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On this day, March 28, 1942, Japanese-American lawyer Minoru Yasui (1916-1986) violated a military curfew in Portland, Oregon, and demanded to be arrested after he was refused enlistment to fight for the US. He was one of the few Japanese Americans who fought laws that directly targeted Japanese Americans or Japanese immigrants following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In 2015 he was among 17 people awarded the presidential Medal of Freedom.

Also on this day March 28, 1939, the front page of the Eugene Register-Guard blared the headline: "Mighty Oregon Scramble Ohio State to Take Hoop Title of All America," right under a declaration that the Spanish War had ended, of course.




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Reactions to Nearman Expulsion
Armed people are allowed in the Capitol

The expulsion of Mike Nearman from the Oregon House of Representatives has reached national news and is a call for everyone to opine on the issue. It's also an occasion to reflect on how others have been treated recently in the Capitol and how their treatment compares to Nearman's.

For instance, Senate Majority Leader Rob Wagner issued a statement on Nearman's expulsion.

“I support and respect the vote the House of Representatives took this evening to expel Mike Nearman. His actions were abhorrent. On December 21, 2020, those who work in the State Capitol were rightfully afraid for their safety. Their loved ones at home were afraid for their safety.

“The individuals who trespassed the Oregon State Capitol, facilitated by now-former Representative Nearman, were intent on harm. They had ties to right wing extremism and white supremacist groups, and many were armed.

“His abhorrent actions warrant this historic response. It is right that he is being held accountable by his colleagues, and I hope he is also held accountable in the court of law.”

Senator Wagner forgets that -- at least now -- armed people are allowed in the Capitol. And as much as Senator Wagner tries to tie Nearman to "white supremacist groups," he has been accused of racism for his mishandling of a hazing incident directed toward a black student as chair of the Lake Oswego School District.

The harsh treatment of Nearman stands in contrast to the comparatively lack of any serious consequences for Representative Brad Witt (D-Clatskanie).


--Staff Reports

Post Date: 2021-06-11 16:49:23Last Update: 2021-06-11 17:31:50



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