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Letters to Editor for Winter 2012

Constitution StaffWinter 2012

Our Women Are Not Dinner Plates On November 2, 2010, the people of Oklahoma were asked to decide a very important question. They were asked to decide whether or not the state’s courts should be directed to rely solely on federal and state law, or whe...... Continued Inside...

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TIDBITS for Winter 2012

Constitution StaffWinter 2012

WASTEBOOK 2011 U.S. Senator Tom Coburn released a new oversight report called “Wastebook 2011” that highlights over $6.5 billion in examples of some of the most egregious ways your taxpayer dollars were wasted. The report details 100 of the countl...... Continued Inside...

Coates Files Bill to Create Guest Worker Program

Published: Winter 2012 By: Constitution Staff

State Sen. Harry Coates (R-Seminole) filed the Oklahoma Guest Worker Program Act in December. Senate Bill 995, which is similar to Utah efforts, would allow illegal immigrants to legally work in the state. According to Sen. Coates, the bill will stop...... Continued Inside...

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State Lawmakers Team Up to Phase Out Income Tax

Published: Winter 2012 By: Constitution Staff

Legislation has been filed in both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature to phase out Oklahoma’s personal income tax in such a way that the state would have the lowest overall tax burden in the continental United States. The lawmakers say their proposals...... Continued Inside...

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Oklahoma Presidential Primary Election

Published: Winter 2012 By: Constitution Staff

Oklahoma’s presidential primary election will be held on March 6th when the Sooner state will join ten other states in holding caucuses or primary elections. Five Democrats and seven Republicans filed for a place on the Oklahoma ballot. The Democrat...... Continued Inside...

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Court Upholds Injunction Blocking State Amendment Against Sharia Law

Published: Winter 2012 By: Constitution Staff

An Oklahoma constitutional amendment banning state courts from considering or using Islamic Sharia law will remain on hold. On January 10, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver upheld an injunction against the amendment until a lawsuit...... Continued Inside...

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