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Radio Podcasts
Listen to America in the Balance on Truth in Focus internet radio. 1/18/12 - What happens in Idaho if a citizen refuses a Smart Meter? Idaho Power will bring armed law enforcement and force its installation. Guest Vicky Davis, independent researcher and former Systems Analyst, discusses her ongoing battle with Idaho Power, who has refused to honor citizens' objections to the installation of a surveillance Smart Meters, and the resultant formal complaint that has been filed against Idaho Power.
1/11/12 -Most Americans believe that the U.S. has a (somewhat) functioning constitution and that this document is the "law of the land." Guest Harmon Taylor, a former Texas attorney, and editor of Legal Reality, believes that the U.S. is operating under a very different type of law - he believes that our legal system is actually functioning on the "law of the sea," using commercial law, not constitutional law. This is our "legal reality."
1/4/12 -Guest Constitutional scholar Michael Badnarik discusses his Introduction to the Constitution class to be held in Oklahoma City, OK on January 14, 2012, plus the importance of understanding the original intent of the founding of this country, versus the situation we currently find ourselves in. Just what is Operation Domino? Also, Michael covers the premise for his book Good to be King.
12/18/2011 - Guest Mark Croucher, independent insurance broker, discusses the latest concerns with health insurance exchanges, and the flaws in the arguments about what will happen to brokers under "Obama Care", and more.
12/09/2011: Guest Joel McDurmon, author of Biblical Logic, In Theory and Practice; The Return of the Village Atheist, etc., and director of Research for American Vision, discusses the relationship between truth and logic and how to recognize fallacies in public discourse, especially statements and arguments put forth by elected officials. Examples discussed include recognizing False Dilemma (i.e. a false claim that only two choices exist); Appeal to Authority (one; many; elite. i.e., "The Heritage Foundation says..."; False Analogy (faulty or weak comparison, i.e. comparing guns to information technology); Straw Man arguments (misrepresentation); and Red Herrings (diverting attention, i.e. banning castor bean plants because someone may make ricin.) Recognizing fallacies will be a useful skill to have as we approach the 2012 Legislative Session in Oklahoma.
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OK-SAFE, Inc. Training Dates
In anticipation of the upcoming February 6th start of the 2012 Legislative Session in Oklahoma, OK-SAFE will be conducting its' annual Citizen Involvement in the Legislative Process training.
These training classes are working sessions, so please be prepared to bring a laptop/notebook pc and notepaper. Handouts will be provided.
These training classes are free and open to the public. However, we do ask for a small donation to offset the associated expenses. Light refreshments will be served.
The 2012 OK Legislative Session
The Oklahoma Legislative session begins on the Monday, February 6, 2012 and runs through the last Friday of May. This year plans to every bit as contentious as last year's, since more people are aware of the bad legislation being passed in this state and the state will be attempting to establish some sort of an insurance exchange.
For instance, last year's HB 2130, dealing with the health insurance exchanges, is still a live round. This highly controversial bill passed the OK House by a narrow margin on March 17th, 2011. Due to backlash the bill was not heard in the Senate; however, since it passed the House and simply was not heard yet in the Senate, it is still an active bill. (OK Legislative Sessions span 2 years. i.e. 2011-12.)
Diligence will be needed by all those with concerns about the "Obama Care" health insurance exchanges - there will be several attempts by this legislature to establish one.
Training/Working Session Dates and Locations
Tulsa -
Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: HQ building, 1008-B N. Hickory Ave., Broken Arrow, OK
Note: Co-sponsored by Tulsa 912 Project
Oklahoma City -
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Time: 1 pm to 5 pm
Location: The Village Library, 10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave., north Oklahoma City, OK
Norman, OK -
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Location: First Assembly of God Church in Norman, 2500 E. Lindsey, Norman, OK
Note: Host is Norman Tea Party.
Agenda:
1st Hour -
Introductory - The basics of citizen involvement in the legislative process. 1) Overview of the Legislative Process in OK; 2) Identifying your legislator, 3) Entering contact information in cell phones and contact list; 4) How to write an email to a legislator; 5) Making the OK Legislature/OSCN your home pages.
2nd Hour -
Intermediate - Builds on Hour 1. 1) The OK legislative process, i.e. interim studies, bills introduced, bill committee assignments; 2) The committee process, and when to advocate for a bill; 3) Creating group email lists for both House and Senate Committee members, 4) Understanding the role of Speaker, Pro-Temp, Floor leader, and Whips.
3rd Hour -
Advanced -Builds on Hours 1 & 2. 1) Understanding political doublespeak, i.e. smaller, smarter government; economic development; knowledge-based economy; 2) How to read a bill with understanding and find the titles of law; 3) Understanding Health Care Reform and the OHIET Trust: 4) Federal grants and who benefits from the passage of legislation.
Health Care and the Exchanges
The argument being presented to the legislators and the public is this: "If we don't build an exchange ourselves, the federal government will come in and build one for us."
This is a false dilemma, meaning they are presenting only two options where more than two exist. The third option is to not build an exchange at all. What the legislators are not telling you, if they know, is that due to the technological and network systems framework being laid out in Oklahoma, there will be no functional difference between an Oklahoma insurance exchange and the federal government's version - both will comply with "national standards" and requirements and be part of the NHIN (Nationwide Health Information Network, which is global). This is the intent.
What has to happen is a reversal of the groundwork laid out already, by repealing past enabling legislation. (See OK-SAFE's Exposing Health Care Reform website, Oklahoma Timeline, for details.)
Title 63 is entitled Public Health and Safety and is where language dealing with an exchange will most likely appear. At least a dozen Title 63 bills will be presented this session. This does not include those still-active bills from 2011.
We need many eyes and ears watching and listening this year. Will you be ready to help stop "Obama Care" in Oklahoma?
Attend one of the training classes and help us stop this harmful agenda.
"It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes." Psalm 118:8.9
OK-SAFE, Inc. is developing a new website dedicated to one subject: Exposing the Truth About Health Care Reform in Oklahoma
The intent of the website is to both educate the public about what health care reform really means in Oklahoma and how it it is being implemented, and to be used as a resource for other states also engaged in opposition to "Obama Care."
Topics include Health Care Reform Defined:Oklahoma Timeline; The OHIET Trust; Global Adoption: Federal Data Hub (yes, there really is one); Federal Laws; and a Resouces page.
Handout
OK-SAFE has prepared a 2-page handout that provides a summary of the real meaning of health care reform, and cites three of the recent laws passed in Oklahoma that are allowing this state to implement "Obama Care". Excerpt:
"The American public has been misled about what health care reform in the United States actually means and what it entails.
Health care reform is not about healing sick people, nor is it about "savings lives and saving dollars" as we have been led to believe. The individual mandate is only a fraction of the reform agenda.
Health care reform is really health care reinvention. It is replacing our traditional medical system with a non-human, technology-based, universal health care system. This reinvented system is tied to, and interoperable with, similar systems in foreign countries.
Health care reinvention replaces real doctors with virtual doctors and causes our most intimate medical and health information to be shared globally. Our health information includes not only our medical records, but any conversations we have with a doctor, any "mental health" counseling we seek, and comprehensive information about our lifestyle and lifestyle choices."
In the ongoing battle against the seriously flawed Smart Meter program (which is not mandatory, by the way, despite what your utility company may be telling you), Idaho Power has shown just how far they'll go to get their spy meters installed on homes in Idaho.
Oklahomans for Sovereignty and Free Enterprise, Incorporated (OK-SAFE, Inc.) is a non-profit 501(c)4 Oklahoma Corporation made up of individuals and coalition groups dedicated to the Principles of American Free Enterprise and the Constitutional Sovereignty of Oklahoma and the United States of America.
Reminder! The final Joint Legislative Committee meeting on federal health care reform/exchanges is Tuesday, November 15, 2011 in the House Chambers, OKC. Say NO to a federal data hub.
OK-SAFE Action Alert
11/14/2011
In this issue:
Final Healthcare Reform/Exchange Meeting- OKC
Health Care Reform Defined
The American People are Not Slaves
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments
Contact Us!
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11/6/11 Discussion on OK's joint legislative committee meetings on health care reform and the insurance exchange; the real definition of 'health care reform' and the part it plays in the growing global data collection network; how the Dept. of Homeland Security is gaining access to our electronic medical records; the role of the Oklahoma Health Information Exchange Trust (OHIET) and the powers and authority of this powerful instrument. Also discussed is the creation of a new resource called Tulsans for Sustainable Freedom.
10/30/11 Guest Kirk McKenzie, of Defend Rural America, discusses the assault on land and water rights in Siskiyou County in northern California; the recent Defend Rural America event where 1,000 people came together in defense of land and water rights; and the 7 county sheriffs who realized the significance of their role in defending those rights. Defend Rural America demonstrates the power of groups of people working together to defend the God-given rights to life, liberty and property.
10/23/11 - Guest Ken Yazel, Tulsa County Assessor, discusses the recent OK Supreme Court decision to reverse the $7.1 million reimbursement to BOK (Bank of Oklahoma) for the failed Great Plains Airlines initiative; the failure of the Tulsa County excise board to exercise good judgment or due diligence to the county's budget issues; and other items detailing taxpayer abuse in Tulsa county.
10/16/11 - Amanda and sub.co-host Kaye Beach talk with researcher Vicky Davis about the recent OEDC 2011 Summit, entitled The New Oklahoma Economy - Global, Social, Sustainable, Strategic; the push for foreign direct investment in Oklahoma; the use of social media as data aggregation tools; the new economy based on passive technology vs. actual production; and strategic alliances, aka public-private partnerships. Also, Nextgov reveals the FBI's new use of surveillance using biometrics. Can you say Big-Brother?
10/9/11 -Amanda and Don discuss FEMA Map Modernization efforts in OK; the OK and the meeting with Attorney General Scott Pruitt on the FEMA flood zone designations; review of the 2nd Health Care Reform committee meeting; hints of the federal data hub. Audio excerpts from the 2011 OEDC Summit on The New Oklahoma Economy - confirms OK Dept. of Commerce is pursuing FDI by China. _________________
Final Meeting on Health Care Reform/Exchanges - 11/15/11
OK-SAFE, Inc. - The fifth and final meeting of the joint legislative committee to examine the effects of the federal health care reform law (Affordable Care Act, aka "ObamaCare", etc.) on Oklahoma will be held in the House Chambers on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
Every Oklahoman with concerns about the implementation of health insurance exchanges (now "marketplaces"), electronic health records (EHRs) being shared everywhere, or infringements on your medical privacy needs to attend these meetings.
The meeting, which runs from 9 am to 12 pm, is open to the public and will be streamed online and taped.
The agenda for the final meeting is below.
Agenda
JOINT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL HEALTH CARE LAW
SUBJECT: FIFTH MEETING - Revised
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
MEETING TIME: 9:00 A.M – 12:00 P.M.
LOCATION: House Chamber, State Capitol Building. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda:
1. 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Non Profit Exchange – Mark Tozzio
2. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 am Non Profit Clinics
3. 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm Committee Discussions
4. Other Business and Adjournment
Committee co-chairs are Sen. Gary Stanislawski and Rep. Glen Mulready.
Contact Senator Gary Stanislawski's or Rep. Glen Mulready's office to express your objections to the creation of a state-based exchange (either kind), and the linking of our medicalhealth records to a "federal data hub".
Sen. Stanislawski: 405-521-5624 Rep. Mulready: 405-557-7340
Senator Gary Stanislawski, Co-Chair Rep. Glen Mulready, Co-Chair
Senator Cliff Aldridge Rep. Doug Cox
Senator Bill Brown Rep. Randy Grau
Senator Sean Burrage Rep. Danny Morgan
Senator Brian Crain Rep. Jeannie McDaniel
Senator John Sparks Rep. Jason Nelson _________________________________________________________
To call these legislators, see their contact information here. Click on Legislators link, then Senate of House members pages.
Video/Audio
Video of three of the four other meetings is available on the House website here and on the www.okhealthcare.info website, which also has the speakers' presentations.
Audio of the 10/26/11 meeting is available - it takes a while to download. The Solicitor General's comments about the OK lawsuit, the ballot initiative and 'opt out' are heard in the first 20 minutes.
The fourth meeting featured seven speakers, including Amanda Teegarden, Executive Director of OK-SAFE, Inc., presenting Health Care Reform - IT, Privacy and Security Issues.
This ppt is available on the OK-SAFE website; the video of this presentation is viewable on the 11/3/11 House video beginning at minute marker 00:56:00.
Psalm 118: 8,9 - "It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to trust in princes."
Health Care Reform Defined - It's Not What You Think
OK-SAFE, Inc. - OK-SAFE was the only grassroots organization* in Oklahoma given an opportunity to speak to the Joint Legislative Committee on Federal Health Care Law.
It was also the only organization that actually defined what is meant by "health care reform".
The Federal Data Hub - the New American Idol?
Health Care Reform - is really about the use of IT to implement a nationwide health information network (NHIN), that will enable the seamless flow of information across boundaries, and that allows a growing global surveillance system to function. Medical records will be accessible, without a search warrant, by the Dept. of Homeland Security, and others.
Electronic Health Records - Reform is predicated on the creation of a standardized, interoperable electronic health record (EHR) on every single individual
Cradle-to-Grave – EHRs are used for data collection, aggregation and reporting and are intended to track a person from birth to death. (Longitudinal)
EHRs are universal and to be shared globally – not only within our government, but with foreign governments, universities, and other third parties.
Requires Standardization and Interoperability – to establish uniformity and compatibility in data collection, regardless of jurisdiction.
EHRsinclude each person’s genetic information – and will be used for research purposes without the knowledge or consent of the person.
Rights killing - Health care reform, and other data collection networks, do an “end-run” around search warrants and nullifour inherent rights to life, liberty and property.
See the OK-SAFE power point here for a detailed explanation of Health Care Reform - IT, Privacy and Security Issues.
Listen
You can listen online to two interviews discussing the real meaning and purpose of health care reform and how the exchanges plug into the system. Check out the 11/6/11 America in the Balance radio show and to the 11/4/11 interview entitled "Privacy or Panopticon?"podcast on Axxiom for Liberty Radio on Rule of Law radio.
*[OCPA gave the only other conservative perspective to these proceedings, having a speaker at two of the meetings. Both OCPA presentations showed the stark reality of the high cost of health care reform, as well as pointing out excess spending by state health care entities.]
Isaiah 5:20 - "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!"
OK-SAFE Commentary -
The American People Are NOT Slaves-
Nor simply '"carbon-based life forms" as some in the IT world would describe us. (A term used to differentiate people from "silicon-based life forms", i.e, a computer.)
Government, via "health care reform", and other federal initiatives, is establishing a globally networked and integrated intelligence enterprise - one that includes an extraordinary amount of extremely personal, detailed information about the America people.
In it’s attempt to create an all-knowing technocratic “god”, and to satisfy the IT industry’s insatiable, ever-changing appetite, government is doing an end-run around human dignity and nullifying our God-given rights to life, liberty and property.
"Nature has not made men slaves, but free, with an intrinsic right to liberty when they infringe not the equal freedom of others. Not only so, but liberty is a divine principle, recognized in Scripture. So the Psalmist declared, “I will talk at liberty; for I seek thy precepts,” and Jesus taught that it is lawful for a man to do what he will with his own, when he thereby commits no wrong to others.” Biblical Law , by H.B. Clark, p. 15
It's time the Oklahoma legislature remembered it's first love.
"Today the U. S. Supreme Court announced it will hear all arguments involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as "ObamaCare"). Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals who object to government-mandated health insurance.
This Court will hear a consolidated argument related to the cases from Florida, involving 26 states (Florida v. United States Department of Health and Human Services) and the National Federation of Independent Businesses, which was also part of the case. The Court will hear argument for 90 minutes on the severability question. The Court will also hear the Florida case’s challenge to the individual mandate, Medicaid, and the federal Anti-Injunction Act, allotting two hours to oral argument. The government will also be granted 2 hours for oral argument.
The Court apparently is holding the case of Liberty University v. Geithner, in which Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals. Oral argument will be set in the spring of 2012. The Court has granted an unprecedented 5½ hours for oral argument, with a decision expected no later than the end of the Court’s term in June 2012.
The constitutional issues presented in the ObamaCare lawsuit are of exceptional importance to every American. If ObamaCare is upheld, then Congress will be able to force every American to purchase products or services determined by bureaucrats. We are pleased that the Supreme Court will hear this case. From the beginning, we knew this case was destined to be decided by the High Court.
Save the Dates - OK's Joint Legislative Committee meetings on health care reform (and exchanges) are Wednesday, October 26, 2011 in Oklahoma City, and Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 in Tulsa. Details below. Say NO to ObamaCare!
OK-SAFE Action Alert
10/24/2011
In this issue:
Healthcare Reform/Exchanges Meeting- OKC & Tulsa
OK State School Superintendent Janet Baressi, showing her true colors
Resisting Big Brother - An Oklahoma Battle and the Bill of Rights
Things Heating Up in Tulsa
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10/23/11 - Guest Ken Yazel, Tulsa County Assessor, discusses the recent OK Supreme Court decision to reverse the $7.1 million reimbursement to BOK (Bank of Oklahoma) for the failed Great Plains Airlines initiative; the failure of the Tulsa County excise board to exercise good judgment or due diligence to the county's budget issues; and other items detailing taxpayer abuse in Tulsa county.
10/16/11 - Amanda and sub.co-host Kaye Beach talk with researcher Vicky Davis about the recent OEDC 2011 Summit, entitled The New Oklahoma Economy - Global, Social, Sustainable, Strategic; the push for foreign direct investment in Oklahoma; the use of social media as data aggregation tools; the new economy based on passive technology vs. actual production; and strategic alliances, aka public-private partnerships. Also, Nextgov reveals the FBI's new use of surveillance using biometrics. Can you say Big-Brother?
10/9/11 -Amanda and Don discuss FEMA Map Modernization efforts in OK; the OK and the meeting with Attorney General Scott Pruitt on the FEMA flood zone designations; review of the 2nd Health Care Reform committee meeting; hints of the federal data hub. Audio excerpts from the 2011 OEDC Summit on The New Oklahoma Economy - confirms OK Dept. of Commerce is pursuing FDI by China.
10/2/11 and 9/25/11 - Two consecutive interviews with church architect Randy Bright on "agrarian urbanism"; the restrictions on land available for churches; and other liberty-killing sustainable development policies. _________________ 9/11/11 - Guest, Dr. John A. Sparks, Dean of Arts & Letters at Grove City College in PA, (and formerly of Hillsdale College) reviews his latest post Obamacare: Constitutionally Infirm, and discusses the problems and faults inherent in the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, and recommended action by the states.h Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, discusses why "Obamacare Can't Be Fixed,
Meetings on Healthcare/Exchanges - 10/26/11, 11/3/11 and 11/15/11
OK-SAFE, Inc. - The third meeting of the joint legislative committee to examine the effects of the federal health care reform law (Affordable Care Act, aka "ObamaCare", etc.) on Oklahoma will be held in the Senate Chambers at the Capitol on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.
The meeting will run from 9 am to approx. 4 pm and should be available for viewing online.
The third meeting features speakers addressing the impact on Indian Health; status of lawsuits, and the ballot question opposing the mandate; federal vs. state exchanges; constitutional issues; what other states are doing.
Every Oklahoman with concerns about the implementation of health insurance exchanges (now "marketplaces"), electronic health records (EHRs) being shared everywhere, or infringements on your medical privacy needs to attend these meetings.
Committee co-chairs are Sen. Gary Stanislawski and Rep. Glen Mulready.
Contact Senator Gary Stanislawski's or Rep. Glen Mulready's office to be notified of meetings.
Sen. Stanislawski: 405-521-5624 Rep. Mulready: 405-557-7340 The agenda for the third meeting in OKC is below, including the names of the joint committee members. This meeting will be held in the Senate Chambers and audio/visual should be available online.
[NOTE: The fourth meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, November 3rd, 2011, will be held at the Tulsa Technology Center, Riverside Campus. Amanda Teegarden, Executive Director of OK-SAFE, Inc., is one of the scheduled presenters on that date, addressing the technology, security & privacy concerns associated with the implementation of health care reform. The fifth, and last, meeting will be in OKC on Nov. 15, 2011.]
1. 9:00 – 10:00 - Affordable Care Act impact on Indian Health - Jefferson Keel, Lt. Governor,Chickasaw Nation
2.10:00 – 10:45 - Status of PPACA lawsuits, what the ballot question did for Oklahoma -Pat Wyrick, Oklahoma Solicitor General
3.10:45 – 11:30 - Comparison of Federal vs. State based Exchanges -David Blatt, Director of Oklahoma Policy Institute
4.1:00 – 1:45 - Constitutional issues -Andy Spiropoulos, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Study of State Constitutional Law and Government, OCU School of Law
5. 1:45 – 3:00 - What other States are doing -Laura Tobler, Health Programs Director, Martha Salazar, Policy Associate, NCSL
Senator Gary Stanislawski, Co-Chair Rep. Glen Mulready, Co-Chair
Senator Cliff Aldridge Rep. Doug Cox
Senator Bill Brown Rep. Randy Grau
Senator Sean Burrage Rep. Danny Morgan
Senator Brian Crain Rep. Jeannie McDaniel
Senator John Sparks Rep. Jason Nelson _________________________________________________________
To call these legislators, see their contact information here. Click on Legislators link, then Senate of House members pages.
There OK legislature has created a website detailing these meetings: www.okhealthcare.info - check for meeting details, including presentations.
NOTE: The second meeting took place on October 5, 2011 at the Tulsa Technology Center, Riverside Campus, and featured speakers from the OK Insurance Dept., providers, and insurance underwriters. One presenter, Janet Trautwein, of NAHU, hinted at the development of the federal data hub. Video of this event is here.
Psalm 118: 8,9 - "It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to trust in princes."
Oklahoma's Health Exchange Logic Model - do we really want this put into place?
Isaiah 5:20 - "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!"
OK State Superintendent of Schools Janet Barresi - Reveals True Colors at Committee meeting
Oklahoma is blessed with many active and credible grassroots organizations, led by people who really care about doing the right thing and being factual in their information and presentations.
ROPE (Restore Oklahoma Public Education) is one such organization.
Doing original research and using source documents, (and annotating their sources), ROPE, led by Jenni White, has written an excellent overview on today's public education system. This research, now available as en-book, is entitled Common Core Standards and Race to the Top - An Introduction to Marxism 101 has been shared across the country and is currently being used by others as a source document itself.
Photos: ROPE's Common Core Standards and Race to the Top ppt slide/ Janet Barresi
ROPE, like most Oklahomans, opposes the implementation of a national curricula in our public schools. It appears that Janet Barresi, the Republican party's replacement for Sandy Garrett (Oklahoma's longtime school superintendent, a progressive Democrat), really, really likes the idea of a federalize, technology-based, national curricula, and has nothing but disdain for those who oppose it.
ROPE's Jenni White, Barresi, and others, provided testimony at a recent OK House Common Education interim study. ROPE provided facts and a power point. Barresi quoted Pearson. (Pearson, and other tech-ed companies, are instrumental in moving education to the "e-education" model. Part of the "reinvention" agenda, e-education is a component of a nationwide initiative that includes e-health and e-government.)
ROPE has written an excellent overview of the problems with Barresi's policies, as well as providing video excerpts from the October House committee meeting. The video excerpts are pretty revealing. In one, Rep. Sally Kern had to chastise Barresi about her obvious condescending attitude about the prior speakers. In another, Barresi never answers Rep. Gus Blackwell's question about how much the common core testing would cost the state. From the ROPE Blog, dated October 18, 2011: "Am I A Republican Heretic?
I'm sure for some people, watching a YouTube video of an interim study on the Common Core State Standards might be akin to jabbing bamboo under their finger nails, yet these videos represent so much more than just the CCCSS.
ROPE endorsed Republican Janet Barresi for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Many of us actually campaigned for her.
Why? Simple really. We believed she provided a better solution to the state of our state's public education than did her Democratic challenger, Susan Paddack - whom we felt convinced would continue to perpetrate the failing policies and principles of our previous Democratic State Superintendent."
A recent lawsuit filed by a Norman woman may be the most important in decades because it contends the state is violating its own Religious Freedom Act and state and federal constitutions. Kaye Beach alleges citizens are forced to provide biometric information to receive a driver’s license and are being enrolled in a national/international ID system.
What is biometrics and why should we be concerned? Biometric is defined as a “measurement of the body” using fingerprints, facial recognition, iris scanning and DNA. Currently, Oklahoma collects these types of photographs and fingerprints. Prior to 2003, non-biometric photographs were taken. Some states use biometrics with surveillance cameras to identify people in public settings. The federal government has provided grant money to support this “spying” and wants access to state DMV databases. Law-abiding Oklahomans should not have their biometric identities in the DMV database. The Beach lawsuit does not interfere with criminal databases or investigations in any way as law enforcement has the ability to obtain a warrant when necessary.
Be sure to listen to the latest America in the Balance radio interviews on Truth in Focus radio. On 10/23/11 we interview Tulsa County Assesor Ken Yazel about the OK Supreme Court's decision to reverse the $7.1 million paid to BOK (Bank of Oklahoma), the failure of the Tulsa County Excise board to properly oversee and manage the county's budget requests, and the squirrelling-away of taxpayers money in unnamed accounts.
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