At 8:21 A.M. on August 4, 2023, I sent the following message to the Governor of Oregon.
https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Pages/request-assistance.aspx?sent
Dear Governor Kotek.
Due to my theological discoveries, that Jesus and Paul were against the Laws of Moses, I suggest you convene a Blue Ribbon Panel that would rule on the claim made by Christian Leaders, and Christian Lawmakers, that Jesus, God, and Paul bid them to be more involved in making and passing laws that pertains to both books of the Bible.
The truth is, for Christians to be involved in Law Making, and Law Abiding, is to go against the tenets of Christianity, where Jesus offers no legal defense to the High Priest and Pontius Pilate. This fact is key in the trial of ex-president, Donald Trump, who signed many Bills making them Law, and his appointment of three Christians to the Supreme Court – that repealed Roe vs. Wade, and thus should be rendered null and void, because the repeal was Christian-Lawmaking. This goes against the Constitution that does not allow attacks on the tenets of any religion. Was Paul’s ruling on circumcision aimed at being inclusive of Gentiles? Or, did Paul deliberately create a schism in order to hijack the core religion of the Jews?? Schism is Christianity’s middle name, nd thus Christian Schisms are being introduced into our Secular Government.
The claim by Trump after his first arraignment, that Christians are being discriminated against “as a religion” is false. No other President has dared utter such a decree that I am sure is extended to Trump’s latest indictment. Donald Trump has weaponized our Democracy, and the predominate religion in America, and he does not have Paul’s or Jesu’s’ permission to do so. For this reason I am seeking to bring a lawsuit against the members of the Supreme Court, who believe they are doing the work of Jesus and Paul. I also want to sue the Oregon Republican Lawmakers who walked out – in the name of religion, because the Democratic Lawmakers were not religious enough.
I ran in the Oregon Primary for Governor and received 172 votes – that I hold sacred. I feel it is my duty to give my voters the best Government and Religion – possible. Paul clams “love” replaces The Law. It is my hope the Blue Ribbon Panel looks at this Christian Love, to see if it is offered to Democrats. I became a Republican after Obama was elected, because my kin, John Fremont, co-founded this party, and I wanted to carry on family traditions in hope of preventing a Hateful National Divide, like the schism over circumcision created between the Jews and Gentiles. Alas, there is a Democracy in the world that can consider these matters, because We the People are The Nation of Democratic Laws. Jesus and Paul – are dead. We need no one to speak for us. Show me….The Laws of Jesus!
Sincerley
John Presco
Presidential Candidate
“We’re being discriminated against as a religion. We’re being discriminated against as a faith. And we can’t let that continue,” the twice-impeached leader said. “The main thing that our country needs again is religion… I want you to pray really hard, because we have to have a victory in 2024.”
If you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law. You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace….
[I]n Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything,
but faith working through love….
“Answerest thou nothing?”
“You have said it”
“In the Gospel accounts, Jesus speaks very little and gives very infrequent and indirect answers to the priests’ questions, according to John 18:22, prompting an officer to slap him”
Paul Did Not Preach Circumcision
Yes, Paul followed the Torah, “walking orderly, keeping the Law” among the Jews (Acts 21:17–26), when among the Jews.* We know this was not a matter of obedience for all followers of Christ at all times because he also says in 1 Corinthians 9 that he became “as without law” “to those who are without law”; and even when he says he became “to those who are under the Law, as under the Law,” he adds, “though not being myself under the Law.” In fact, he chastises the Galatians who were insisting that Christians needed to be circumcised (something required by the Law), saying,
If you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law. You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace….
[I]n Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything,
but faith working through love….
[T]he one who is disturbing you [by saying you need to be circumcised] will bear his judgment, whoever he is. But I, brethren,
if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished. I wish that those who are troubling you would even mutilate themselves. (
In other words, Paul says he is being persecuted because he’s not requiring obedience to the Torah. This was the source of his persecution. He calls the idea that we are under the cross rather than the Torah “the stumbling block of the cross.” Then he says that those who say we need to be circumcised should go all the way and cut it all off! Serious words, indeed.
When Donald spoke to the faith leaders, he framed his criminal case as an attack on Christianity itself. “We’re being discriminated against as a religion. We’re being discriminated against as a faith. And we can’t let that continue,” the twice-impeached leader said. “The main thing that our country needs again is religion… I want you to pray really hard, because we have to have a victory in 2024.”
In addition to pastors and other religious leaders joining the call to give their prayers for Donald, some political leaders gathered also prayed for the ex-president. Former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker insisted, “We’re going to have to keep calling on God to deliver justice. I pray that He can because He is the only one that can make sure that we have justice.”
In the United States, a blue-ribbon committee (or panel or commission) is a group of exceptional people appointed to investigate, study or analyze a given question. Blue-ribbon committees generally have a degree of independence from political influence or other authority, and such committees usually have no direct authority of their own. Their value comes from their ability to use their expertise to issue findings or recommendations which can then be used by those with decision-making power to act.
A blue-ribbon committee is often appointed by a government body or executive to report on a matter of controversy. It might be composed of independent scientific experts or academics with no direct government ties to study a particular issue or question, or it might be composed of citizens well known for their general intelligence, experience and non-partisan interests to study a matter of political reform. The “blue-ribbon” aspect comes from the presentation of the committee as the “best and brightest” for the task; the appointment of such a committee, ad hoc, is meant to signal its perspective as outsiders of the usual process for study and decisions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-ribbon_committee
In 1980 (Stone v. Graham), a United States Supreme Court decision struck down a Kentucky law requiring that a copy of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom, the Court saying:
“The pre-eminent purpose for posting the Ten Commandments on schoolroom walls is plainly religious in nature. The Ten Commandments are undeniably a sacred text in the Jewish and Christian faiths, and no legislative recitation of a supposed secular purpose can blind us to that fact. The Commandments do not confine themselves to arguably secular matters, such as honoring one’s parents, killing or murder, adultery, stealing, false witness, and covetousness. Rather, the first part of the Commandments concerns the religious duties of believers: worshipping the Lord God alone, avoiding idolatry, not using the Lord’s name in vain, and observing the Sabbath Day.”
The reasoning shown above was based on the constitutional requirement for separation of church and state. Presumably the Ten Commandments would have been acceptable if texts from the Koran and various other scriptures had been given equal prominence.
May 15, 2023, 4:24 PM PDT / Source: The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. — Two Republicans and an independent taking part in a boycott that has stalled hundreds of bills in the Oregon Senate, including measures on abortion and gender-affirming care, were disqualified Monday from re-election under a new constitutional amendment aimed at stopping such walkouts.
The GOP-led walkout of the Democrat-dominated Senate has stretched to 10 days, though some participating lawmakers have rotated in and out since the boycott began May 3. Each of the three affected senators accumulated 10 unexcused absences, making them ineligible to serve in the Legislature for the period after their terms expire under a ballot measure voters passed overwhelmingly last year.
“The majority of Senate Republicans continue to walk off the job that the voters elected them to do, in which our Constitution compels them to attend,” Senate President Rob Wagner said from the Senate podium. He added in an email: “Three senators have now unnecessarily disqualified themselves from a subsequent term in the Legislature.”
Sen. Tim Knopp, the Senate Republican Leader, said Monday that during weekend negotiations to end the boycott, he had told Democratic leaders that the Republicans would end their boycott “to pass substantially bipartisan budgets and bills that are lawful and constitutional.”
Wagner earlier said the sweeping abortion rights-gender affirming care measure was not negotiable. Republicans want it off the table.
Knopp said all 12 Republican senators took part in the boycott on Monday “in solidarity” with the three senators facing disqualification. He blasted Democrats for pursuing an “extreme” agenda.
“Let it be abundantly clear: this is just the beginning of the fight,” Knopp said in a statement.
The three boycotting senators who reached the 10-day limits for automatic disqualification are Republicans Dennis Linthicum and Daniel Bonham and Independent Brian Boquist, a former Republican.
Ballot Measure 113 was passed by almost 70% of voters last November as a method to end walkouts that have plagued the Legislature for several years. It is now written into the state Constitution.
The Constitution now says missing 10 or more floor sessions “shall be deemed disorderly behavior and shall disqualify the member from holding office as a senator or representative for the term following the election after the member’s current term is completed.”
But left unclear is whether they can run for office as candidates.
The test will perhaps come when the window for filing as candidates in the 2024 election opens in September.
Rosamond Press 
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