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News on Oklahoma’s

Immigration Bill HB 1804  lawsuit

Last May, HB1804 passed overwhelming in both House and Senate   It was just ruled    CONSTITUTIONAL  BY JUDGE SELLERS

This is the lawsuit filed by a Tulsa University Professor with the Restaurant Association and Hispanic Groups contesting the entire Bill HB1804.    Sellers is second judge to rule in the “Citizens Favor”               

  

Taxpayer’s  National  Tea  Party     

April 1, 2009       day to mail your teabags

Washington is throwing away letters with whole teabags -

Plan to mail teabags,  cut the bottom of the  teabag and remove tea, write them a PERSONAL NOTE,  then mail to:

 

 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.     Washington, DC  20500. 

 

 

Oklahoma Taxpayer’s Tea Party Rallies

April 15, 2009

“Taxed Enough Already”

 

OKLAHOMA CITY Rally

State Capitol  2300 N  .LINCOLN

OKC Tea Party will begin at 11:30 on the south steps of the capitol.

Bring  “TEA POTS” and “TEA BAGS”  SIGNS,   they make a nice visual for the TV and papers, and quickly explains our mission.

Contact:     Stuart A. Jolly,   Oklahoma State Director

Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma

Lt. Col. (R), US Army          405.514.0514        www.afpOK.org

 

 

TULSA AREA RALLY        APRIL 15, 2009  

From:          11am to 12:30pm

Location:     500 S  Denver  - City Hall

Contact:     Jai Blevins (918) 760-8282 jaiblevins@hotmail.com

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­­­­­­­­­­­NEWS IN OKLAHOMA

 

BILLS PROGRESS     CALLS NEEDED

 

read at http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/

 

 

VITAL LEGISLATION FOR HOMEOWNERS

 

SJR 5 By: Sponsor:   Jim Reynolds      House Sponsor:   David Dank

 

A Join Resolution allowing Citizens to vote on lowering current property tax cap to automatic 3% on homestead-exempted property    House Floor     READ  http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10SB/SJR5_int.rtf

 

IRON FLYER GIVEN TO LEGISLATORS  –

 

Oklahoma Education Association is actively seeking to tax people out of their homes by lobbying legislators with taxpayer funds (that is all they get – taxpayer funds). 

 

OEA is greedily attempting to kill this legislation that will bring tax relief to thousands of property owners, many who have no job.   

 

MORE  money,  MORE overhead,  MORE  programs

is not the solution to their problems!

$11,250 per-pupil expenditure in 2003

source:  Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs  K-12 grades

 

OEA needs to spend their time plugging the “DROPOUT EPIDEMIC” as they call it.        Bring high school students up to minimum 10^th grade levels in reading, writing, and arithmetic to give them hope of succeeding in life.   Begin in FIRST  GRADE!           

 

County Commissioners  seek to stop this legislation  - SHAME ON THEM!

County officials need to trim their budget, use their resources, materials and machinery in their districts wisely by tightening your budget 10% off their costs.      You Expect the Taxpayer to do it.  

 

You can only bite the hand that feeds you so long

then the hand has nothing more to give.

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WORD OF EXPLANATION to save confusion:    

1)    House bills are NOW on the Senate side – so call the Senate for Action.

2)    Senate bills are NOW on the House side – so call the House for Action

3)    Senators and Representatives e-mails below

 

Oklahoma Legislation for FLOOR VOTE

CALL  your Legislators to vote YES  on these 

 

SENATE telephone numbers

1-800-865-6490          1-405-524-0126

 

 

Current Oklahoma Legislation  make your voice heard to the Senate Rules Committee on these bills – e-mails below

 

HJR 1042      English as official language  allows voters to decide at polls in November if citizens want to stop interpreter fees 

Senate Rules Committee

 

HJR 1022      Limits terms of 8 years for Lt. Gov, Auditor, Attorney General, Treasurer, labor commissioner, School superintendent, Insurance Commissioner,  corporation commissioners to 12 years in office.  

Senate Rules   Committee

 

HB 1037        Voter ID photo required to vote passed the House

Senator Ford sponsoring this bill in Senate     

Senate   Rules  Committee

 

HB 2252        Stop Spanish drivers license testing    English tests only   

Senate Rules Committee

 

HB 1329        Requires all Oklahoma candidates for office to prove citizenship with felony conviction for making false statements      

Senate Rules Committee

 

BILL OF INTEREST:

SB 389           Eliminates 2.0 and 2.5 grade requirement for Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (free college tuition TAXPAYERS FUND)  bill will lower requirement of  the student  to be able to maintain only a ‘satisfactory’  rating for academic progress        (kind of dumbing down the kids, huh?     Sandy Garrett should raise her expectations for these kids, believe in them!)  

Senate Rules Committee

 

SENATE  RULES COMMITTEE  (call to ask they PASS these bills)

Jonathan Nichols, Chair         Earl Garrison,   V Chair

Bingman, Granan, Eason MCIntyre, Ford, M Johnson, Jolley, Mazzei, J Reynolds, M Schulz, Sparks, Sweeden, Sykes, Wyrick

 

E-MAILS:    garrison@oksenate.gov, nichols@oksenate.gov, bingman@oksenate.gov, branan@oksenate.gov, easonmcintyre@oksenate.gov, fordj@oksenate.gov, johnsonm@oksenate.gov, jolley@oksenate.gov, mazzei@oksenate.gov, reynolds@oksenate.gov, schulz@oksenate.gov, sparks@oksenate.gov, sweeden@oksenate.gov, wyrick@oksenate.gov, lewis@oksenate.gov

 

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Call your Senator to Vote YES on bills listed below

 

HB 2189        Require Schools to Pledge Allegiance to U.S. of America 

Senate   Education

 

HB 2245        Repatriate Alien Criminals to ICE after ½ of Convicted Sentence completed (save taxpayers $millions)      

Senate Appropriations

 

HB 1505        Requires a DNA sample for felons (Juli’s Law) 

Senate Appropriations

 

HB      2175   Upon felony Conviction public official will lose their employment benefits       

Senate   Retirement,

 

HB 2263        Extend Drivers license suspension for certain convictions 

Senate Public Safety

 

OKC LEGISLATURE

 

Write letters and post cards to:            Representative _***_

                                                          State Capitol Building

                                                          2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.

                                                          Okla City, OK  73105

 

House Telephone Numbers

1-800-522-8502                 1-405-521-2711

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Soon to be Senate  Floor Vote      CALL  your Senator  to vote YES  on these

adelson@oksenate.gov, aldridge@oksenate.gov, anderson@oksenate.gov, ballenger@oksenate.gov, barrington@oksenate.gov, bass@oksenate.gov, bingman@oksenate.gov, branan@oksenate.gov, brogdon@oksenate.gov, brownb@oksenate.gov, burrage@oksenate.gov, coates@oksenate.gov, coffee@oksenate.gov, kehl@oksenate.gov, cochran@oksenate.gov, crain@oksenate.gov, bigger@oksenate.gov, easley@oksenate.gov, easonmcintyre@oksenate.gov, fordj@oksenate.gov, garrisone@oksenate.gov, gumm@oksenate.gov, ivester@oksenate.gov, johnsonc@oksenate.gov, johnsonm@oksenate.gov, jolley@oksenate.gov, justice@oksenate.gov, lamb@oksenate.gov, laster@oksenate.gov, laughlin@oksenate.gov, leftwich@oksenate.gov, bell@oksenate.gov, mazzei@oksenate.gov, bard@oksenate.gov, warner@oksenate.gov, osborn@oksenate.gov, fleet@oksenate.gov, garrison@oksenate.gov, ingraham@oksenate.gov, nichols@oksenate.gov, paddack@oksenate.gov, rabon@oksenate.gov, reynolds@oksenate.gov, rice@oksenate.gov, rileyn@oksenate.gov, schulz@oksenate.gov, sparks@oksenate.gov, sweeden@oksenate.gov, lewis@oksenate.gov, purinton@oksenate.gov, brownb1@oksenate.gov, wilson@oksenate.gov, wyrick@oksenate.gov

 

 

 

SB 454           No State funds to be used for lobbyist pay (i.e.; OU, and Education use our tax $$ to pay lobbyist to lobby against citizens interests   

 

Current Oklahoma Legislation  make your voice be heard to the HOUSE   Committee on these bills    VOTE  YES  on these

 

 

HOUSE telephone numbers

1-800-522-8502            1-405-521-2711

 

 

 

SB 658           Increase penalty for failing to register vehicles  

House Appropriations

 

SB 47 Prohibit Oklahoma from participating in Private/foreign partnerships   

House Appropriations

 

SB 1118        Confiscated property forfeiture means to distribute bunds  

House Appropriations

 

SB 899           Upon a felony CONVICTION a public official will lose their employment and benefits       

House   Appropriations

 

SB 455           Taxpayer Transparency, lobby groups must register the bills they promote and are lobbying for passage 

House Appropriations

 

 

House Appropriations Committee members are:

Ken Miller – Chair

Scott Martin – V Chair

Auffet, Carey, Cox, Denney, DeWitt, Dorman, Glenn, Hickman, Hoskin, M Jackson, Liebmann, D Morgan, Peters, Terrill, Watson

 

E-mails House Legislators

donarmes@okhouse.gov, johnauffet@okhouse.gov , , chrisbenge@okhouse.gov, garybanz@okhouse.gov, lisajbilly@okhouse.gov, gusblackwell@okhouse.gov,  neilbrannon@okhouse.gov, mikebrown@okhouse.gov, sam.buck@okhouse.gov, ed.cannaday@okhouse.gov, johncarey@okhouse.gov, mike.christian@okhouse.gov,  wallace.collins@okhouse.gov, anncoody@okhouse.gov, mariancooksey@okhouse.gov,  dougcox@okhouse.gov, david.dank@okhouse.gov, leedenney@okhouse.gov, david.derby@okhouse.gov, daledewitt@okhouse.gov, joedorman@okhouse.gov, rexduncan@okhouse.gov,  john.enns@okhouse.gov, george.faught@okhouse.gov, eddie.fields@okhouse.gov, larryglenn@okhouse.gov, rebeccahamilton@okhouse.gov, terryharrison@okhouse.gov, jwhickman@okhouse.gov, corey.holland@okhouse.gov, weshilliard@okhouse.gov, chuck.hoskin@okhouse.gov, ,  scott.inman@okhouse.gov, mikejackson@okhouse.gov, shanejett@okhouse.gov, dennis.johnson@okhouse.gov,  tadjones@okhouse.gov, fred.jordan@okhouse.gov, charlie.joyner@okhouse.gov, sallykern@okhouse.gov, charles.key@okhouse.gov, kiesel@okhouse.gov, dan.kirby@okhouse.gov,steve.kouplen@okhouse.gov,luckylamons@okhouse.gov, guyliebmann@okhouse.gov, ken.luttrell@okhouse.gov, scott.martin@okhouse.gov, stevemartin@okhouse.gov, al.mcaffrey@okhouse.gov,  mark.mccullough@okhouse.gov, jeanniemcdaniel@okhouse.gov, randy.mcdaniel@okhouse.gov, ryanmcmullen@okhouse.gov, skye.mcniel@okhouse.gov, jerrymcpeak@okhouse.gov, lewis.moore@okhouse.gov,kenmiller@okhouse.gov, dannymorgan@okhouse.gov, richardmorrissette@okhouse.gov, jason.murphey@okhouse.gov, billnations@okhouse.gov, Jason.nelson@okhouse.gov,charles.ortega@okhouse.gov, leslie.osborn@okhouse.gov,pat.ownbey@okhouse.gov, ronpeters@okhouse.gov, pampeterson@okhouse.gov,  anastasia.pittman@okhouse.gov, eric.proctor@okhouse.gov, rcpruett@okhouse.gov, brian.renegar@okhouse.gov, mikereynolds@okhouse.gov, philrichardson@okhouse.gov, mike.ritze@okhouse.gov, paulroan@okhouse.gov, waderousselot@okhouse.gov, mike.sanders@okhouse.gov, colby.schwartz@okhouse.gov, Seneca.scott@okhouse.gov,earl.sears@okhouse.gov, tw.shannon@okhouse.gov, mikeshelton@okhouse.gov, bensherrer@okhouse.gov, jerryshoemake@okhouse.gov, jabarshumate@okhouse.gov, glensmithson@okhouse.gov, krissteele@okhouse.gov, danielsullivan@okhouse.gov, randyterrill@okhouse.gov, mikethompson@okhouse.gov, todd.thomsen@okhouse.gov, suetibbs@okhouse.gov, johntrebilcock@okhouse.gov, , purcywalker@okhouse.gov, weldon.watson@okhouse.gov, paulwesselhoft@okhouse.gov, cory.williams@okhouse.gov, Harold.wright@okhouse.gov, johnwright@okhouse.gov

 

SB 306           Requires cities/towns to require insurance coverage before a building permit is issued 

House  General Government         Liebmann Chair,  Schwartz V-Chair,  

Banz, Brown, MJackson, Jett, Kouplen, Luttrell, Martin, McMullen Proctor Shannon, M Thompson

 

SB 4               Voter ID required to vote  passed senate  

House Rules Committee    Blackwell Chair,   M Jackson  V-Chair,

Dorman, Jones, Key, Liebmann, Morrissette, Sanders, Shoemake, MThompson, Trebilcock, Williams

 

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FYI

Texas, Utah  BILLS TO SURPASS OKLAHOMA‘S HB 1804….great   great    great

On Thursday, February 26, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued a legal opinion that concluded that a proposed state law that would suspend the business license of any employer that hires illegal aliens would be constitutional under federal law. The AG found that the legislation proposed in Texas – which closely mirrors an Arizona law – does not conflict with the federal government’s constitutional role in immigration matters. (Office of the Attorney General of Texas, February 26, 2009; The Dallas Morning News, February 27, 2009). The legislation is currently pending in the Texas state legislature and, if passed, would provide the state with additional enforcement measures to ensure employers are not hiring illegal aliens, but instead hire only workers who are authorized to work in the United States.
Read the full article  http://www.fairus.org      

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No excuses to hide behind now.

http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/capitol/2009/03/ag-state-can-ban-sanctuary-cities.html

AG: State can ban sanctuary cities

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued an opinion today giving lawmakers the go-ahead to prohibit cities from becoming so-called “sanctuary cities.

“State Rep. Frank Corte, R-San Antonio, had asked Abbott whether legislators could prohibit cities from adopting policies that prevent local authorities from cooperating with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.    ANY city that has adopted the “Major Cities Chief Policy” IS a sanctuary city.      

( Both Oklahoma City and Tulsa Mayors and Councils and Police Departments have adopted this policy, they have given the procedures to law enforcers and THAT is why you see Police Departments useless when called about Hispanic Criminal Bahavior!)

Some lawmakers want to require cities to enforce immigration laws or risk losing state funding for certain programs. In his opinion, Abbott wrote that since federal law preempts city policies, any sanctuary policy a municipality adopts would be moot anyway.

“The Texas Legislature  (OR any other State)   is not prohibited from adopting some form of legislation designed to compel local governments to comply with any duties they may have under federal immigration laws, so long as such legislation is not inconsistent with federal law,” Abbott concluded.

 

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Oklahoma’s Patriots

CICF I&R Newswire

 

Citizens in Charge Foundation honors Oklahoma lawmakers Brogdon, Terrill Posted: 23 Mar 2009 12:01 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY — The Virginia-based Citizens in Charge Foundation on Tuesday named state Sen. Randy Brogdon and Rep. Randy Terrill as the March 2009 recipients of the John Lilburne Award. The two state legislators were recognized for their efforts to make it easier for Oklahomans to place state questions on the ballot. The award is named in honor of the 17th Century English pamphleteer and political activist who pioneered the use of petitioning and referenda for redress against government power and abuse.

 

Office of Public Affairs

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Ver. 10.04

February 20, 2009

Contact: Carl Rusnok

(214) 905-5292

Shannon Clark (TCSO)

(918) 596-8909

News Release

In Case you missed it.   ICE Involvement in Oklahoma.

Aircraft forfeiture sought following marijuana smuggling seizure at Tulsa airport

ICE and Tulsa County Sheriff’s 287(g) Task Force team up to make the arrest and seizure

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) filed with the county District Attorney’s  Office on Wednesday to request civil forfeiture of an aircraft seized last week during a joint  marijuana smuggling arrest with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

 

ICE agents and TCSO’s “287(g)” Task Force arrested Robert Parsons Bentley Jr. Feb. 13 on state felony charges of trafficking in marijuana. This arrest occurred after more than 28 pounds of the narcotic was discovered in a duffle bag in his aircraft after it landed at Tulsa International Airport.   Bentley is from Big Pine Key, Fla.

 

The aircraft was observed flying in a suspicious manner, according to the Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC), which is under U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). AMOC reported this information to ICE, which dispatched the Tulsa 287(g) Task Force to the Tulsa airport. Bentley had already left the airport for a Tulsa area hotel when the Task Force arrived. TCSO’s K-9 unit also  responded, and the dog alerted to the presence of a controlled substance in the aircraft. By 4 a.m.

 

Feb. 13, the 287(g) Task Force secured a state search warrant for the aircraft and discovered the

duffle bag filled with 28½ pounds of marijuana, which has a street value of about $17,100. The

Task Force later arrested Bentley in his hotel room.

“This was a great team effort from all three law enforcement agencies involved,” said James Delia, resident agent in charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in Oklahoma City. “The expertise, resources and law enforcement authority of each agency made quick work of this investigation to secure a search warrant and arrest.” Delia oversees the State of Oklahoma.

 

“Our Community is safer because of our relationship with ICE and the agents who are assigned to Tulsa, as well as the utilization of the 287(g) Program,” said Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz.

 

The seized aircraft targeted for civil forfeiture is a Cessna twin-engine 310 built in 1960. According to the Sheriff’s Office, it’s worth between $20,000 and $40,000 depending on the availability of its engine-service log books. Although it’s not a relatively expensive aircraft, its forfeiture will prevent it from being used for future drug smuggling operations.

 

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Bentley was released on $25,000 bond late on Feb. 13. He is criminally charged with trafficking in narcotics, a state felony. His trial is date has not yet been determined.

TCSO established its 287(g) Task Force in August 2007. After a signed memorandum of

understanding between TCSO and ICE, and a five-week training program, Task Force members are authorized to enforce immigration laws. However, as this case demonstrates, the cooperation

between agencies extends to areas outside immigration issues.

# ICE #

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was established in March 2003 as the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security. ICE is comprised of five integrated divisions that form a 21st century law

enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities.

 

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NOTE:

Our Borders are open, our Congress is asleep, our President’s cabinet does not appear to care, our citizens are outraged at stimulus bailouts, corporate greed, lies and hypocrisy in political parties.    OUR CITIZENS are our only hope.   God Bless, we appreciate all your calls, e-mails and letters to Legislators.

 

Carol Helm – Director IRON Group

 

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