Fate of billions in utility debt in hands of Oklahoma Supreme Court

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OKLAHOMA CITY – In a brief filed Monday, State Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, reiterated his challenge to $250 million in recent rate increases and more than $1 billion of bond payments approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) and currently being collected from customers of electric utility Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO). PSO primarily serves customers in Tulsa, McAlester, Lawton and surrounding areas.

Texas Congressman sounds Muslim takeover alarm

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Texas Congressman Chip Roy confirms the Muslim Brotherhood is directly targeting Texas to take over the Texas Government. “This is why so many new mosques have been built so quickly in Texas, they now have the third highest amount of mosques in America,” Roy stated this week in social media posts.

Congress disappoints again...

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The current stalemate in our nation’s Congress (Senate) is a great deal more deadly and disastrous for many American citizens than one might think. What if it was a member of your family that died as a result of political jousting by members of the U.S.
Congress disappoints again...

Cloture... good and bad

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A cloture vote is a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate used to end a filibuster and limit debate. It allows a bill, nomination, or other measure to proceed to a final vote. Invoking cloture generally requires a three-fifths supermajority (60 votes) in the Senate, though exceptions exist for some nominations and legislation. The vote to invoke cloture occurs two calendar days after the motion is filed and, if successful, typically sets a 30-hour limit for further debate before the final vote. Three observations: First, the cloture vote process is not in the Constitution. The U.S. Senate adopted its first cloture rule in 1917 (Rule 22). That rule required a two-thirds vote to end debate in the Senate. The rule change came about largely due to a filibuster led by a small group of anti-war senators, notably Senators Robert La Follette and George W. Norris, both liberal Republicans, who opposed arming merchant marine ships at the start of WWI. Rule 22 was further modified in 1975, lowering the threshold for most legislation to three-fifths (60 votes). Cloture is not the law of the land — it’s a rule in the Senate.

Government failure...

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to point Publisher The past few weeks have represented a very sad time in our nation’s history, as the people we elect to represent us in Washington, D.C., have failed to live up to their oaths of office. Without question, it’s OK to argue different positions and disagree, but at the end of the day, what is best for the American citizen is supposed to be the deciding factor, not political parties.
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Oklahoma woman indicted for voting twice

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Oklahoma woman indicted for voting twice OKLAHOMA CITY —– The Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Jury has indicted a woman on one felony count of voting illegally. Victoria Vincenza Dill, 31, is accused of voting twice in the general election in November 2024.
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