib le
d e v a s ta tio n it c a u s e d ," U .S .
S e n io r D istric t J u d g e Ja m e s
E llison said.
H is d ecision, issued F riday,
w as e n te re d in to th e c o u r t’s
reco rd system M onday.
T h e city and state ask ed the
ju d g e to d ism iss th e case b e ­
ca u se o f a tw o -y ea r statute o f
lim itatio n s in civil cases.
S u rv iv o r O tis G . C lark said
he w as not sure w hat to m ake o f
the ruling and tru sted his atto r­
n eys to take the next step.
“ I ’m 101 y ea rs o f age, and
I ’ll ju s t leave it to th em ,” said
C lark , w ho w as 18 w hen he
saw a w hite m ob b u m his g ran d ­
p a re n ts’ and p a re n ts’ hom es.
T h e s u r v i v o r s ’ a t to r n e y ,
C h a rles O gletree Jr., p lan n ed to
appeal.
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Multnomah County officials made history earlier this month when they announced their decision to
grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples. (AP photo)
argum ents against hom osexuality.
“W e w anted to m ake sure that
even though C hair Linn made this
began m arrying in the county.
decision in a very legal manner, it
A man identifying him self as really is im portant to provide a
Brandon Rogers said on that re­ venue for a public dialogue," said
cording, “ 1 hope your w hole family Cruz, after sitting through more than
is killed. I hope with all my heart that tw o o f the eight schedule hours of
you guys are gunned dow n and public hearings.
killed."
O ne common complaint the com ­
Rogers also made a reference to m issioners face is that public offi­
them being "run out o f office.” He cials should not practice civil dis­
faces assault charges for roughing obedience.
up a television cam eram an and he
C ruz calls this a m isunderstand­
m ay face charges for the threaten­ ing o f her actions.
ing phone calls.
“ In California, the m ayor was
“ It was very ugly and it made me being civilly disobedient because
nervous that som eone felt they had they have a D efense o f M arriage
to go to the level o f threatening not A ct,” C ruz said. “ In Oregon, we
only my life, but my fam ily’s lives as have different rules.”
w ell," said Cruz.
A ccording to C ru z’s interpreta­
O ther passionate critics have tion o f a Suprem e Court ruling,
flooded into public hearings, some elected officials in O regon must do
chiding the officials for not includ­ their jo b s in a m anner consistent
ing the public in their action and w ith the state Constitution, even if
others voicing religious or moral it m eans violating an underlying
con tin u ed
fro m F ront
statute.
"It’s not civil disobedience be­
cause we are follow ing the highest
law o f the land," she said.
For C ruz, taking a stand for the
gay com m unity is a personal as well
as professional move.
“As a young w om an o f color.
I’ve experienced racism and dis-
crim inat ion. If I want people to stand
with me on those issues, I ought to
be w illing to stand with others on
theirs,” she said. "It com es dow n to
civil rights. I take this issue as seri­
ously as I take the violation o f civil
rights against people o f color and
against w om en and we all must
stand when we see som eone being
discrim inated against," she said.
Cruz encourages the public to
contact her and other county com ­
m issioners to discuss the contro­
versial sam e-sex m arriages in the
county. C ruz can be reached via e-
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