[CRNMC] GX and CELDF response to Legal opinion of Initiative

[Kelly Larson]

That is true of me too, Tim.  I thought that was the tack.  The lawyer
stuff is confusing, but we have to get it straight.  I prefer this anyway.

"Measure S contains one subject – a Bill of Rights. The prohibitions on
fracking activities enforce those rights; and the limitations on
corporations and state government protect the enforcement of the Measure."


On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 11:33 PM, Tim Rice <tim at multitalents.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014, Shannon Biggs wrote:
>
> [snip]
> > In regards to the single subject rule, Measure S contains one subject –
> > a Bill of Rights. The prohibitions on fracking activities enforce those
>
> We had better get consistant on our messaging. Some of us were under the
> impression that the single issue was protecting our water by banning
> fracking and the Bill of Rights was how we accomplished that.
>
> > rights; and the limitations on corporations and state government protect
> > the enforcement of the Measure. The law only requires that the different
> > parts of the Measure be germane, or reasonably connected, to each other.
> > As an example, groups in two Oregon Counties have put forward Community
> > Bills of Rights dealing with GMO’s which contain almost identical
> > provisions to Measure S. Courts there have found that the bill of rights
> > ordinances pass single subject review. As to the inclusion and legality
> > of felony charges, that section was added because of local legal advice
> > obtained by the CRN, and since it deals with enforcement, passes single
> > subject review.
> >
> [snip]
>
>
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