Our foundation was set on the principles set in our bible, and Ten Commandments, most know that, and then their are those who have actually said to me, “ I don’t think our founding fathers were thinking about the Bible, when they wrote our founding documents”… but they are, it’s specifically says so in our Declaration of Independence,

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights… … The signers of the Declaration of Independence deemed it a “self-evident truth” that all men “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights“.

Let’s talk about our inalienable rights, life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, and ask, do you feel free enough to pursue that which makes you happy? Or are you living in fear of your government and what they are capable of? If your answer is no to those questions, you understand, we are in a lot of trouble.

So you see, in order to enact their agenda for our country, they must first dismantle the foundation our country was built on, and that my friends, is what you are witnessing, their attempt to destroy everything our founding fathers once stood and fought for.

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Protest have now ensued over the death of a man in Minnesota, which we all agree is tragic, but the riots, looting and burning of buildings is wrong, and your response included no assurance to Oregonians that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated. I am including the only statement you have made, to ensure it’s word for word.

“George Floyd.
Breonna Taylor.
Ahmaud Arbery.
Philando Castile.
Alton Sterling.

Too many Black lives taken by racist violence. Far too many. Mourning their loss is not enough. We must commit ourselves to racial justice.

As Portland Fire Chief Sara Boone said today, this “is a moment of reckoning. It is a moment when we come together… to create an actual community where respect and dignity are our core values.”

Yesterday thousands of Oregonians mourned and spoke out for justice together. But late last night small groups decided to smash windows and light fires. Senseless violence does not honor George Floyd’s death or create accountability. Only the hard work of racial justice will.” ~ Kate Brown

You have destroyed our economy in Oregon, you have ignored the cries of the people, we don’t want our state to be a sanctuary and we don’t want it burnt or looted to the ground. We don’t want a governor who disappears every time there is an emergency in our state. So let me be the first to inform you that, I withdraw my consent to be Governed by you, I DEMAND your resignation, effective immediately!

Oregon is on the brink of civil war, the abuse of power is obvious to even those not politically inclined, you have the opportunity to avert it by handing in your resignation, now it’s up to you to do the right thing! Sincerely ~ Leanna Crain

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Why are they burning their own communities down, why? I am here to answer that question, we are under a leftist attack, inevitable during an election year, they no they have no chance, so chaos ensues to deflect from all that is just wrong with their party.

Do we sit like cowards in our homes, telling ourselves, this to shall pass? Do we continue to let them burn businesses down and put more Oregonians out of a job? Or do we take action, and stand in solidarity to protect what is ours? I do know that we can no longer let them get away with this, I do know that we have no chance of beating them at the polls, at least not without a “Battle of Athens” to ensure our election is fair, and I also know, we cannot continue to live in fear.

I for one, am ready to hear the sounds of Freedom and Liberty ring across this great nation, I for one, am ready to save our state, our country, by whatever means necessary. You see, we were born with a natural born right to live, and prosper, and sadly, we have reached that point in history that democrats have been striving for, for decades.

Our Freedoms and liberties are on the line, our security and comfort threatened, how much more will it take? I’m afraid it will take a civil war, we can’t allow this abuse of power, evil prevails, when good people do nothing.

To my fellow Oregonians, stay safe out there, when you are ready to stand against this obvious attack on our country, I for one am with you!

It Matters How You Stand ~ Robert “LaVoy” Finicum

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Oregon was divided, but never set on fire, and to this very day, no one has been held accountable. We demanded accountability, we demanded justice, to no avail.

LaVoy was a Husband, Father, Grandfather and friend, and a genuine lover of Freedom, his chosen saying, it matters how you stand.

He would have been appalled if our reaction to his murder was to light up our community, I’m sure he would of told us, come on guys, it matters HOW you stand.

When the country heard of the murder of George Floyd, we were all on the same page, standing in unity demanding justice, and then the riots started, and we are once again a country divided.

If you decide to join in these protests against the police, remember that, two wrongs, don’t make a right, and it really does matter how you stand.

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“The purpose of this page is to gather and organize data, articles, and information that demonstrate how the State of Oregon’s approach to the Covid-19 pandemic is harmful to Oregon and the health and well-being of her citizens.

We recognize that Covid-19 poses health risks to vulnerable groups and that, in the early months of 2020, we did not have much information on how Covid-19 would affect the state. However, now we have ample data on the actual (rather than predicted) challenges that Covid-19 presents. The threat today is much less than what was predicted.

At this point, the State of Emergency and “Stay Home. Save Lives.” orders are causing more harm than good and infringe on our constitutional rights. It is time to release most of the restrictions and allow people to make their own decisions based on their own risk/benefit analysis. Let us show you why.”

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Outrage ensued and many assembled to protest the blatant police brutality, the result, Minnesota burns as protesters first looted, then set the police department and other business in the vicinity on fire.

This weekend, protests are set to begin here in Oregon, as some Oregonians choose to stand in solidarity against police brutality. If their protest is anything like Minnesota, it will be a long weekend. I just hope those protesters realize, our police are not protecting a killer cop, they will be free to push back.

If you believe in the power of prayer, pray for our country, it’s getting ugly out there. Stay home, stay safe, and give it to God.

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While we sit at home, and ponder this “new normal” we wonder if we will ever get back the rights that have been stripped of us, we watch as small businesses close, the shutdown bankrupting them, we pray for some kind of intervention from our president, the Department of Justice that have warned our Governor, civil rights violations “could” or “may” result in loss of funding, we realize, we are on our own.

We are Americans, we are strong and resilient, and I tell myself, this to shall pass, we will beat them at the polls, only to hear 2000+ people received the wrong ballot. My mind wonders back to that dusty old document, dated July 4, 1776, and I wonder if the time has come. Our freedoms and liberties are only ours for as long as we fight to keep them.

I will leave you with this, evil prevails when good people do nothing, let the death of a man, by an officer of the law in Minnesota, be the example, as I watch that city burn, Sodom and Gomorrah comes to mind.

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In Congress, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

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I watched that video in horror, asking myself, why did someone not do more then tell him to stop? I can’t imagine how those standing right there felt. To watch a man die, because the only recourse they have is a phone with a camera, so they film, in hopes that accountability will come with their account.

I also found myself asking , when do we as citizens step up to defend what we see is obviously police brutality, especially when other officers stand by and do nothing?

I will be the first to admit, police have one of the hardest jobs in the country, many they deal with are hardened criminals with no regard for the rule of law, or the officers who are enforcing them. You commit a crime, you deserve to do the time, accountability is a must in a civilized nation, and I for one appreciate those who serve honorably to keep our country civil.

With that said, I am appalled at what I witnessed, I am angry that others where forced to watch helplessly, with their camera, their only weapon. This kind of brutality happens way to often in a country we call civilized, many times, the officers are not found at fault, and anger and resentment builds.

Now we watch as the people of Minnesota stand toe to toe with the other officers of that department, the only ones not standing with them are the four officers that started another angry standoff with the people of that state. I am happy to see so many standing and protesting the actions of this officer, but it should of never gotten to this point to begin with.

So, I will leave you to ponder this, when is it our duty to protect a life? if that had been a thug doing that to someone, would you not intervened? That badge and title, is just that when a cop crosses the line into the criminal world.

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Those spaces were granted a license to consume food and beverage. Each of those rooms have 40 approved seats. We have limited the seating in that area of the Pub to 12 each. Because of that we exceed the 6 feet social distancing recommended by the CDC. I personally disinfect the rooms when customers leave with alcohol. After spending about a thousand dollars of precious capital, we booked content and brought back staff. I work both on the line and at the front of the house. I am not at a computer. After we got settled in on the day I saw that my health inspector, Emily Freeland sent me an email that you had demanded I not serve food and beverage in the licensed areas that showed digital media. 

Hi Ted – We received clarification from the state today that says that theaters are to remain closed. Restaurants can open but the theatre portion is to remain closed at this time. Please let me know if you have further questions. 

Thanks, Emily I asked for clarification but at 3:42pm Friday I never got a reply. We remain open. 

In my case I have been open 3 days. On a normal weekend day, we set a goal of 100 tickets a day and usually do better than that. Friday, I sold 14 tickets over 5 shows, 18 Saturday and 14 Sunday. Even though restaurants and pubs are open it is a slow go. You really have no valid reason to not let me have 12 people in the theaters. I am no different than the bar that has walls of big screen tv’s. Well I am different because I have social distancing. We have installed plexiglass shields and have an ample supply sanitizer we make ourselves. I have 2 infrared thermometers that were due to arrive the 15th but did not show up. Because of the layout we can only seat 12 in the front of the pub. It is important for us to have the theater area available for dining. One option would be to do shorts with the lights up. 

Later in this letter I will go over some of the facts as it relates to Deschutes County and the State of Oregon. There is not a public health emergency in Deschutes county and there was not one any time during the lockdown. What is clear is there is an economic crisis that will potentially be more severe than the depression of the thirties. I will cover that in this email as well. 

If the state follows through with shutting down the other 2 dining areas I will be sending this email out to about 85 contacts in both the news community and those in the legal 

community that have filed amicus briefs in the recent past on the 2nd, 5th, 8th, 9th and 14th amendments. It is my belief that you have violated my constitutional rights with your order to close the dining areas of my pub that show digital content. Specifically, I am sure you are familiar with Obergefell v. Hodges. Your decision to mandate that the portion of my pub that is licensed for food and beverage that shows digital content be closed denies me of equal protection under the law. Other licensed facilities have not been treated this way and is a violation of the 14th Amendment. Those other bars and restaurants have large, flat screens showing digital content. I have seen some in Bend with DLP projectors. Also last year in Timbs v. Indiana the SOCTUS ruled that the 8th Amendment applies to state government. When you suspend my licenses, I will bring a claim against the state for excessive fines. You have denied me due process under both the 5th amendment and 14th amendment. The 9th amendment is underused but it is clear that your actions have deprived me of my natural right to earn a living. When you shut me down without recognizing my constitutional rights I will establish a GoFundMe page to raise capital for my legal defense and to seek damages from your actions. Below I will lay out some of the facts as they relate to the Covid-19 lockdown. 

Oregon was the 17th known case in the U.S. back on February 27th. We know there were 2 deaths in early to mid-February in California. France is looking into a case in December. Northeastern University has a model that indicates the Covid infections started in January. I started keeping spreadsheets on March 14 after getting frustrated with the data online disappearing. Back in mid March the State of Washington had 673 cases and New York led the nation with 732. Oregon was at 39 cases. By March 19th Oregon was up to 88 cases and was the 23rd highest case count in the 50 states and DC. Currently Oregon sits at 41st highest, 11th lowest. Oregon broke 1000 cases on April 5th. It took 16 days, April 20th to break 2000 cases and another 18 days to break 3000 May 7th when 3068 cases were reported. Basically, since April 5th the Covid-19 cases have been flat with day to day fluctuations. 

April 1st New York did 18,718 tests and reported 11,734 new cases. That was 49.67% of tests were positive. On that day Oregon reported 46 new cases out of 1,042 tests for a ratio of 4.41% positive. The 4.41% was the 8th lowest of any state. By May 1st New York was down to 33.24% of test positive while the State of Oregon was basically unchanged at 4.43%. By yesterday New York was down to single digits at 5.95% and Oregon at 2.64%. Oregon reported 3612 total cases yesterday out of the 92,199 tests done. A 3.95% ratio. The lowest ratio in the nation is Alaska at 1.18%, Hawaii at 1.56%, Montana at 1.79%, West Virginia at 1.99% and then Oregon at 3.95%. So yes, 46 states are higher than Oregon. New Jersey leads the nation with 30.54% of tests positive followed by New York at 25.56%. 

When the lockdown started we were told it was to prevent the medical facilities from being overloaded. The reality is even New York ended up with extra beds. The Models have been wrong from the start. There is no question Covid-19 is not the flu. 2017 is the last year the CDC has statistical information posted for Oregon. They reported 573 deaths in Oregon that year. Did we close the economy then? No. Oregon sits at 137 deaths Sunday May 18th. Not much chance we get to 573 this Covid season. New York State has tested for antibodies for Covid-19 and reported that 12.3 percent of the test showed antibodies for the Covid=19 

virus. Looking at that statewide would indicate that there could be 2.4 million additional cases in the state. So, no Covid is not the flu. When people get the flu, they know they are sick. That is not the case with all Covid-19 infections. Looking at the morbidity statistics from New York we find that 89.7% of deaths, 20,290 deaths, had comorbidity of 39,889 (total of only top 10 comorbidities). Basically, an average of two for every death. Oregon is similar with 95% of deaths 60 and older. In New York 64.7% of all deaths were over the age of 70. Adding in 60-69 we end up with 84.30% of all deaths. Having been a Certified Financial Planner in the past I am pretty familiar about actuarial tables and life insurance underwriting. People that are sick are not expected to live as long as those that are healthy. 

It is estimated nationwide that 25% of deaths from Covid-19 happen to nursing home patients. Out of the 137 deaths in Oregon 78 are reported to be nursing home residents. 57% of the deaths were people that were already sheltered in place. A 2010 study published in the Journal American Geriatric Society followed 1,817 nursing home residents who died between 1992 and 2006. They found the Median length of stay prior to death was 5 months and the average stay was 13.7 . It is not politically correct to say this but the reality is life expectancy for those 78 people was not long. With or without Covid. It is staggering to think the state of Oregon has ruined the lives of so many to save so few. The proper course moving forward would be to locate those with poor health and have them shelter in place. 

In a conversation with the information officer from St. Charles she indicated the maximum number of Covid-19 beds was 15 peaking in the first week of April. The week of May 12th she said they had 1 patient. She also indicated that they were losing 1,000,000 dollars a day. She also indicated that the number of the 290 beds that were occupied was less than 100. When I asked about adding additional beds like New York did she said they had plans in place to increase capacity substantially. As we remember back to the start of this lock down it was all about protecting medical systems from being overwhelmed. That did not happen and there is no information to indicate that it will in the future of the Covid-19 outbreak. 

In 1929 the unemployment rate was 3.5%. That was the year of the October stock market crash. In 1930 it moved up to 8.7%. By 1932 it was 23.60. By the start of the New Deal unemployment peaked at 24.70%. It stayed above 14% until the start of WW2. At that point the Roosevelt administration traded debt for jobs to get through WW2. The Dow was at 379 in September before the October 29th crash. The market was, by November 13th, trading at 198. By 1932 it hit bottom at 41.81. To summarize after the crash could be thought of as the good days in 1929. 

Where are we at? Well as I write this unemployment is most likely above 30%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS has a database of 60,000 households that it surveys monthly the week of the 12th. They use this information to develop the unemployment rate and other demographic information. The week of March 12 the BLS reported 7.1 million out of work. Since then, specifically because of the lock downs, there have been over 36.5 million new unemployment claims. As we are all aware there are still about 7 million that have not been able to effectively apply and are yet to get counted. When we add these numbers up we get to 50.60 million unemployed. That puts the rate at 30.48%. That does not count the business owners that have closed. As we move forward more layoffs are expected as States lose huge chunks of tax 

revenue that may never come back. There will be public employees laid off. Look for medical workers to be laid off because of the damage caused to the industry by the lockdown. As part of the Covid-19 aid package the airlines are paying the employees until the fall. When that money runs out they will head to the unemployment rolls. 

The Atlanta Federal Reserve GDPNow estimates the GDP will decline 42.6 in the second quarter. That number is off the chart and will have a huge effect on people’s buying and saving habits. We can expect a contraction in the building sector as people scale back their plans. In talking with people there are signs this is already happening. Just like in the 2008 financial crisis asset values in all sectors of the real estate market will suffer price declines as demand evaporates. This will put pressure on the financial system as banks realize what was a solid appraisal 4 months ago is wrong today. We can expect to see appraisers, mortgage brokers and the escrow companies to see increased layoffs. Now that college football is not happening you can look for an end of women sports as colleges run out of money due to no football attendance. 

To summarize my review of the Covid-19 science it is simple to say a few points. First the virus is deadly to sick people that reside in nursing home facilities. People confined to a nursing home have short life expectancies. If you are over 60 and have health issues the virus can be deadly with about 90% of deaths having underlying health issues. Second, the studies by Stanford, USC and the State of New York testing for antibodies shows that more people get the Covid-19 and do not know it than get it and get sick. The actual exposure to the population is up to ten times the actual number of reported cases. Third, Oregon is a state at the low end of infections and is the top 5 of states with the lowest positive to test ratio in the nation. Fourth, Deschutes County has ample facilities for health care. Fifth, Oregon has never experienced significant Covid cases and the march to each level from zero to 1000, 2000 and then 3000 cases has been a slow and steady process. It is clear that the policy adopted by Governor Brown had some problems. She should have concentrated on the long-term care facilities first. We all knew about the Kirkland Care Facility in the very beginning. After that she should have focused on those above the age of 60 with health issues. Instead the state took an approach that will devastate Oregon’s economy for years. 

Thank you for your consideration. All I know today is iy was not that busy out there Saturday and Sunday. It’s going to be a long slow climb out of the hole we are in. I have no idea how you folks think you’re going to keep the doors open in Salem. The sooner we get started the better. 11 cases today I see with 2157 tests. That puts the state at 0.51%. Pretty sure a half a percent indicates you have very little basis for shutting down dining in my theaters licensed for food and beverage. We are not a theater. I raise my own grass fed beef for the Pub. We make our buns inhouse. Our Pizza dough and marinara sauce are made fresh daily. We pride ourselves on having vegan options. In short, we run a scratch kitchen. We get less than half of our revenue from films and the rest from food and beverage. A traditional theater sells only concessions. Please do not label me as a theater, that is not correct.”

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Republican candidate Jo Rae Perkins, who is running for U.S Senate also fought her way to a primary win, you can, follow her here.

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Both candidates are supporters of President Trump, and I believe will work with him, I congratulate them both on their Victory, and will do all I can to take them over the finish line. Let’s Just hope the ballot “issues” that Oregon Secretary of State denies exist, are fixed by our next election.

Until then, support our Red candidates, keep signing petitions, including the Kate Brown Recall Petitions, and emailing the White House and Attorney General Barr regarding ballot issues and civil rights violation. Our fight for Oregon has just begun, join us in taking our beautiful state back from the hands of the corrupt, with the right people at the helm, Oregon can be redeemed!

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