Oklahoma House Passes HCR-1028 for State Sovereignty

Oklahoma’s House Concurrent Resolution 1028, authored by State Rep. Charles Key, passed the Oklahoma House today.  The vote was 73-22 with 6 not voting.

Here’s the final tally:

    YEAS:   73

    Armes              Hickman            McNiel             Sherrer
    Banz               Holland            Miller             Shoemake
    Blackwell          Jackson            Moore              Smithson
    Brannon            Jett               Murphey            Steele
    Christian          Johnson            Nelson             Sullivan
    Coody              Jones              Ortega             Terrill
    Cooksey            Jordan             Ownbey             Thompson
    Cox                Joyner             Peters             Thomsen
    Dank               Kern               Peterson           Tibbs
    Denney             Key                Proctor            Trebilcock
    Derby              Kirby              Pruett             Walker
    DeWitt             Lamons             Reynolds           Watson
    Dorman             Liebmann           Richardson         Wesselhoft
    Duncan             Luttrell           Ritze              Wright, H.
    Enns               Martin, Sc         Rousselot          Wright, J.
    Faught             Martin, St.        Sanders            Mr. Speaker
    Fields             McCullough         Schwartz
    Glenn              McDaniel, R.       Sears
    Harrison           McMullen           Shannon            

    NAYS:   22

    Auffet             Collins            McAffrey           Scott
    Bailey             Hamilton           McDaniel, J.       Shelton
    Brown              Hilliard           McPeak             Shumate
    Buck               Hoskin             Morgan             Williams
    Cannaday           Inman              Pittman
    Carey              Kouplen            Roan               

    EXCUSED:    6

    Billy              Morrissette        Osborn
    Kiesel             Nations            Renegar            

    CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE:    0

Read the full text of the resolution here. (h/t AirForceBrat)

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18 Responses to Oklahoma House Passes HCR-1028 for State Sovereignty

  1. mike baker May 4, 2009 at 3:37 pm #

    Wasn’t it just last week that I read that the gov. vetoed this? Is this the bill/resolution difference again?

    • Michael Boldin May 4, 2009 at 3:41 pm #

      Mike – you’re absolutely right. Oklahoma Gov Henry did veto HJR1003 on April 24. In response to the veto, Charles Key reintroduced this as a concurrent resolution, which does not require signature by the government. It went to a vote pretty quickly. Hope to see something positive from the Senate soon as well.

  2. Jim May 4, 2009 at 3:44 pm #

    Good for Charles Key! Guess which current governor will not be getting my vote next election!!

    Come on OK Senate – pass this or loose the next election!

  3. Thomas May 4, 2009 at 7:08 pm #

    Way to go Representative Key and the Constitutionally minded OK House!!! Now, it’s the OK Senate’s turn….

  4. Trouble May 4, 2009 at 8:19 pm #

    I’ve got to say I didn’t think they’d move so fast on this, but it’s a good thing that they are. Usually the only legislation that goes through any political process quickly is that which is designed to raise revenue…

  5. BK Campbell May 4, 2009 at 9:12 pm #

    I salute Charles Key for standing up for the people of OK!!! Here in Ga. the senate passed the “Jefferson Resolution” 41 to 1 with about a half dozen members absent. Now it goes to the house and I expect the same support there. Sounds like OK should send Gov. Henry to the unemployment line next election> Way to go OK. God bless you.

  6. Air Force Brat May 5, 2009 at 4:21 am #

    Jim and BK Campbell — Brad Henry is term-limited, so he’s gone in 2010. He will not be in the next election. It would be great if Sen. Brogdon, the author of SJR-10 (the “twin” resolution to HJR-1003) was elected. One early poll of a couple hundred people showed Mary Fallin ahead by a large margin, but NO poll done this long before the official start of a campaign has any meaning at all. Besides, Fallin voted for the so-called stimulus (a/k/a the rape of America). People will be made aware of that as the campaigns kick off.

  7. BK Campbell May 5, 2009 at 4:46 am #

    Air Force Brat I am not familiar with OK. politicans but I will be pulling for Sen. Brogdon as well. What position in the state if any does Mary Fallin hold? I think all across America and especially in the states embracing states rights, the supporters have a good chance at being elected regardless of their party. I think the American people are getting tired of the politics of “party” and in todays climate, real change is yearned for. Not the false change that Obama promised but real change that empowers the people once again.

  8. Air Force Brat May 5, 2009 at 3:06 pm #

    BK Campbell — I tried to post this a minute ago, but my computer, which is extremely old and probably on its last leg, just threw me back to the main page, so I have to type my post again.

    Mary Fallin, a Republican, is the former Lt. Governor here, and is now a U.S. Congresswoman. While I don’t despise her, I just can’t completely trust anyone who voted for the Generational Theft Act. Sen. Brogdon, on the other hand, on top of authoring SJR-10, has been working to garner support for his proposal to give something like $2.6 billion (yes, with a “b”) BACK to the people of Oklahoma in the form of tax rebates. See below:

    http://www.1170kfaq.com/artman/publish/article_20190.shtml

    And I agree, there are a LOT of Americans who are getting mighty tired of party politics and the nonsense that’s been coming out of Washington since at least the time of LBJ.

  9. Air Force Brat May 5, 2009 at 3:31 pm #

    Please accept my apologies — I just realized that I posted incorrect information a few minutes ago. It wasn’t the so-called “stimulus package” that Congresswoman Mary Fallin voted for, it was the earlier $700 billion bailout. See below:

    http://www.house.gov/list/hearing/ok03_lucas/090122_News_TulsaTarpVote.shtml

    All that stinking pork runs together after the first trillion or so …..

  10. nicktank May 6, 2009 at 10:11 am #

    Just a quick note: Gov. Henry is not up for reelection, his term is up.

  11. Andrew May 7, 2009 at 11:23 am #

    Henry is term limited and cannot run again.

    Thank the Lord.

    As far a Mary Fallin goes, I don’t personally feel one way or the other about her. I believe she is a Republican at heart, but just likes to spend money.

    Brogdan is my choice. Now if he would just bring the Open Carry law back up I will be happy.

  12. kwc57 May 8, 2009 at 12:01 pm #

    Charles Key is the tin foil hat conspiracy nutjob who for years chased the “government coverup conspiracy” rabbit concerning the Murrah Building bombing by Timothy McVeigh. He is a conspiracy nut looking for his 16th minute of fame.

  13. Michael Boldin May 8, 2009 at 12:15 pm #

    KWC – Tone it down with the rude comments. If you don’t like the man’s policies, try to add to a discussion rather than just name calling.

    I personally think Mr Key is a good man, and thank him for his efforts on this issue.

    Now, are you saying that because you believe he was wrong for that conspiracy – we shouldn’t be concerned with the federal government violating the constitution?

    That’s absurd.

  14. Billy Harjo May 13, 2009 at 10:44 am #

    I don’t think this resolution has enough teeth to be effective. I suggest that Key threaten to send a posse of Goober and Gomer to the White House and place Obama under citizen’s arrest if he fails to “cease and desist.”

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