Anti-tax-fairness group using convicted forgers, thieves and sex offenders to gather signatures
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Blue Oregon: I'm all about giving people a second (or third) chance when they mess up and are convicted of a crime. But there are certain chances that seem way more risky than others. For example, I probably wouldn't be okay with someone convicted of identity theft handling my credit card and/or driver's license as part of their post-incarceration vocation. I certainly wouldn't want a convicted child sex offender to ever work in a child care facility. And I'm not too warm to the idea of convicted forgers and thieves collecting signatures and addresses for Oregon ballot initiatives. Combine this with the fact that two of main leaders of this drive (Russ Walker and Kevin Mannix) have a cozy history with racketeer Bill Sizemore, it doesn't exactly instill confidence in what they're doing. According to the pro-tax-fairness group Defend Oregon, a number of the signature gatherers for the anti-tax-fairness petitions have been convicted of forgery, theft and a number of other troubling crimes. Mannix, Walker (and Ross Day) have launched Vote Oregon, a for-profit initiative firm. They say they want to restore the public's faith in the initiative system. Based on who they're using to gather signatures, I'd say they've got some work to do.
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