Columbia County Democratic Central Committee

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Minutes

CCDCC Meeting  March 20, 2007—7pm

Kuy's Oriental Cuisine—St. Helens

 

Attendees: Rita Bernhard, Craig Frasier, Chip Bubl, Donna Nyberg, Patrick Cunningham, Roger Wuollet, Julane Grant, Josette Hugo, Jamie L. Maygra, Tamara K. Maygra, Rosemary Lohrke, Jesse Lohrke, Bill Blank, Joe an Debi Corsiglia, Ryan Svenson, Karen Greeney, Jolene Jonas, Julane Grant, David Wiley, Thelma Bonar, Claudia Franklin, Anne Cox , Jane Allen.

Excused –Nancy Federici, Earl Fisher, Marcy Westerling, Mike Edera, Brad Witt, Trevor Palin, Ted Olsen, Mark Karol-Chik.


Guests – Sherri Conyers & David Moore

Salute to flag

Approval of Jan. Minutes:
Note:  Pat Cunningham asked for minutes to be read as modified and electronically transmitted and posted. Your secretary did not have a copy available but will make copies available at our next regular meeting. The minutes were then approved as posted at  www.columbiademocrats.com

 

Treasurer’s report - Approved
         Balance at the end of 2006 - $2124.48
                        Expenses--Jan - website              6.70
                                          Feb - 2 yrs domain 30.88

         Ending balance--$2086.90

 


Adopt a Highway Project - Motion made and passed
Jolene will sign us up, reminding us that the advertising did not cost anything, but required a commitment of manpower. Anne Cox volunteered to work with Jolene
Some Training, roadside will be necessary.  A site to be chosen


Reports---
Advertising- Karen Greeney

Karen showed us examples of ads, with estimated costs.  We did not allocate any funding for ads at the meeting but agreed to do so as needed


Legislative Josette Hugo

General updates on activities at the state level – live coverage @  www.oregonchannel.org/rams.htm


County -Rita Bernhard & Joe C  

General updates on issues at the county level -  www.co.columbia.or.us/home.asp


Movie Night- Julane.Grant
            “New Orleans Big Easy to the Big Empty” 
            1st wed. April 4th, 7pm Scappoose High School-Rm B3

 

State Party - Pat Cunningham, Jolene Jonas, Roger Wuollet

DPO elections complete- www.oregondemocrats.org

 

            Meredith Wood Smith – Chair

            Jill Thorn & Jesse Cornett – Vice Chairs

            Becky Gladstone – Secretary

            Treasurer Open


Resolution – “Impeach Bush” - Jamie Magra
The proposed resolution was read, followed by a lengthy discussion and an offering of amendments. After a thorough vetting a motion was made and seconded. The resolution passed. Karen Greeney was asked to add the amendments to the original draft. Pat Cunningham will send it to the newspapers and other media for publication. Jolene will forward to our state and federal representatives and party chairs. The resolution as amended is attached to these minutes

 

New Business

Summers Activities
            Sauerkraut Festival booth – Motion made and passed to have our usual booth.
            Bumper stickers & Buttons- Joe and Pat were asked to come up with some clever sayings. Tammy will research and get some estimates.

Email addresses:  There have been some problems with our members emails bouncing. A signup sheet was passed around to correct and add new addresses.

New Members –
Jolene introduced Claudia Franklin, who requested appointment to the Yankton precinct and Jane Allen – from St Helens.
Donna Nyberg was moved to St. Helens’ 3.
Motions made and passed regarding the above appointments.

Grow our base
We need more precinct people in many areas in the county. Large maps of the county were displayed to show those precincts that still need representation. Let’s recruit new members everywhere, but especially in areas still unrepresented.

Other Business:

Pat Cunningham wished to thank Rosemary for bringing up the timber tax last meeting, provoking a new look at the law and how to correct it. He added that development needs to pay for itself and, while our focus as Columbia Co. Democratic Central Committee is on the candidates, it is the issues that drive passions.

Rosemary remembered Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Windsor, the young Marine from Scappoose that was killed in Iraq.  He was memorialized Saturday with a procession down Hwy 30, as many of us stood along the route honoring his sacrifice.

Next meeting April 24th  in Rainier - Location T/B/A
Meeting Adjourned

 

 

 

Resolution as Amended and Approved:

 

Columbia County Democratic Central Committee

 

   Where As, President George W. Bush has mislead and outright lied to the American Public concerning the reasons for going to war against the sovereign Nation of Iraq; and

 

   Where As, President George W. Bush has possibly committed crimes against the American people by ordering the wire tapping of American citizens without the order of the court; and

 

   Where As, President George W. Bush has conspired in a treasonous act to out a CIA operative to bring doubt upon her husband, Joe Wilson, who disputed the Presidents claim that Iraq was in possession of yellow cake uranium, for the purpose of developing nuclear weapons; and

 

   Where As; President George W. Bush has arbitrarily suspended habeas corpus in direct violation of the Constitution of the United States of America; and

 

   Where As; the former Republican controlled United States House of Representatives and the former Republican controlled United States Senate has abrogated their duty of oversight of the Executive Branch; and

 

Where As; Impeachment is not just a Constitutional tool to remove corrupt elected officials from public office, but is also used to bring honor, Integrity and respect upon the office of the impeached member;

 

  We Do Hereby Resolve that;

 

   After thorough investigations by the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives, and upon proof of crimes by President George W. Bush, The Speaker of the House of Representatives SHALL initiate Impeachment proceedings against the 43rd President of the United States of America, George W. Bush.