My name is Jaynee Germond and I am running for US Congress, OR-4 for 2010. I want to take this opportunity to re-introduce myself. Last year, I ran this race against Peter Defazio, but was on a 3rd party ticket. As a fiscal conservative, I spent 1% of the campaign funds that Mr. Defazio claimed to have spent to win the election. With less than $5,000, I took a district-wide 13% of the vote with a county variance of 10-23%. This year running on a Republican ticket with American’s dissatisfaction with our federal government, the time is right for me to win this election.
My primary opponent, like my general election opponent, opines that “Our timber industry is gone. It is time to look forward to other options, like tourism”. He prides himself on the new hospital in Springfield and is boastful of the 3500 jobs it has created. While that is an accomplishment, it does not put our loggers back to work. I will not accept the demise of Oregon’s timber industry.
When meeting a woman a few months ago, I asked her what she did for a living. “We farm” she replied. When I asked her what her crop was she grinned, “Trees”. As I talk to people and travel across the country, I meet people who call me a tree-hugger from Oregon. I re-educate them that real Oregonians don’t hug trees; they harvest them, replant them, mill them and sell them. In other words, they are farmers. To demand that Oregon not grow trees is akin to demanding that Iowa not grow corn, Idaho not grow potatoes and Michigan not build cars. Growing, harvesting and taking trees to market is what Oregon does; and it does it well.
As your elected representative in Congress, I will work to bring our timber industry back. Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 17 of the US Constitution states that the Federal government has no jurisdiction over any land except that which is designated as the seat of government (District of Columbia). The 10th amendment states that the US government is constrained to the powers listed in Article 1, section 8. Of course the national parks act and others has usurped some of our authority, but I believe that together with other Constitution-believing representatives, we can regain our timberlands…. but you need a representative willing to fight for it.
I am willing, no, eager to fight for our timberland, but I need your help to do so. To run a race of this magnitude against ‘experienced’ politicians who are beholden to special interest groups, I need your generous contribution to my campaign. I ask that you consider your most generous contribution today. Your industry, our state depends on it. Thank-you in advance for your donation.
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Well said, Jaynee! If we could only bring people to the realization that trees are a crop, and need to be harvested to maintain healty forests AND provide habitat for animals.
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