The Daily Signal has exclusively learned that the government agency responsible for enforcing Oregon’s anti-discrimination law appears to be working closely with a powerful gay rights advocacy group in its case against Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa.Boy, that sure looks like coordination.
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Communications obtained through a public records request show employees of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries--which pursued the case against the Kleins--participating in phone calls, texting, and attending meetings with Basic Rights Oregon, the largest LGBT advocacy group in the state.
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"State agencies have a duty to represent the best interests of the general public, not the interests of one particular advocacy group," said @HvonSpakovsky.
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"That's a clear conflict of interest," Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal.
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It is unclear what occurred during these meetings and phone calls, but the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries commissioner, who is in charge of determining the Kleins’'final punishment, met with Basic Rights Oregon on multiple occasions and purchased tickets costing hundreds of dollars benefiting the advocacy group.
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But unearthed emails appear to challenge [claims of impartial enforcement], and based on The Daily Signal’s findings, lawyers for the Kleins on Friday requested the case be re-opened for further investigation.
A conservative leaning Libertarian stuck in the land of Nuts, Fruits, and Flakes, or as it's affectionately known, by regular people, Kalifornia
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Bias In Gay Wedding Cake Prosecution? Emails Reveal Possible Political Agenda
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