Leaders of Oregon progressive groups and labor unions call on Legislature to expel Rep. Mike Nearman
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
Posted Jan 25, 2021
Leaders of progressive groups, an NAACP branch and public employee unions on Monday called for state lawmakers to expel Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence. Amy Herzfeld-Copple, left, is deputy director of programs at the Western States Center and Eric C. Richardson, right, is executive director of the Eugene/Springfield NAACP.
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Leaders and representatives of various Oregon progressive groups, the Eugene/Springfield NAACP and public employee unions on Monday publicly called for the state Legislature to expel a Republican representative who let violent far-right extremists into the state Capitol during a Dec. 21, 2020 special session.
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Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what s goin down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of government gets done, and where any minute now you re expecting all hell to bust loose.
If there are any truly pathetic participants in the January 6th insurrection, it s the small-town government officials and police and fire employees that are getting swept up in the FBI s search for the goons and thugs who tried to turn the Capitol into a wasteland. There is, for example, this member of the zoning board of appeals in Malta, New York. From 4NewYork:
Oregon House Republicans awaiting investigation findings to weigh in on Nearman’s actions
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican from outside Independence, is shown taking the oath of office along with other House lawmakers at the state Capitol on January 11, 2021. Nearman s Republican colleagues said they are withholding judgment pending investigations into Nearman opening a door to violent demonstrators last month.Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian
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Oregon House Republicans said on Tuesday that they are withholding judgment until the completion of investigations into their colleague Rep. Mike Nearman, who let violent demonstrators into the Capitol during a special session last month.
Sixteen days before the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and nearly 2,900 miles away, an eerily similar incident occurred at the Oregon Capitol when 50 protesters breached the building - where lawmakers were working - and clashed with law enforcement.
Oregon State Representative Called to Resign for Letting Far-Right Group Enter State Capitol
On 1/13/21 at 3:11 PM EST
An Oregon state representative has been called to resign after he opened the doors of the Oregon State Capitol building in Salem to admit right-wing protesters during a one-day special session last month.
In a statement released Monday, House Speaker Tina Kotek called for the removal of Republican Mike Nearman, who has also been removed from all committees and made to pay $2,000 for damage done by the rioters. Representative Nearman put every person in the Capitol in serious danger, Speaker Kotek said in the statement. As we tragically saw last week during the insurrection at the United States Capitol, the consequences could have been much worse had law enforcement not stepped in so quickly. His actions have created immense fear among legislators and Capitol staff. I believe he should resign immediately because he has already breached the public trust and enda