Brownback is Oregon's 3rd senator

[rayilynlee <rayilynlee@xxxxxxx>]

Brownback is well-known for his anti-stem cell work.  He is also  busy 
interferring in the rights of Oregonians.  This man is going to run for 
president, Ray


Oregon's third senator
Full story: 
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2003209479_sambed21.html

Being Kansas' senior senator is not enough for Sam Brownback. Apparently he 
knows what Oregonians do not and has crafted a bill to put our Northwest 
neighbors back on the yellow brick road of righteousness.

Brownback introduced a bill last week called the Assisted Suicide Prevention 
Act of 2006. The bill is a direct assault on Oregon's assisted-suicide law. 
Brownback does not seem to care that assisted suicide was twice affirmed by 
Oregonians and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in January. Brownback, who is 
mulling a run for president, should have thought a bit more before letting 
loose with this unseemly play to become the darling of religious conservatives. 
Saving the terminally ill from suicide might fly with his constituents in 
Kansas, but will not get him anywhere with Oregon voters who do not want to be 
trampled by the federal government.

In an Associated Press story, Brownback actually alludes to the "mass killing 
of sick people" if Oregon is not stopped.

"When the law permits killing as a medical 'treatment,' society's moral 
guidelines are blurred, and killing could gain acceptance as a solution for the 
chronically ill or vulnerable," he said.

The senator can rest assured that Oregon is not a dangerous place for the 
"chronically ill or vulnerable." If Brownback bothered to ask some questions of 
Oregon doctors, he would know that in 2004 only 37 patients were assisted with 
suicide under tight controls.

Recent Republican actions betray the party's once-staunch support for the right 
of states to govern.

Republicans were up in arms about California providing medical marijuana; 
Florida had to endure congressional meddling in the Terri Schiavo affair; and 
flag burning and gays rights have tempted Republicans to change the 
Constitution.

Senate Republicans should see this bill for what it is and prove the party 
still cares about states' rights by vocally thrashing it before killing the 
bill.

Brownback should respect Oregon's right to govern and save his activism for 
Kansas.

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