Screwed Again
09.29.2025
Today, the Oregon Legislature passed a massive new tax bill that was opposed by the overwhelming majority of Oregonians.
As expected, the long-delayed floor session began with a litany of Democrat floor speeches declaring that Portland was safe and peaceful and that there was no need for federal intervention—the Portland police had it handled.
Apparently, Oregon Democrats do not view the endless videos on X of Portland police retreating in the face of aggressive and violent protesters.
The Democrats rolled out their stories of ODOT employees who would lose their jobs if Oregonians did not fork over more money in gas taxes and fees to a government agency that squanders—and cannot account for—millions of tax dollars.
They shared horror stories of the men and women who fill potholes and operate snowplows in the worst conditions being laid off due to lack of funds.
In a press release today, the Oregon Democrats said: “These workers are responsible for snowplowing highways, maintaining bridges, filling potholes, painting pavement markings and fog lines, clearing vehicle collisions, making roads passable after wildfires, and generally keeping the state’s roads and bridges safe.”
And they were probably right. Those workers would likely lose their jobs. But you can rest assured that the people who run DEI programs and create social media posts were safe.
The Republicans reminded us that there were other ways to fund ODOT and that Oregonians were strongly opposed to this latest raid on their shrinking paychecks.
Although the Democrats delayed this vote repeatedly so one of their members could be released from the hospital and wheeled onto the floor for the vote, the Republicans dutifully showed up to grease the skids for this massive tax hike.
The floor speeches were all theater. Every single Republican Senator was present except Cedric Hayden, who was excused. Every one of them knew the bill would pass.
The speeches were a “tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
Yet, even though the Democrats delayed this vote repeatedly to ensure they had the votes they needed, the Republicans arrived with their tails between their legs, ready to do the bidding of their overlords and stick it to Oregonians again.
You might ask, what does this have to do with gun rights? Well, if one were to look at the testimony provided by Oregonians for all the gun bills the Oregon Legislature has been passing, you would see that the vast majority of them also opposed new attacks on our rights. And while our “representatives” keep encouraging us to do their jobs and “make our voices heard,” it’s inescapable that our voices have meant nothing. Now, the rest of the state is learning what gun owners already know.
The Democrats’ only concern is their donor base, and the Republicans’ only concern is keeping their offices and titles. They’re willing to watch all Oregonians crushed by the steady erosion of their rights, the theft of their property, and the endless demands that they pay for the incompetence and greed of state agencies.
With virtually no exceptions, Oregonians have, for all intents and purposes, no representation in Salem. They just have mouthpieces who promise to “fight for your rights” if only you will “chip in” for the fundraising goal du jour.
Gun owners, and now all Oregonians, continue to be victims of a class of people with an insatiable lust for power or an incurable lack of spine. They must be returned to private life.
The Oregon Republican Party is a lumbering, dysfunctional blob determined to lose, run by the weak and self-serving. Those who are doing their best to achieve anything within it are attacked and silenced.
The Oregon Republican Caucus is little more than professional back-scratchers determined to keep their powerless seats, the needs of their constituents be damned.
In the coming election, our Political Action Committee will focus on finding new and courageous blood to challenge the fat and happy establishment. We will be looking for and supporting people of principle and backbone, unafraid to stand up to the self-serving establishment. Rest assured, not a penny will go to the grifters who keep selling us out.
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