From the July 10 "Oregonian:"

OCA STARTS CAMPAIGN TO RECALL 14 LAWMAKERS
By Cathy Kiyomura (of the Oregonian staff)

SALEM -- The Oregon Citizens Alliance on Friday launched a recall effort
aimed at Oregon  House members who voted  in favor of a  measure to halt
the OCA's local anti-gay-rights campaign.

OCA officials, who strenuously objected to Tuesday's House approval of a
bill that could void anti-gay rights  ordinances in two counties and six
cities, are  filing papers with  the secretary  of state's office  in an
attempt to recall  14 -- seven Democrats and seven  Republicans -- of 38
Oregon House members who voted in favor of the measure.

"This is beyond  hardball politics," charged Lon Mabon,  director of the
Oregon Citizens  Alliance. "It's about  time that our  elected officials
learn the proper meaning of government."

Mabon said all 38 members who voted  in favor of the measure, House Bill
3500, would face a recall or OCA opposition during re-election.

"Everyone who  attempts to take  away citizens' rights on  this issue...
we will  attempt to  recall or  we will  oppose them  in the  primary or
general elections," Mabon warned.

"Look!" smiled  Rep. John  Watt, R-Medford, a  first round  recall pick.
"They singled out all men on this recall list.  I'm shocked."

"The  OCA has  blatantly discriminated  in favor  of heterosexual  men,"
chuckled  Rep.  George  Eighmey,  D-Portland,  one  of  two  openly  gay
legislators who is a second round  recall target. "I'm going to petition
the OCA to get my name on that first recall list."

Mabon said a  political action committee called  "Oregon Citizens Rights
PAC"  was formed  and  must submit  an estimated  3,000  to 4,000  valid
signatures on each lawmaker within 90 days.

If the group takes the full 90  days to collect the signatures, the last
possible  day  a  recall  election  could be  held  would  be  Nov.  27,
according to the state Elections Division.

Mabon said he  would especially like to see a  successful recall against
Rep. Jim  Edmunson, D-Eugene,  the bill's sponsor,  and Rep.  Del Parks,
R-Merrill, who guided it through the House Judiciary Committee.

"I'm  not  worried  about  it,"  said Parks,  who  is  not  running  for
re-election. "We  did what was  right for Oregon.  We've got work  to do
here and I'm more concerned about doing my job."

Others on the OCA list of 14  are Republicans Dennis Lake of Bend, Chuck
Norris of Hermiston,  Ken Baker of Portland, Bob Tiernan  of Lake Oswego
and John Meek  of Hillsboro, and Democrats Michael Payne  of Baker City,
Peter Courtney of Salem, Lee Beyer of Springfield, Sam Dominy of Cottage
Grove, Kevin Mannix of Salem and Bob Shiprack of Beavercreek.

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