EMAIL FROM JANET WHITE: OKLAHOMA GETS IT

Janet White provided this email for ORF.

ORF says: if your Tea Party organizers don't advocate for state sovereignty and elected officials who represent the sovereignty of New Mexico...find Tea Party that understands state sovereignty and holding the expansion of federal authority and jurisdiction at bay.

This is a description of legislation being introduced this session in the Oklahoma Legislature,designed to reign in the Federal Government. This is 10th amendment followup with teeth.

Given below are the details for four areas of action. Each area has a point of contact and how to reach them. This person has the experience of working in previous years on advancing legislation. You can meet these individuals by email and at the Oklahoma state capitol at noon on Monday, Feb 1st (during lunch for many people) when we begin our work of walking this legislation through to passage.

Please pick an area you are passionate about and reach out to the point of contact.

1. 2nd Amendment - Right to Bear Arms (Tim Gillespie - tagillespie@ok2a.org)

There are several pieces of legislation being advanced this spring concerning the right to bear arms including open carry. My favorite is the "Montana Law" or:

HB2884 - "Firearms Freedom Act"
. (http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/WebApplication2/WebForm1.aspx?Bill=HB2884)

This legislation essentially states that firearms manufactured, sold, and used within the state of Oklahoma can't be regulated by the federal government. Using the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution for cover we are attempting to prevent our federal government from any kind of back door gun registration. A free people don't register!

Tim Gillespie has agreed to track this and other related legislation and encourage its passage within the state legislature. Of course, Tim can't do this alone and our legislators respond to large numbers of people calling, visiting, emailing, etc. Please work with Tim and ask him to keep you informed on what you can do. You can reach Tim through his email (tim.gillespie@swbell.net) of the website of his organization, OK2A (http://www.ok2a.org). You do not need to join OK2A to get involved although, personally, I did.

2. 4th Amendment - Unreasonable Searches and Seizures (Amanda Teegarden -amteeg3@yahoo.com)

For years the federal and state governments have been gathering information on the activities of its law abiding citizens without the consent of the individuals and then sharing this information with other agencies. Unless the government has probable cause for believing an individual has violated a specific law they should not be tracking our activities. This is a form of registering people and I believe that some day, some how, some one in government will use this collected information to restrict our liberties. They already are! Such activities go against the very premise of freedom of association and the right to be protected against unreasonable searches and seizures.

There are several pieces of legislation designed to prevent this kind of involuntary information gathering of law abiding citizens:

SB1649 - Motor vehicle-prohibit design, identifying mark, bar code, chip, tracking device on license plates
(http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/WebApplication2/WebForm1.aspx?Bill=SB1649)
HB2923 - Motor vehicles; creating the Oklahoma Sovereignty Driver License Protection Act; prohibiting the Department of
Public Safety from retaining certain information; codification; noncodification; emergency.
(http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/WebApplication2/WebForm1.aspx?Bill=HB2923)

Amanda Teegarden will track this and other related legislation and encourage its passage with the state legislature. Of course, Amanda can't do this alone and our legislators respond to large numbers of people calling, visiting, emailing, etc. Please work with Amanda and ask her to keep you informed on what you can do. The best way I know of to follow Amanda's activities and to help in this area is to follow the Action Alerts provided through the OK-SAFE website (http://www.ok-safe.com). You do not need to join OK-SAFE to get involved.

3. 10th Amendment - Powers Reserved to the States or the People (George Wallace -thudchief1@sbcglobal.net)

The federal government has this well known trick they play to get the cooperation of its member states. They collect federal tax dollars from individual citizens and then give it back to the states with all kinds of strings attached. As a result Oklahoman's find themselves funding the "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska and having our public school programs dictated by the federal government instead of local school boards. All levels of local governance are subverted by such actions and it is only getting worse with time. We can slow down this practice with legislation such as:

HB2810 - State Sovereignty Act; federal tax dollars; procedures
(http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/WebApplication5/WebForm1.aspx)

This legislation would require Oklahoman's to send their federal taxes to the state government which will periodically send them to the federal government. If the federal government "misbehaves" the state can withhold the submission of these funds until the federal government gets their act together. This will help to restore the sovereignty of the state!

George Wallace has agreed to track this and other related legislation and encourage its passage with the state legislature. Of course, George can't do this alone and our legislators respond to large numbers of people calling, visiting, emailing, etc. Please work with George and ask him to keep you informed on what you can do. You can reach George through his email (thudchief1@sbcglobal.net). You will also see George at the Feb 1st rally at the state capitol.

4. Sound Money - no tax on gold and no more debt (Bob Donohoo - bob@donohoo.net)

When the government controls the currency of a nation they control the stored wealth of individuals. They can take this accumulated savings any time they want without most people even understanding it. We can take the first step to ending this practice by removing the sales tax on gold and other precious metals. There is some legislation to do just that:

HB2926 - Exemption for the sale of certain rare coins and precious metals
(http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/WebApplication2/WebForm1.aspx?Bill=HB2926)

When a state takes on too much debt and their revenues are down they find themselves in a bad financial position. They don't have enough money to service the debt and pay for their current services. Right now California is in this position and is looking to the federal government for a handout. With all the expectations that the federal government will place on any such bailout you can say how California can forfeit its sovereignty. We need to avoid this same position by refusing to take on more debt as a state. No more debt! We will be tracking appropriations and raising attention if it involves increasing our debt.

Please encourage activism by sending this email to everyone you know.


Please come out to the state capitol, noon on Feb 1st, so that we can get connected and get started.

If you wish to stay informed on the progress of any of these, e-mail me and I will see that you are on the info list.
terrypierce41@yahoo.com.

OKLAHOMA'S HERO'S PROMISE ACT

Title click to read entire article on the KSBI.TV website.

As heard on the Peter Boyles show/KHOW-AM.

"House Bill 1422, otherwise known as the "Hero's Promise Act," would provide in-state tuition waivers for family members of fallen soldiers for up to four years.

Shafer says, "To be able to pay homage to those soldiers who are fallen by providing a future for the rest of their family is imperative for our nation's success."

ORF says: I can hear the opposition to this bill, 'This bill is discriminatory and disregards the plight of those unfortunate individuals who due to circumstances beyond their control can't serve in the U.S. Armed Forces."