Fluff, Stuff and Fraud in Oregon

By Senator Dennis Linthicum

November 1, 2024

Last week, a reader responded to my Newsletter regarding House Bill 4133. I had noted the fact that after receiving Gov. Kotek’s signature, anybody could register to vote in Oregon by simply supplying the final-four digits of their social security number.

In response, an individual pointed out that I was much too generous and the system is much more lenient and much worse than I suggested.

Here’s the deep-state, blue-machine gimmick – the Secretary of State has the authority to write the rules that implement the policy which oozes from the election laws written by the Democrat majority.

So, this is what it looks like online (hand-written markups are mine):

For the seller to fool the buyer, the marketing language and PR have to be good and the curb-appeal has to be even better. The bottom-line is that this is an attractive facade but there is nothing there. This register-to-vote form is quite subtle; it pretends to focus on one area with a simple example but leaves the other avenue wide open. With regard to US citizenship there is no definitive proof required. A simple receipt from a government office or utility provider allows a person to register to vote in Oregon.

Is this the election system that demands our confidence? Or, is this an “election integrity” farce brought to you by the ruling majority?

None of the so-called, “acceptable identification” documents have any relevance to proving that you are who you claim to be. These documents might (or might not) describe where you may have lived or whether you may have had a job but little else.

The final-four digits from your SSN cannot be used for identification. SSN’s are simply utilized by the Federal Government to keep track of the federal benefits you may receive. No one can use those four numbers to buy alcohol, cigarettes or get a tattoo. You can’t use a SSN in lieu of a driver’s license. You can’t even buy a nitrogen charger for your whipped cream maker with your entire SSN!

Aside from this, what does your water bill show? Did your electrical provider ask to see if you were a US citizen? Can you operate a motor-vehicle by proudly displaying a utility bill, or will the officer accept some “government document” as a substitute for your license?

This slick maneuver is all the worse once you realize that this is fluff, stuff and fraud perpetrated against legal residents, citizens and voters. Why doesn’t the majority party just fess up, take responsibility and acknowledge that the only thing needed for you to vote in Oregon is, well, nothing.

Why did the governor go through the charade of having both the DMV and outside auditors wasting time and money trying to investigate data-entry errors when almost anything is valid? Why the pretense of a drivers’ license or the final-four digits of a “valid” SSN? Why call for an outside audit? Because this is a “limited hang-out” part of a grand charade.

In the Secretary of State’s race, my opponent keeps telling us that he wants to increase access to voting. What’s left? It is like watching the political equivalent of Molière’s Tartuffe, or Dickens’ Mr. Pecksniff where everything is spoken, announced and reported with sleek imagery, beautiful words and high-minded principles while the substance of a thing is missing.

The primary accomplishment of the majority party in Oregon has been the triumph of a ruling deep-state, single-party machine that is capable and willing to tax and spend to further their agenda. The regime’s “cancel culture” propaganda has overridden real-world experience and prudence leaving common-sense Oregonians disenfranchised.

Main-stream media and social media outlets wildly play the same tune. Loyalty to the ruling-class gushes daily from these media outlets based on an allegiance to power, rather than truth, justice or compassion. Look at the flattering opinion pages here in Oregon. These local editorial writers are not great election prognosticators, they simply know who holds the keys to power. Try to find one that suggests Boquist, Lathrop or Linthicum are good eggs.

As seen throughout history, the power-hungry and cunning exploit the compliance of the collective, using that submission as a tool to both expand and secure more control. This creates a feedback loop, where increasing control strengthens the party’s dominance which helps them maintain power over those who are conditioned to acquiesce.

Look nationally at the loyalty to the Harris campaign. Despite the Democrats driving a helter-skelter trainload of unknown solutions, the media tells the public that polls show a 50/50 split for the Presidential election. Never before have so many people surrendered so wholeheartedly to the ruling class.

The blue-party machine has told their supporters that we can “Save Our Democracy,” by electing a candidate that never received a single vote, from a single person, from any address, from anywhere in Oregon or America. Basic competence is missing yet millions will cast their votes for the swamp creatures in the blue lagoon.

Our American Republic form of government was brilliantly formed to secure our individual freedoms, property and liberties while protecting the country from foreign wars and invasions. It is now our responsibility and opportunity within our state and in our nation to subvert the bubbling sewer of corruption, kickbacks, graft, bribers, kickbacks and crime that have become common-place in the underbelly of the political system. Remember, Oregon’s former Secretary of State, Ms. Fagan, was forced to resign because of allegations about schemes to corrupt state licensing boards while soliciting and receiving contributions. Yet, she was the Democrat party darling and arrived at an amazing win in the Democrat primary election, in the wee hours of the night.

But Fagan’s demise is just the tip of the iceberg.

I will remind you of the illegal $500,000 contribution convicted felon and founder of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried sent pulsing through the veins of the Democrat party. The illegal contribution went from the politicians at the tippy-top, think Senators Wyden (D) and Merkley (D), Gov. Kotek (D) and Senate President Wagner (D), clear to the wanna-be’s at the bottom of their patent leather loafers.

These illegal contributions were relished by Democrat Senators, the Democrat Party of Oregon, and their Oregon Victory Fund. The illegal contributions were finally surrendered and repaid from the campaign accounts of Gov. Tina Kotek, U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle. Also, recall that Oregon’s AG Ellen Rosenblum (D) recused herself from the case while the DOJ decided not to proceed with any criminal prosecutions.

It was Bankman-Fried, who gave $5 million in 2020 to a pro-Biden super PAC, and according to the Washington Free Beacon, visited the White House repeatedly that year. Prior to his arrest and conviction, Bankman-Fried attended a House Democratic retreat where he spoke on a panel with Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee which oversees the crypto industry. Bankman-Fried also contributed roughly $300,000 to other Democrats on that committee.

To assume that anyone who has spent their careers swimming within this pool of slippery-goo could ever climb out and muster a robust effort to solve the problems of government is as outlandish as it is absurd.

This is our opportunity! The chance of a lifetime!

Our first step is to turn from the path we are on, it is time to elect fully-qualified candidates to three state-wide executive office positions:

Treasurer – Brian Boquist
Attorney General – Will Lathrop
Secretary of State – Dennis Linthicum

The above-mentioned registration loopholes exist but thankfully the targeted demographic doesn’t seem to care as much as we do.

I’m calling on all Republicans, Independents, NAVs and Democrats to shake off their ghostly graveyard garb and step into the future. We have the perfect opportunity to disrupt and derail the machine, let’s work at it and VOTE!

VOTE like it means everything! It does!

Thank you!

For more information about me and my candidacy:

♦ Video with Oregonian Editorial staff
♦ Debate with Oregonian Editorial staff
♦ A series of newsletters on election integrity
♦ Election Website

E-Mail Dennis Linthicum: sen.DennisLinthicum@gmail.com