http://knowthyneighbororegon.com Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:06:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today the Oregon Secretary of State announced that the referendum attempt on Oregon's Anti-Discrimination law missed the 55,179 mark by 1304 signatures. From the Secretary of State: SALEM - Today the Elections Division of the Secretary of States Office announced verification of signatures for referendum petition #304 submitted for the November 4, ... http://knowthyneighbororegon.com/?p=21 It looks as though today (source) will be the day that we find out whether or not anti-gay groups have collected enough signatures to put Oregon's Anti-Discrimination law on the ballot. Stay tuned. http://knowthyneighbororegon.com/?p=20 Great news! We just got wind that anti-gay groups have FAILED to meet the minimum requirement of 55,179 signatures needed to force a public vote on Oregon's Domestic Partnership law. They missed the threshold by 116 signatures. We're still waiting for word on the Anti-Discrimination law. For more visit Gay Rights Watch. http://knowthyneighbororegon.com/?p=19 Late Wednesday, with 30 minutes until their 5 o'clock deadline, anti-gay groups attempting to force a referendum on the domestic partnership and anti-discrimination laws turned in what they claim to be "63,000" signatures. As we know they only need 55,179 to accomplish their hateful mission. So what now? The verification process ... http://knowthyneighbororegon.com/?p=18 With only ten days left until anti-family, pro-discrimination groups turn in their signatures to overturn Oregon's Domestic Partnership law and Anti-Discrimination law we've got to ramp up our fundraising to prepare for the entry of well over 120,000 (at least 55,179 for each referendum). Help us prepare for this massive task. ... http://knowthyneighbororegon.com/?p=17 "Concerned Oregonians", one of the groups collecting signatures for the two anti-gay petitions have a pretty serious complaint filed against them with the Secretary of States office. The group, a spawn of the right-wing fringe group Restore America has been claiming for months that people can contribute to what they ... http://knowthyneighbororegon.com/?p=16 When you sign a petition to take basic rights and protections away from a class of citizens, you are engaging in direct democracy. You are choosing to bypass your elected representatives and take on the role of legislator yourself -- a citizen legislator. It is a great privilege to ... http://knowthyneighbororegon.com/?p=13 Recently we've received some emails from those who are supportive of denying Oregon families of any rights. We here at Know Thy Neighbor Oregon want to ensure that the dialog remains positive and non-threatening, after all this is a big part of our mission. To give you an example of one ... http://knowthyneighbororegon.com/?p=15 Yesterday "Restore America", the most extreme group set out to destroy Oregon families, sent out an email to their supporters claiming one of the most laughable, yet repulsive, things I have seen from them in a long time. They have yet again proven their complete and utter disregard for what ... http://knowthyneighbororegon.com/?p=14 On her blog, Victoria Taft, an extreme right-wing fanatic, has posted about the efforts to protect Oregon families from discrimination. Sadly, she strongly opposes these efforts to protect ALL Oregon families, despite what she might call her pro-family stance and it is more than shameful. Below we deconstruct her misguided viewpoint. Victoria says: "Now ... http://knowthyneighbororegon.com/?p=12