But, there's David Wu. He is the incumbent representative for the First Congressional District. A Democrat. I've written about him previously.
The episode the Republican candidate may be able to ride into Congress occurred when Wu was a college student, way back in 1976.
That summer, the 21-year-old Wu was brought to the campus police annex after his ex-girlfriend said he tried to force her to have sex, according to Raoul K. Niemeyer, then a patrol commander who questioned him.
Wu had scratches on his face and neck, and his T-shirt was stretched out of shape, Niemeyer said.
Protected by a dean who thought it more significant that he was a good student than that he was also, apparently, a sex offender, Wu was never disciplined or charged with a crime. He refused to discuss the episode until after the Oregonian pulished its investigation last month.
I take abuse of women and children seriously. I also detest sneaky people who do wrong and get it away with for years. I could not vote for Wu.
Neither could I vote for either of the other two candidates. The Republican is Goli Ameri, a wealthy Iranian immigrant with views that would have made Marie-Antoinette blush. Dean Wolf is running on behalf of the Constitution Party, which supports a second secession from the Union by the South and white supremacy.
I left that three inches of ballot space unmarked.
A few of our state measures may interest you. Measure 33 would expand the right to medical marijuana to allow the growth and possession of more of the drug. The current medical marijuana guidelines are lax. About half of all medical marijuana cards have been issued on approval of an elderly physician who never actually meets most patients. There seems to be a nexus between participation in the program and involvement in crime. No. Measure 36 would change the state constitution to make marriage a union between a man and a woman. Measure 37 is one of ill-conceived libertarian efforts that make you snicker.
Governments must pay owners, or forgo enforcement, when certain land use restrictions reduce property value.
Translation: It would require the government to either compensate property owners for land-use restrictions that reduce property values or waive regulations. If it were to pass and be enforced, Measure 37 might bankrupt municipalities. Absolutely not.
Article comments
1 - Wilbert
"[T]he Constitution Party, which supports a second secession from the Union by the South and white supremacy."
Got any proof of that?
2 - Mac Diva
Yes. I'm glad you asked. I have the party's platform and biographical information about Peroutka, which I blogged earlier. The candidate is a member of the League of the South, a hate group which has the objectives of:
~ Secession.
~ Establishment of a 'Christian theocracy' in which only white, male, property-owning Christians (by a very arcane definition) would be allowed full citizenship.
One of my entries about the Constitution Party can be read here. Peroutka sought and, of course, received the endorsement of the League of the South. I've come across at least 50 far Right bloggers who are supporting this secessionist and segregationist for president. They don't seem to be the sharpest pencils in the box.