Quotable.Byline: The Register-Guard From an editorial in The (Bend) Bulletin on Measure 45, which would impose term limits on Oregon Oregon, city, United States Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. legislators: "The question voters ought to ask themselves when they receive their ballots at the end of October October: see month. is this: Are you capable of voting intelligently in legislative races? If the answer is 'yes,' then it should be impossible to support Measure 45, which assumes that voters are too dumb DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND. A man born deaf, dumb, and blind, is considered an idiot. (q.v.) 1 Bl. Com. 304; F. N. B. 233; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 2111. DUMB. One who cannot speak; a person who is mute. See Deaf and dumb, Deaf, dumb, and blind; Mute, standing mute. to vote for anyone but an incumbent Refers to an entity that is currently in power. For example, in politics, the "incumbent senator" is the person who holds that office today. An "incumbent company" is an organization that has been providing goods and services for some time. See ILEC. . Those voters whose answer is 'no,' on the other hand, should do everyone else a favor and dump their ballots in the trash." |
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