Initiative filings lean to the right politically
Oregon voters may be asked to do something next year that the Legislature and governor aren’t inclined to do: tilt the state to the political right.
With the Legislature in Democratic control and fellow Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski ready to sign its bills, conservatives are turning to the initiative system as an outlet for their goals of reducing government, curbing union clout and advancing their ideas on how the legal system should treat gays, illegal immigrants and women seeking abortions.