On this day, May 21, 2001, in Seattle, Wa., members of the Earth Liberation Front torched the Univ. of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture causing about $6 million in damage. An Oregon tree farm owned by Jefferson Poplar Farms was also burned. four people were later convicted of taking part in the firebombing. One later committed suicide in prison.
Also on this day, May 21, 2002, The George W. Bush administration said it will allow new mining to resume on nearly one million acres of the Siskiyou region.
Also on this day, May 21, 2006, demolition crews destroyed the 499-foot cooling tower of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant. Demolition of the containment dome was scheduled in 2008.
Also on this day, May 21, 1998, 15 year-old Kipland Kinkel killed one classmate and wounded 19 more at Thurston High School. His parents, William and Faith, were found shot dead at home and a 2nd student died the next day. He had been expelled from school the previous day for bringing a gun to school. Kinkel dropped an insanity plea in 1999 and pleaded guilty to four counts of murder and 26 counts of attempted murder. He was sentenced over 111 years in prison.
House Democrats side with violent criminals
Oregon House Speaker, Julie Fahey (D-West Eugene and Veneta) refused to move modernization of Oregon’s Sanctuary State law
House Bill 3551 for a public hearing. House Republicans took action forcing a vote on the House Floor. The legislation would allow law enforcement agencies in Oregon to work with federal authorities to identify and remove individuals convicted of violent felonies, Class A misdemeanors, and felony sexual offenses. The motion to withdraw the bill from the Judiciary Committee failed despite receiving bipartisan votes, with a majority of House Democrats voting to shield undocumented immigrants who have committed violent crimes from federal law enforcement.
“Our communities should not be sanctuaries for murderers, rapists, and other violent criminals. This bill is a common-sense policy that protects Oregonians by holding the most violent criminals accountable. But common sense isn’t very common in Oregon, as my bill never even got a hearing,” said Rep. Alek Skarlatos (R-Canyonville) who introduced the bill, and made the motion. “Allowing state and local law
enforcement to work with federal authorities to identify and remove illegal immigrants and foreign terrorists who are charged with some of the most heinous crimes is too popular and pragmatic for Oregon
Democrats.”
The vote follows the announcement from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on the largest fentanyl bust in DEA history involving the arrest of a Sinaloa cartel leader, Heriberto Salazar Amaya, an illegal immigrant living in Salem. Authorities say he had been removed from the U.S. twice already.
“Today we had an opportunity to keep our communities safe by denying sanctuary protections to violent criminals, terrorist gangs, and dangerous rapists,” said House Republican Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby), a sponsor of the bill. “House Democrats blocked common sense legislation that would give law enforcement additional tools and resources to do their jobs and hold violent criminals, in the United
States illegally, accountable.”
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Governor Tina Kotek has stated that she “won’t back down” from shielding criminal illegal immigrants operating in Oregon and Attorney General Dan Rayfield recently said that he would not use state resources to keep communities safe from undocumented immigrants who have committed violent crimes. Instead, Rayfield is using state resources to shield violent criminal illegal immigrants.
A statewide poll commissioned by House Republicans revealed that 69% of Oregonians support deporting undocumented immigrants who have been convicted of a crime while in the United States. The statewide poll was conducted by Public Opinion Strategies between January 4–7 of this year, surveying 500 registered Oregon voters with a ±4.38% margin of error.
--Donna Bleiler| Post Date: 2025-05-11 20:44:53 | Last Update: 2025-05-12 00:46:47 |
