Following a lengthy and contentious hearing before the Oklahoma Election Board, State Representative Sean Roberts was unanimously ordered(3-0) to take a red pen and strike out the words "the Patriot" from his original candidate filing form. State Labor Commissioner, Leslie Osborn, sought to have Roberts completely thrown off the ballot for daring to include a nickname he has increasingly been referred to by. Fellow Representative and arch enemy, Chris Cannady, testified against Roberts, while disgraced for AG Mike Hunter served as Osborn's legal counsel. Cannady testified that his definition (listen to audio) of a 'patriot' is higher than most. He indicated that his is measured by how much an individual has sacrificed in military battle for his country. The problem with that redefinition is that it would declare the Revolutionary Minutemen as insurrectionists and the 'Red Coats' who raided the Lexington & Concord armories as "the Patriots". None the less, Roberts did not convince the election board that the public 'generally' knows him as "the Patriot". |
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TOWARDS A SANE MARIJUANA POLICY FOR OKLAHOMA AND AMERICA
By Jackson Lahmeyer Since the passage of state question 788, Oklahoma has experienced the boom of a billion dollar industry creating around 45,000 jobs in our state. At this point, 47 States now have some form of medical cannabis program.
Talk radio legend, Eddie Huff, does a weekly Saturday podcast with David Van of Sooner Politics. This weekend, Randy Krehbiel of the Tulsa World came to the studio to help us break down a massive 2022 election bracket.
Additionally, Republicans will be assured 8 additional Senate seats because only Republicans filed. One Senate seat will be resolved between Democrat candidates.
Of the 24 Senate seats not up for election this year, 23 are Republican, 1 is Democrat. This means only 6 of the 48 senate seats will be a November decision. Republicans therefor retain at least a 75% majority of the Oklahoma Senate.
In the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 22 more Reps will be decided among Republicans, since only Republicans filed. Democrats will pick up 1 additional seat when they decide between an exclusively Democrat list of candidates.
This means Republicans already retain 50 of the 101 offices. Democrats have secured 9. So, just 42 House seats will be determined by the November elections. Many Incumbents Win By Default
Adams says The cops compounded their abusive attack on the driver, crushing his testicles, blasting pepper spray over his face, tasering him repeatedly, and generally beating the snot out of him. Ware was never 'under arrest', but they cops were dead-set on getting his car. This is a felony assault which should result in prison time for any police officer. But if a person dies while a felony is being committed, everyone guilty of the felony is also guilty of the murder, under Oklahoma law. This court precedent would compel the District Attorney to charge the surviving cop with the murder of the dead cop, if that rationale was strictly followed.
But first the young driver needs to be able to present his full evidence of just what actually happened and why he was moved to the use of lethal force when met with the police use of lethal force. The American Exploration and Production Council says; “This claim shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how exploration and production works,”
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