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I recently wrote the following email to my state senator after she issued a press release criticizing SJR 34—a resolution that would allow Oklahomans to vote on whether to change the way Oklahoma appellate judges are selected: As a resident of your Senate district, I was disappointed to see your press release this afternoon regarding SJR 34, which would move judicial selection from a group of unaccountable bureaucrats to the model created by James Madison and enshrined in the United States Constitution. While I expected you to oppose the policy, what really bothered me was your blind devotion to the talking points of the Oklahoma Bar Association in lieu of clear thinking on the issues involved.
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Read moreThe authors of a new book titled “White Rural Rage” appeared on MSNBC last week, accusing rural Americans of being the “most racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” demographic, people who “don’t believe in democracy” or “free speech” and (in keeping with the Left’s latest slur) are likely to be “Christian nationalists.” Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews likened the internal conflict to “fighting terrorism” and expressed bafflement that “the regular guy in the country” can’t stand the coastal elite. “It’s a weird thing,” he remarked.
Read moreIn a 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled states cannot use Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to kick former President Donald Trump off state ballots over his alleged “insurrectionist” actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
Read more“When deficits get too high, as happened during the COVID-19 pandemic, it adds to inflationary pressures on the economy. If current trends continue, driven by the growth of spending as a share of the economy, deficits will balloon even in years without a recession or a major war,” Ditch wrote.
Read moreRay Carter, Director, Independent Journalism Center
Read moreRyan Haynie, J.D., is the General Counsel at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (www.ocpathink. org).
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