The Obama Administration uses the FBI and the IRS to target its political opponents: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2013/06/13/theres-a-lot-the-fbi-doesnt-know-about-the-irs-n1619894 Audit the Internal Revenue Service!  There is much more we need to learn about the politicization of the independent government agency known as the IRS: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2013/06/13/more-to-learn-about-lerners-abuses-n1619852 What ever happened to “The buck stops here?” The buck never reaches Obama: http://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2013/06/14/the-buck-never-reaches-obama-n1619702 [...]

In an outrageous attempt to silence the opposition to big government, the IRS (supposedly staffed by civil servants working for us) targeted pro-life groups as well as Tea Party groups:   http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/05/30/192616/irs-may-have-targeted-conservatives.html In addition to targeting Conservative groups, the Internal Revenue Service blows millions of taxpayer dollars on lavish conferences: http://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/302899-more-trouble-for-the-irs The “great recovery” has yet [...]

By Suzanne Gallagher, Chair Oregon Republican Party May 14, 2013 Imagine your family received a 10 percent increase in income this year. Like most Oregonians, you’d be pretty happy. Knowing your new income level, you might retool your family budget a little; pay down some debt or save for a rainy day. Oregon government has [...]

      The IRS has admitted to targeting Americans who opposed the President’s big government agenda.  This same IRS is the agency tasked with enforcing the many mandates, taxes, and regulations in ObamaCare. What a chilling thought for most Americans. This is yet another reason why we must repeal Obama’s disastrous law. This Thursday [...]

State Legislation Description Effect on gun-control laws Status Arkansas AR S 71 Allows guns in houses of worship. weaken enacted Arkansas AR S 131 Prohibits the release to the public of records related to concealed weapon permit holders and applicants. weaken enacted Arkansas AR H 1243 Allows trained and licensed staff and faculty to carry [...]

  This is the statement approved tonight by the ORP Executive Officers opposing gun-related senate bills 347, 699, 700 and 796 to be heard in committee on Friday. Many thanks to Keith Trahern, Josephine County Chair, and others who crafted the initial document that forms the basis for this statement.       Statement of the [...]

From Solomon Yue… —————————— Dear ORP State Central Committee members, I am co-sponsoring and helping the passage of the following proposed RNC resolutions: 1) Resolution Calling for Cooperation with the Tea Party Movement a.k.a. “no targeting of Tea Party candidates” resolution submitted by Chief Sponsor Suzanne Gallagher 2) Resolution of the Republican National Committee Concerning [...]

      Oregon: Anti-Gun Bills Aimed at Law-Abiding Citizens to be Heard on Friday, April 5Your action is needed nowFriday, April 5 at 8:30am, a multitude of anti-gun bills will be heard in the Oregon state Senate Judiciary Committee. These bills attempt to create a “solution” to a non-existent problem and instead create a new class [...]

    Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.   In three days, most people in The United States of America will have this message.   This is one idea that really should [...]

Why Marriage Matters! 3/25/2013 We’re less than 24 hours from the start of oral arguments at the Supreme Court on two critical challenges to state and federal laws that define marriage as the union between one man and one woman. This past weekend, Grassfire launched an emergency petition to give you the opportunity to reaffirm [...]

  There is no such thing as a free lunch. States believe that there is “free” federal money to vastly expand the broken entitlement system, Medicaid. I’m sure you’ve seen this government health insurance program for low-income individuals in the news, as governors around the country have been deciding whether they will take that supposedly “free” federal [...]

  Greetings all; There are more reasons now for a 2nd Amendment Preservation Ordinance than there were a mere week ago. HB3200 in the state house would ban most modern firearms and magazines; requires a re-registration of a single gun you would graciously be allowed to own, and allows for warrantless searches of ones home [...]

    ABOUT GREG ISSUES CONTACT NEWS LEGISLATION   Every once in a while, we are privileged to know a true patriot and leader who exemplifies service to his or her country and community. Ken Jernstedt, who passed away this month at age 95, was one of those men—a brave fighter pilot during World War [...]

Correction: The numbers are large, but not that large. See senseofevents.blogspot.com ————————————————————————————————————- 2/5/13 See here and here.