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*Call to Action: Protect the Supreme Court — Urge Co-Sponsorship of SJR 16*

NOW is the time to act. We need every member to contact key U.S. Senators and urge them to co-sponsor SJR 16, the constitutional amendment to keep the United States Supreme Court at nine justices.

  

When the Virginia Supreme Court did its job, upholding the state Constitution and striking down an improperly executed redistricting referendum, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries didn't accept the rule of law. Instead, he participated in a private call with Virginia Democratic members of Congress where the group discussed a jaw-dropping scheme: lowering the mandatory retirement age for Virginia Supreme Court justices from 73 to 54, which would have forcibly removed every sitting justice on the court, including the first Black female Chief Justice, so Democrats could install a new, hand-picked court that would deliver the partisan ruling they wanted. The proposal, which was floated in The Down-ballot and quickly went viral among national Democrats, was only abandoned after Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell warned it would be "a pretty extreme overreaction" and Governor Abigail Spanberger flatly said "no." Virginia Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle said the scheme was "a brazen assault on our democracy" and that "our founders are rolling in their graves." This is the modern Democrat Party in a nutshell: when courts apply the Constitution as written and elections don't go their way, they don't respect the outcome, they try to rig the system. Our Founding Fathers designed an independent judiciary as a bulwark against exactly this kind of political manipulation, and it is precisely why the National Federation of Republican Women is fighting to keep the federal Supreme Court protected at nine justices through SJR 16 — because Democrats have made it crystal clear they will pack, purge, or dismantle any court that stands between them and power.

  

Maintaining nine justices is essential to preserving the stability, integrity, and independence of our highest court. Expanding the Court would open the door to political manipulation and undermine public trust in our judicial system.

  

What You Can Do:

• Call or email the senators listed below today

• Ask them directly to co-sponsor SJR 16

  

Emphasize that protecting the Court from expansion is critical to safeguarding our Constitution and conservative principles.

  

Find Contact Information HERE!

  

Target Senators:

Alan Armstrong (OK)

John Barrasso (WY)

John Boozman (AR)

Susan Collins (ME)

Tom Cotton (AR)

John Curtis (UT)

Joni Ernst (IA)

Lindsey Graham (SC)

Josh Hawley (MO)

John Husted (OH)

Ron Johnson (WI)

James Justice (WV)

John Kennedy (LA)

James Lankford (OK)

Cynthia Lummis (WY)

Roger Marshall (KS)

Mitch McConnell (KY)

Dave McCormick (PA)

Jerry Moran (KS)

Bernie Moreno (OH)

Lisa Murkowski (AK)

Rand Paul (KY)

Pete Ricketts (NE)

Mike Rounds (SD)

Eric Schmitt (MO)

Rick Scott (FL)

Tim Scott (SC)

Dan Sullivan (AK)

John Thune (SD)

Tommy Tuberville (AL)

  

Every call matters. Every message counts. Let these senators know that Republican women across the country are united in defending the integrity of the Supreme Court.

 

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Initiative petition Update IP28 to criminalize hunting, fishing, trapping, harvest and transporting livestock: 

 

Chief Petitioners for IP28 have turned in 126,205 signatures by 5/29/29 which has included both gathered by paid signature gatherers and volunteers.  They have one last month to go.  They need 117,173 verified so whether makes it onto the ballot will depend on the error rate. 

 

Please check in with your friends and relatives to be certain they are ready to vote this down.  If they did not receive a primary ballot this year, ask them to go to the county elections office and update their voter registration.  We will want everyone ready to vote this down in November. 

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Initiative Petitions

These initiatives are approved by the Secretary of State to circulate. (To view the initiative text:  State of Oregon: Elections - Initiatives, Referendums and Referrals  Select/click on 2026 initiatives, (approved to circulate) scroll down to the desired petition and click on it, then click on “complete text”text.  The regular writing is text as it exists in the law or Constitution (depending).  The bold text is language the petition would add and the italicized text within brackets is the existing text that the initiative would remove. 

 

Below, we have provided the name of the initiative given by the Chief Petitioners and the ballot title as determined by the state.

 

IP 28 People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions (PEACE) Act

Ballot title: Criminalizes breeding practices, injuring/killing animals, including for food, hunting,fishing. Creates transition fund. exceptions. 

 

IP 31 Vote Before Tolls

Ballot Title: Amends Constitution: Prohibits “highway” (defined) fees/tolls after December 31, 2017, unless voters in nearby counties approve     

 

IP 36 Just Cause, Due Process, Job Security

Ballot title:  Amends Constitution: Employers cannot discipline/fire employees, reduce hours, without specific reasons/procedures; severance required; criminalizes violations

 

IP 37   Relating to elections; amending the Constitution of the State of Oregon to prohibit vote by mail

Ballot title: Amends Constitution: Prohibits vote-by-mail elections; registration requires “proof

of citizenship”; voting requires “valid” photo identification

 

IP 50 Oregon Crimefighting Act

Ballot title: Limits pretrial release for persons charged with felonies/Class A misdemeanors. Increases state incarceration costs. 

 

IP 51 End the Death Tax

Ballot title:  Nullifies estate tax, which applies to estates of $1 million plus; prohibits similar local taxes

 

IP 53 Repeals law requiring permits to operate nonmotorized human-powered boats in Oregon waters,

Ballot title: Repeals ORS 830.624, which requires waterway access permits to operate certain nonmotorized boats and sailboats