Let’s face the reality that our 1st amendment rights under the U.S Constitution (“abridging the freedom of speech” and the “right of the people to peacefully to assemble, and to petition the Government for redress of grievances.” are arbitrarily violated by the majority of Clackamas Commissioners. These Commissioners and staffers are demonstrably indifferent to us, […]
How about contract term limits for the unelected position of County Administrator? Clackamas County Commissioners are in office by popular vote. Later, there is an option of recall of a Commissioner by the citizens. But the Administrator is unelected, and may influence public policy over time, at taxpayer expense, simply by outlasting everyone. A committed […]
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory The collective “power dynamics” of staff failed in it’s bombastic undertaking to topple Commissioner Mark Shull. At conception, the process to get rid of him seemed flawless. Department heads of the County, with the aid of luminaries from the governing class around Oregon, non-profit organizations and the media, […]
I can’t get through the gate. The gate is narrow. -Drew Brees, athlete It was cold and drizzly on the early morning of January 5, 2021. Standing outside the door to the main lobby, newly elected Commissioner Mark Shull, second day on the job, was trying to keep warm while attempting to get into the […]
By January 2021 the Oregon fabric of society was on fire. The people of Clackamas County were living with angst and helplessness. The second year of lock down was now starting. Citizens were completely burned out from bearing the brunt of unemployment, business shutdown, children at home instead of school, and their own psychological deterioration. […]
In 2017 thru 2019 I continued beating the drum, yet again my concerns were dismissed. – Paul Savas BW: The Commission just passed the 2022-2023 budget with a 4-1 vote. You were the only dissenting vote. Why? PS: The 2022-2023 budget we just passed is not structurally sound, nor did it incorporate a five-year forecast […]
An Interview With Clackamas Commissioner Mark Shull On What We Must Do The Oregon public school system has become an ideological battlefield. At risk are our children. From the first time they walk through the school doors, they are likely subject to Woke indoctrination, gender confusion, sexualization, vaccine shaming and pressure to conform to social […]
Washington D.C. “insurrection” on January 6, 2021 remembered When recently speaking before the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio (R-Fl) said “I don’t care how many candlelight vigils and musical performances you have from the cast of Hamilton, you’re not going to convince most normal and sane people that our gov’t last year was almost overthrown by […]
In March 2020, Governor Kate Brown declared a Covid-19 State of Emergency under the title “Stay Home, Stay Safe.” Several months later this declaration was extended to December 2021. As of now, there is no indication from Salem when the State of Emergency will be lifted. On September 27, 2017, according to Yamhill County Chair […]
An interview with Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull concerning Executive Powers, vaccine passports, the Patriot Act and the growth of bureaucratic overreach that now threaten individual rights granted by our U.S. and Oregon State Constitutions. The Covid-19 breakout reached worldwide attention by January 2020. The number of cases grew rapidly worldwide over a short period […]