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3. Letter

It’s apparent to anyone who’s paying attention that the federal government has been fully captured. Many of your constituents would like to see Legislation pass to protect Oregon citizens and Oregon State’s Sovereignty. In an effort towards such ends, we’d like to propose Soft Secession, specifically defined in terms of Accountability, Independence, & Oppositional Federalism, where: - Accountability includes States prosecuting federal officials, including ICE Agents who commit state crimes, where - Independence includes States creating parallel systems like Public Banking, Municipal Broadband, Interstate Compacts that coordinate policy across state lines without federal involvement, and Tax structures that generate revenue streams that the federal government can't touch, all of which reduce our State’s dependence on federal partnership and federal money, and where, - Oppositional Federalism where States using their sovereign powers not merely refuse cooperation, but actively confront and constrain federal authority by State AG’s prosecuting federal officials under state law, through Legislation that creates legal exposure for federal contractors and collaborators who participate in unlawful conduct, through coordinated litigation that forces the federal administration to defend itself, and by aggressive use of state regulatory authority to make federal priorities difficult and expensive to implement. To this end, we feel strongly that the Corporate Welfare Integrity Act (Model Legislation found in link, below), which conditions receipt of State economic benefits (tax breaks) by Corporations on abstention from political campaign contributions using corporate treasury funds, should be enacted into this State’s Statute. https://peppermintpixel.substack.com/p/corporate-welfare-integrity-act