UPDATE: Going Forward

Update: The Road Ahead for Concerned Oregonians The Battle for Marriage, Morality, and the Family June 10, 2008 Whether the Oregon Supreme Court takes action or not this Wednesday on the Attorney General's certified ballot title for Initiative Petition 145, too little time remains to collect the required signatures. The battle for God ordained marriage, morality, and the family, however, will continue in Oregon.

Use of Online Petitions is not a viable option It has become apparent that our hope of using the online petitions exclusively, as a last resort however, has potentially serious legal ramifications and is no longer an option. The only remaining possibility for the November 2008 ballot is a positive outcome from the Ninth Circuit on HB 2007. That hearing is scheduled for July 8th in Portland. There is no doubt that if the Oregon Supreme Court had acted 'expeditiously' as the law directs, Concerned Oregonians would have gathered well over 100,000 signatures by the July 3rd deadline, and Oregonians would have been given the opportunity to VOTE on at least one of the two most culturally devastating bills in Oregon history. What Concerned Oregonians have achieved in one year Made hundreds of thousands of Oregonians aware of what the 2007 Oregon Legislature and the Governor of Oregon did to unravel the will of the people after the people spoke clearly and overwhelmingly in 2004 by Amending the Constitution to state that "marriage was between a man and a woman only" Obtained 63,000 signatures on each of two petitions in 90 days Confronted the Secretary of State, and State and County Elections Officials for unlawfully invalidating a sufficient number of valid signatures to prevent Oregonians from VOTING on HB 2007 (so called domestic partnerships) Obtained the services of the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) to defend the voting rights of all Oregonians (ADF presents their argument for certifying HB 2007 for the November ballot before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on July 8th in Portland) Mobilized and organized over 700 volunteers to circulate Initiative petitions to give Oregonians the right to VOTE on the two bills the legislature, State, and a Federal Judge did not want Oregonians to VOTE on Developed a mailing list of over 60,000 Oregonians for future efforts to defend traditional marriage, morality, and family against the social engineers in State and County civil government Set an operational structure in place around the State of Oregon to impact the November Elections and confront all Legislative and Judicial attempts to redefine marriage, morality and the family in Oregon This was accomplished with under $50,000, no paid staff, a bevy of volunteer leaders, and you who stepped forward to honor what God instituted and to protect those institutions for the benefit of all Oregonians. Looking Forward Organizational and volunteer recruitment efforts continue, as new pastor and denominational relationships and networks are developed around growing concern for the threat to marriage, family and our moral base. We anticipate going forward: A shift in the political center of gravity resulting from the influence of our expanding organization, networks, and present and future efforts The possible repeal of HB 2007 (domestic partnerships) if it is approved for the 2008 ballot by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Urging voters to remove state legislators who voted for both bills A successful future petition drive to place SB 2 on the November 2010 ballot, and HB 2007 as well, if the Ninth Circuit fails to act on behalf of the plaintiffs Restoring respect for the rule of law and the will of the people Thank you for your faithful stand with us over these past months. We pray you will remain with us in our efforts over the coming months. With Gratitude, David Crowe and the CO Leadership Team "For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

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