Oregon State Senator Dallas Heard (R-Roseburg) released the following statement regarding masks.

“The assault on freedom by the radical left against all Oregonians is simply wrong. This clear attempt to enslave all Oregonians, especially our children must be stopped. It is alarming to see how many elitist officials have been uncovered using COVID as a political weapon, a trojan horse to secretly steal the government and our freedoms away from ‘We The People’. Yesterday was no exception. When I attempted to speak out and peacefully protest their immoral mandates against our children and the people of Oregon, the Senate Democrats directly infringed on my constitutionally protected speech yet again and refused to allow me to exercise that right.

“On Tuesday of this week, in a small school district in the greater Roseburg area, 50+ middle and high school students were suspended and sent home from school for refusing to wear masks. They were temporarily expelled, just as all of the citizens of Oregon were expelled from their own capitol building during the 2021 legislative session. Enough! It is time to stand up to this tyranny against our children! Yesterday, the hypocrisy of Democrat Senate President Peter Courtney was exposed as I revealed a photograph of him blatantly unmasked on the Senate floor while mandating all others be masked. The hypocrisy is unbelievable.

“Instead of admitting that these mandates have been a political science experiment and allowing me to continue speaking, he turned my microphone off and told me that I was required to leave the Senate floor unless I submitted and donned a mask. All this as I was standing next to a picture of him unmasked in that same room. I decided to leave the floor…for now. The unparalleled hypocrisy of Oregon’s most powerful Democrat government officials is now complete. Kate Brown, Tina Kotek, and now Peter Courtney have all been exposed for not adhering to their own tyrannical rules being forced upon the children and people of Oregon.

“How many Oregonians have lost their jobs? How many have lost their homes or education because of those elected officials? How many in Oregon have been fined, discriminated against, had their schools shut down, or experienced deep depression because of the isolation we have all had to endure at their command?

“I am calling on all Democrats and Republicans of the legislative assembly to bring forward a bill that will strip the office of the Governor of these easily abused and manipulated emergency powers. The madness must end.

“To my fellow Republican House and Senate members, please join me in refusing to wear masks on the House and Senate floors going forward.

“To the people of Oregon, we cannot do this alone.

“This radical hypocrisy and oppression cannot continue to be submitted to!”


--Staff Reports

Post Date: 2022-02-10 17:03:36

Last Update: 2022-02-10 17:37:20