BG> On 11-07-97 22:20 Re: I-676 B.D. Thallheimer wrote:
 -=>>> Quoting Charles French to Kevin Crosby <=-
 KC>>> With 80% of the votes tallied, I-676 was failing
 KC>>> 740,211 to 328,046 or 69% to 31%.  It was behind in
 KC>>> all 39 counties.
 GW>> I read in my local paper (THE OREGONIAN),  that the forces of evil
 GW>> that were pushing I-676 plan to try again.
BT>>  Why?  Did their last living brain cell die?
 BG> I can think of at least three reasons.
 BG> 1. It is the normal response of a losing side - "Wait
 BG> until next time".
 BG>    Next time never comes.
 BG> 2. It is the response of the "true believers" on the
 BG> other side.You cannot
 BG>    reason with "true believers"; they operate on faith, not reason.
 BG>    There is a thin line that separates "true believer" from
 BG>    "lunatic fringe" in almost any movement.
 BG> 3. I understand the NRA spent approximately $2 Million
 BG> to combat
 BG>    I-676. If the opposition can qualify measures again and again
 BG>    causing the NRA and other groups to expend their resources to
 BG>    combat them, they will eventually deplete our resources. Then they
 BG>    can move on to their true objective in another area and meet
 BG>    little resistance - political guerrilla warfare. Remember it does not
 BG>    cost anywhere near $2 Million to qualify a measure, although the
 BG>    costs are not negligible.
 BG> Hopefully reason 1 is the real reason for the quote.
I like MY reason better, but you may be right.  I don't think the NRA really 
HAD
to spend a dime defeating the measure...It defeated itself.  I, for one, do 
not
vote on the basis of advertising.  I don't know, maybe I'm different from 
most,
but my mind is made up, one way or the other, without regard to advertising.
If it's something that raises taxes in any way...I vote NO.
If it's something that REDUCES taxes...I vote YES.
If it's a measure that infringes on the rights of a free people...I vote NO.
If it's a demo-rat...I vote NO.
If it's a republi-fraud...I vote NO.
If it's a Libertarian...I vote YES.
If it's a Libertarian type measure...I vote YES.
If I have ANY doubts, I read the voters pamphlet to see WHO is FOR  or 
AGAINST.
If our demo-rat governor is FOR...I'm AGAINST.
I guess that's enough to get the point across...VERY seldom do I ever deviate
from the above...and if I DO, advertising dollars spent play no part in it.  
I have
NEVER voted for a demo-rat, regardless of campaign finances.
***Teddy I'm pregnant...but we can cross that bridge later. - Mary Jo
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