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Reform panel thinks big.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 27-MAY-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Reform panel thinks big.(Editorials)(It wants to fundamentally change Legislature)(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
Byline: The Register-Guard

If partisanship is the bitter fruit of political parties, should Oregon chop down the tree? A commission created to find ways of restoring the credibility of the Oregon Legislature thinks so, and has recommended a nonpartisan legislative body whose members would be elected in an open primary. Both reforms promise to reduce partisan rancor, but the consequences would have to be better understood before winning support.

The Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature made its recommendations Monday, part of a thoroughgoing effort to seek ways to improve the Legislature's effectiveness and its public image. The 30-member panel, appointed by...



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