Rally protests GOP walkout in Oregon legislature

Описание: (12 May 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Salem, Oregon – 11 May 2023
1. Various of rally, chant of ‘get back to work’
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jude al-Ghazal Stone, ACLU of Oregon:
“We know that the senators who are refusing to work are holding our democracy hostage, and they're jeopardizing a lot of extremely important bills by not letting the session continue.”
3. Various of rally
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Blair Stenvick, Basic Rights Oregon:
“We know that Republicans are walking out and delaying crucial legislation to LGBTQ first folks abortion abdicates, gun safety advocates, labor folks. A really broad range of people are impacted by their decisions. And we just want them to get back to work.”
5. Various of rally
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Blair Stenvick, Basic Rights Oregon:
“Last year, more than two thirds of Oregonians voted in favor of a ballot measure that was intended to stop walkouts like these. And that was 34 out of 36 Oregon counties that voted in favor of them.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Salem, Oregon – 4 May 2023
7. Various of empty chairs in Senate chamber

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Salem, Oregon – 11 May 2023
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Blair Stenvick, Basic Rights Oregon:
“One of the main bills that Republicans are on record as objecting to and walking out over, that bill was formulated after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last year. It's to protect our medical providers from government overreach so that they can make decisions with folks, you know, seeking abortions or seeking gender affirming care. And that's a decision between that person and their doctor. So if we don't pass this legislation affirming Oregon values, you know, we put our medical providers and lots of folks at risk.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Salem, Oregon – 4 May 2023
9. Various of empty chairs in Senate chamber, Senate president

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Salem, Oregon – 11 May 2023
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Jude al-Ghazal Stone, ACLU of Oregon:
“I'm just concerned that our democracy can't function like it's supposed to. They should not have run for office if they didn't intend to do the job.”
11. Wide of rally

STORYLINE:
A boycott by Republican state senators in Oregon threatens to derail dozens of bills, including on gun control and abortion rights, as a deadline looms that could also upend the protesters’ political futures.

Democrats control the Statehouse in Oregon, but under the rules still need a certain number of Republicans to be present in the chambers to pass legislation.

Republican and Democratic leaders in the Oregon Legislature met behind closed door for a second day Thursday to try to bridge the divide as the boycott entered its ninth straight day, with deeply partisan bills on abortion, gender-affirming care and gun control on the line.

Lawmakers with 10 unexcused absences are barred from reelection under a constitutional amendment passed overwhelmingly last November by voters weary of repeated walkouts. 

To give time for negotiations — and keep boycotters with nine unexcused absences from hitting that 10-day tripwire — Senate President Rob Wagner agreed to cancel Senate sessions that were scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was instead scheduled to reconvene on Monday.

Meanwhile on Thursday about 100 people protested the walkout late Thursday on the steps of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.







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