Now that the die has been cast and the dust has settled, it is time that our new president and Congress tackle the job of running our great country. We know that there is a whole slate of problems now facing this new administration. It is hoped that our nation will have a smooth and productive transition.

Here on the home front we face, once again, a threat to our freedom. No one is safe in this state (or the whole nation for that matter) from the over-zealous and heavy-handed Drug Enforcement Administration and other government agencies which have the power to seize your property on the flimsy excuse of probable cause. One would think that, when 952,792 Oregonians passed Ballot Measure 3 (by a 2-1 margin) which guarantees that we are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, that would be the end of the story.

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