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 11.12.11
First Congressional District Race. |
As
you now know, the primary for the House seat in the First Congressional
District was decided with no big surprises.
The very well-funded State Senator, Suzanne Bonamici, easily
won the Democratic Primary and Rob Cornilles easily won the
Republican Primary.
The race to replace disgraced Democrat David Wu is receiving
national attention since it is not taking place during a regular
election cycle. Of Oregon's five Congressional Districts, four
of them have been held by enemies of gun rights. With David
Wu now out of the picture, this race could replace him with
another outspoken opponent of the Second Amendment (Bonamici)
or a supporter of liberty. But here's the problem. While
we know where Bonamici stands because of her terrible record
in the Oregon Legislature, her opponent, Republican Rob Cornilles,
has no voting record and has so far refused to say where he
stands on gun rights. As of today, November 12,Cornilles' website
makes no mention of the issue.
If he is willing to stand up for liberty, he could be a tremendous
asset in Congress. If he is another middle-of-the-road, establishment
politician, he will be of no use to gun owners at all.
During the primary, Cornilles would not take a position on gun
rights. Some of the other candidates, even those who opposed
gun rights, went on the record. Now that the general election
is looming, knowing his position on the Second Amendment is
more important than ever.
Minor party candidates can file for this race until December
1. It is possible that a minor party candidate may file who
is unapologetically pro-gun. That's why we need to know if the
major party candidate actually believes in your rights.
Whether you live in the First Congressional District or not,
the winner of this special election will be casting votes that
effect your life and your liberty. With two militantly anti-gun
senators and three sitting congressman who oppose your rights,
this election will be pivotal in the fights ahead.
Please consider contacting Rob Cornilles and urging him to complete
our candidate survey
so we have some indication if he plans to stand up for your
rights, or like Suzanne Bonamici, work to undermine them.
UPDATE 11.25.11
We have received scores of copies of the
form email the Cornilles campaign has sent to voters who asked
him to answer our survey. Usually the text consists of the following
message:
"Rob has taken a consistent position in the last two
cycles regarding his strong support for the 2nd Amendment whenever
he has been asked about it or whenever it comes up on the stump.
As a rule, due to a lack of sufficient time/staff, we do not
respond to any of the myriad of questionnaires sent to this
office on a daily basis by the entire spectrum of advocacy groups.
If we did so, our staff would be overwhelmed.
However, I would be happy to discuss Rob's strong support for
the 2nd Amendment. Please call HQ at 503.922.2014 and ask for
me.
Regards,
Mike C."
What makes this perplexing is that they have no time to
answer a very short survey, but they have time to take many
phone calls and send out countless form emails saying they have
no time to answer a survey. Unfortunately what this translates
into is "Take our word for it, but don't expect us
to go on the record."
What's even more troubling is the email one OFF supporter
received which said "We did receive an A rating from
the NRA last year in our run vs Congressman Wu - without answering
their questionnaire. Instead,they spoke with us and we explained
our positions."
So the NRA gives "A" ratings to candidates who
have never held office, have no voting record and won't put
their positions on the record.
Politicians make lots of promises. Often they even break
the ones they have put in writing, but refusing to even commit
to a position is cause for alarm. We encourage you to keep after
Cornilles.
Contact info and a sample message follow:
Rob Cornilles
P.O. Box 2272
Tualatin, OR 97062
503.922.2014
info@cornillesforcongress.com
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Dear Rob,
I am concerned that you have refused to take a position on Second
Amendment rights.
I notice you make no mention of this important issue on your
website and you have not responded to requests from the Oregon
Firearms Federation to complete their short survey.
In a state where almost all of our Federal representatives are
hostile to gun rights, as is your opponent, it is very important
to me to know where you stand.
I strongly urge you to respond to OFF's survey so voters in
your district, and potential contributors nationwide, have an
accurate idea of your position.
Sincerely,
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