Oregon’s Democrat leaders, including Governor Kotek, Dan Rayfield, Senators Wyden and Merkley, and state legislators like Jeff Golden and Pam Marsh, continue to push an agenda that is rapidly eroding the quality of life in our state. While they frame their actions as protecting Oregonians, the reality is they are systematically stripping away rural land rights, enabling homelessness to overrun our communities, and undermining the very foundation of law and order.
SB 762 – A Land Grab Disguised as Policy
SB 762 is just one example of the state’s overreach. While they claim it’s about wildfire mitigation, in reality, it’s a land grab designed to exert control over rural property owners. Instead of addressing real wildfire prevention by better managing forests and reducing fuel loads, they focus on land use restrictions and regulations that make it harder for people to remain in rural areas.
This fits perfectly into the 15-minute city agenda, where people are forced into dense urban centers while rural communities face increased restrictions, economic strangulation, and reduced services. If these leaders were truly interested in helping Oregonians, they would empower private landowners to manage their properties safely rather than imposing restrictive policies that push people off their own land.
The Homeless Crisis – Manufactured Chaos
At the same time, Oregon Democrats have created a disastrous homelessness crisis by enabling lawlessness, drug addiction, and open-air encampments that turn once-thriving towns into dangerous zones where families no longer feel safe. Policies that decriminalize drugs and restrict law enforcement have only empowered criminals and cartels, while productive citizens are left to deal with the consequences.
Where are we supposed to go when the very towns we built are being taken over? Why are they more concerned about sheltering and enabling addicts than protecting law-abiding residents? Their so-called solutions only further incentivize homelessness and drug use, leading to a downward spiral.
Their “Defensive” Strategy is Just Political Theater
Dan Rayfield and Oregon’s Democrat leadership boast about their “strong defense” against federal policies, but what they are really doing is using taxpayer money to fight against laws that restore accountability and economic freedom. Instead of working with federal initiatives that benefit working Oregonians, they engage in endless lawsuits to block policies they politically oppose, even when those policies might benefit our state.
Their idea of “monitoring federal policy” means securing funding for their pet projects and activist causes while rural and working-class Oregonians foot the bill. They claim to be planning proactively, yet every year, we see rising crime, worsening drug addiction, crumbling infrastructure, and growing government overreach.
What’s the Real Plan?
Oregon’s Democrat lawmakers aren’t just governing poorly; they are actively working to reshape the state to fit their radical vision. Their policies suggest they want to destroy rural independence, concentrate power in urban centers, and force ideological compliance through economic control.
- They are driving families and businesses out of Oregon through over-regulation and high taxes.
- They are prioritizing criminals and addicts over hardworking citizens.
- They are making rural life unsustainable while pretending to care about community well-being.
- They fight against common-sense federal policies just to maintain their power, rather than working for the people.
The Bottom Line
Oregonians deserve leaders who actually protect their rights, property, and livelihoods. The current leadership has shown that their real goal is control, not service. It’s time for real accountability and a return to policies that prioritize law and order, economic prosperity, and personal freedom—not the continued destruction of everything that makes Oregon great.