Mad about Public Ed? Here is where the Rubber Meets the Road
Who is Marc Tucker and what is he up to? OKC School Board Candidate Training Continue reading →
Ah, consensus! Compromising one’s values for a politician’s promise…
“Ah consensus … the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What great cause would have [...]
Truth revealed re: Palin endorsement of Mary Fallin
Below is a response to the recent weird endorsement by Sarah Palin of Congresswoman Mary Fallin, a 2010 Republican candidate for Oklahoma governor. Fallin’s elitist leanings and bailout vote is well known in Oklahoma, as well as her recent marriage to a D.C. Democrat. Fallin, with almost $750,000 in campaign contributions, is a corporatist, not a Tea [...]
Veto Override Fails in House 5/11/10 – Politics ‘as usual’ in OK
The attempted override of Governor Brad Henry’s veto of HB 2569 failed today in the OK House. HB 2569, a very popular bill by Rep. Paul Wesselhoft of the House and Sen. Dan Newberry of the Senate, prohibits “the imbedding, affixing, adhering, or assigning of a radio frequency identification tag (RFID) or RFID-type ink into or [...]
OK-Safe Action Alert: Override Vote Needed May 11th on HB 2569 RFID
The OK House has agreed to vote to override Governor Brad Henry's veto of HB 2569, the bill prohibiting RFID tags in the OK DL/ID cards.
This vote was originally set for Wednesday, 5/5/10, but has now been moved to Tuesday, 5/11/10.
There is some evidence that the Governor is applying pressure to members of the Democrat caucus not to override his veto on this bill.
Gov. Henry Vetos HB 2569 – So he wants RFID tags in OK DL/IDs?
4/29/10, 2:45pm URGENT UPDATE ON HB 2569 and OK-SAFE Action Alert dated 4/29/10 OK-SAFE just received word that Governor Brad Henry has vetoed HB 2569, the bill prohibiting RFID tags in the OK DL/ID cards. House author Rep. Paul Wesselhoft needs help asking for a veto override on this bill before Monday, [...]
Big Gov’t Lobbyist Dunlap wants RFID chips in the OK drivers license
Representing a firm called HID Global, big government lobbyist Jim Dunlap is wheeling and dealing his way into amending HB 2569, a bill currently working its’ way through the OK legislature and which prohibits imbedding/affixing/adhering a radio frequency identification (RFID) device or RFID-type ink into or on to the OK drivers license or state-issued identification cards. HID Global and lobbyist Jim [...]
OK-SAFE Action Forums – Tulsa/OKC
Save these Dates - OK-SAFE, Inc. Action Forum meeting are held twice monthly -on the 1st Thursday of the month in Tulsa, OK and on the 2nd Thursday of the month in Oklahoma City, OK. November 2009 Action Forum dates: I) November 5th, 2009 - Tulsa Action Forum – concluded. II) November 12th, 2009 – OKC Action [...]
OK-SAFE Action Forum OKC Oct. 8, 2009!
Citizen Involvement in the Legislative Process – Training Session October 8th, 2009 Update: OK-SAFE, Inc. has now secured a meeting location in the Oklahoma City area for our monthly OK-SAFE Action Forums. Action Forums are open to the public and free to attend. The next OK-SAFE Action Forum will be Thursday, Oc. 8, 2009. [...]
OK-SAFE Action Forum October 1st, 2009 – Training!
The next OK-SAFE Action Forum will be Thursday, October 1st, 2009. Oklahomans are aware of the growth of big government and have been stirred to action. They’ve rallied together and protested to make their voices heard in the public square. Some folks are ready to move on to the next step, [getting involved in the OK legislative [...]