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[-] Zak@lemmy.world 246 points 5 months ago

Minority leader Tim Knopp said:

we are deeply disturbed by the chilling impact this decision will have to crush dissent

Give me a fucking break. As a legislator, you have no shortage of ways to dissent including access to media, the ability to speak on the floor of the legislature, and the ability to vote on legislation. What you can't do, if you want to keep your job is not show up for work every time you know you're going to lose a vote so that the legislature can't do business.

[-] bluemellophone@lemmy.world 76 points 5 months ago

As an Oregon voter, tough shit. We voted with a 68% majority to amend the state constitution, with explicit penalties for legislative absenteeism.

The chilling impact they are feeling is the will of the people bitch slapping their defunct political strategy.

[-] wavebeam@lemmy.world 57 points 5 months ago

"But that's all just Portland voters! All the rest us of didn't want that!" - My idiot father. Yeah dude, Portland is most of us. Your vote isn't worth more just because you live around less people.

[-] Untitled4774@sh.itjust.works 25 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Land doesn’t vote

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