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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -- THREE TIMBERUNITY ~ Letters to the Editor ~ -Continued from PAGE ONE ponents say is the major cause of global warming. Beginning in 2022 the law would mandate reducing carbon emissions state- wide by 2035 to 45 per- cent below 1990 levels. It would require an 80 percent reduction by 2050. Oppo- nents say imposing these limits will drive businesses out of Oregon, discourage others from locating here and destroy thousands of jobs. The law would have a disproportionate effect on food processing plants such as those in Boardman, which emit large amounts of carbon. Opponents say it will also drive up fuel costs since fuel importers will be required to purchase al- lowances for the fuels they distribute upping the cost of gas and diesel to consum- ers. The fuel requirement will be phased into different areas of the state over time, starting with the Portland metro area, TimberUnity says all of this will severely damage rural businesses and hurt drivers, who be- cause of long distances use more fuel than urban busi- nesses and residents. Bailey says he is also worried about the way the law is being pushed. “We all matter,” he says. He said he got the impression the legislators pushing cap and trade think “we are all too illiterate to understand the bill so it’s their duty to pass the bill without informing us what’s in it and what it will do.” The Oregon leg- islature is controlled by a super majority dominated by liberal Democrats from the Portland area, and cur- rently doesn’t need votes from the state’s rural areas to pass legislation. If passed, the legisla- tion will reduce the carbon released in the state of Or- egon, but nowhere does it say by how much it will lower the temperature of the earth, which leads Bailey to think it may be a just anoth- er way for state government to raise large amounts of tax money. “All of that money is just going into the general fund,” he says. “They will just spend it on whatever special interest groups they want. They won’t even tell us how all this new tax money is going to be spent.” Many members of TimberUnity are saying since the cap and trade bill is a new tax it should be sent to the voters first for approval. Proponents, how- ever, have made no indica- tion they would be willing to do that. Bailey says the bill even exempts Portland International Airport from the carbon regulations, as well as the railroads and shipping, another indication he says the legislature is looking out for its special interests. Bailey, who is an em- ployer and has owned his own repair business for 38 years, said he met people at the rally from all over the state just like him. “We aren’t a bunch of angry loggers,” he says of Tim- berUnity. “We are business owners, farmers and work- ing people. If we can’t make a living, if we can’t employ people. Where are the jobs going to come from?” The crowd was also very orderly during the rally, he says. “We weren’t running around beating up the cops or causing trouble with people. When we left, the capitol grounds were cleaner than when we got there.” And the people he met on the road were most- ly respectful too. “We got lots of honking horns and thumbs up, but we did get a couple of one finger sa- lutes,” he adds with a smile. “But mostly people were very supportive.” He says he did notice one overpass along the convoy route with a banner hanging down touting electric cars. With the convoy and rally now over, Bailey says the efforts mustn’t stop there. “People need to get involved. This is about our future.” Representative Smith told him with a shift of just three seats from Democrat to Republican it would break the super ma- jority in the legislature and put a stop to the drastic laws and regulations that have come out of Salem. Bailey urges people to study up on what is happening in their government and to vote. “You can make a difference just sitting at your kitchen table and filling out a bal- lot,” he says. For those who want to know more about Timbe- rUnity he urged them to go to their web site at timbe- runity.com, and also look at their Facebook page. “Every one of us who is connected to working the land has a voice in Timbe- rUnity,” the web page says. “Even if you’re not a forest- er, logger, rancher, trucker, miner, fisher or farmer, when our jobs go away, it hurts every local business in our community We can no longer support lawmakers who support special-inter- ests over the working men and women of Oregon. It’s time to stand up and make a change.” Rebekah Lodge to host paint party The Holly Rebekah Lodge in Lexington will host a paint for fun party at the Lodge in Lexington on Thursday, March 5 be- ginning at 6 p.m. The cost is $30 per person and it is The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Ordinance contains incorrect statement of law To the Editor, I respond to the January 22 G-T story about a “Sec- ond Amendment Sanctu- ary.” It refers to Lexington Ordinance 20-1, which contains the following pro- vision: “...all local, state, and federal acts, laws, orders, rules or regulations re- garding firearms, firearms accessories, and ammuni- tion are a violation of the Second Amendment [of the US Constitution].” However, that state- ment clearly is an incorrect statement of law. The fact that it is contained in a city ordinance does not make it correct. The US Supreme Court has clearly stated that the right secured by the Second Amendment of the Constitution is not un- limited. It is not “a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for what- ever purpose.” This quote is from the US Supreme Court’s analysis of the Second Amendment in the leading case of District of Colum- bia v. Heller (2008). The Court’s opinion, written by Justice Antonin Sca- lia, held that the Second Amendment conferred an individual right to keep and bear arms – to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation. But Justice Scalia made clear that the Supreme Court does not read the Second Amend- ment to protect the right of citizens to carry arms for Ione Library board to meet The monthly meeting of the Ione Library District’s Board of Directors will be held on Monday, February 24 at 6 p.m. at the Ione Public Library, 385 W. 2nd Street. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. Community lunch menu Hopeful Saints volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, February 19 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be spinach and cheese quiche, roasted red potatoes, lemon parmesan broccoli and Rice Krispy treat. Milk, coffee and tea is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Glen F. Ward – Glen F. Ward, 92, of Heppner, died Friday, January 7 at Heppner. He was born May 23, 1927 at Haines, OR. A memorial service is being planned for a later date. A complete obituary will appear in a future issue of the Gazette-Times with a time and date of service. Sweeney Mortuary is in care of arrangements. Simply Homemade Catering Providing home cooked food for all your catering needs Suzanne Rea 541-377-1099 Pendleton Cattle Bar- ons weekend scholarship applications are available and due by March 1. 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