What I think

 The Eu has passed a new law protecting the environment and people. Similar laws have been discussed and not passed here. However, the EU laws will effect companies in this country who do business with European countries. Businesses in this country will not have a say in this law or even about being effected by it. I imagine this country, unlike China, will go along with this law and how it effects business in this country.  Will this then allow this country to pass similar giving this government more control? Laws that protect the environment more than the people?

Today is voting day and apparently only 18 % of the voters in this county has turned in ballots. I get it. There is nothing on the ballet that people care about and some, like me, think it is just a waste of money to even send it out. It could have waited til Nov.  Voting in Oregon is pretty easy. You just have to drop your ballot off in a drop box or even put it in the mail, not stamp required.

 On Next door there was a post about animal cruelty done by teenagers. it was horrible and caught on camera. One person was questioned and released without giving up the names of his fellow punks. Why these creatures were out in the middle of the night and how they got the weapon the used is beyond me. Obviously, no parenting was happening with them. And in pro crime Oregon even if they were caught nothing will happen to them. Sadder still is that I am not surprised by any of it.

 Because I am not affiliated with any political party my primary ballot is filled with measures and non partisan positions. This year there are 15 positions to vote for and all but 2 are running unopposed. Now I know these positions and measures are on this ballot for a reason but seriously could we not have waited to do this until the Nov election. Seems like such a waste of time and money to send these ballots out to non party affiliated voters. There are 5 different pieces of paper involved in this. The ballot is not a standard size so more money was spent on that. I also noticed that the ballots are sent non profit org us postage paid. Lets face it, the government is for profit.