Something Big is Happening in The Oklahoma House of Representatives
For the first time in years, we can definitively capture the clear evidence of the first green shoots—early signs of what may grow into a full transformation of the House of Representatives. It’s a transformation that could restore it to its rightful place as the people’s chamber, rather than the complete tool of powerful government institutions and special interests.
Charity Linch & Wayne Hill Announce for OKGOP Chair & Vice Chair
“The Patriot movement continues to move forward with the push for leadership that is for the People, by the People. We must insist on Biblical values while restoring integrity and transparency to the Republican Party.” Charity Linch & Wayne Hill
SB 743 An Attack on Free Speech and God’s Word
Last week SB 743 by Senator Gollihare which began as a anti prostitution bill changed rapidly by a floor amendment by Gollihare to prohibit free speech in the guise of prohibiting “protesting” a church with a first offense misdemeanor charge and a second offense felony charge with a $1000 fine and up to 2 years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Sadly many Grassroot Freedom Caucus Senators crossed the isle to join in on this egregious attack against freedom of speech.
As it turns out, the “protest” amendment was a retaliatory measure by Senator Gollihare to get even with Christian abortion abolitionists who showed up on the side walk of his Blue Bell Freewill Baptist Church in Sapulpa.
Updated: April Events Around the State – Added New Event with Kendra Wesson on April 28th in Logan County!
April Events:
April 5 Stopping the Open Primary SCAM Pauls Valley
April 10 Stop the Scam Yukon
April 21 Guns and Drum Edmond
Lincoln County Wind Farm Opponent Provides Project Insight – Landowners oppose the project!
Lincoln County landowners who formed the anti-wind farm group “Wind Warriors in Lincoln County” say very few landowners support the controversial Apex Energy wind farm proposed in their county.
They also say of the handful of landowners who signed leases, none actually live in Lincoln County. The group released a press release on Wednesday entitled “Encouraging Progress in 1st Year of Green Energy Battle.”
At this week’s Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting, it was noted that the residents of the county began taking up arms in March 2024 to eventually become the leaders of the war against wind energy which has engulfed 14 counties in the eastern part of the state also being targeted for massive Industrial Wind Turbine Complexes.
A signincant item pointed to on the timeline events over the past year was a “Public Notice on Wind Energy” approved by the Board of Commissioners in August and then mailed to rural landowners. Its intent was to inform them of the planned installation of 82 wind turbines over 600 feet tall and to encourage them to talk with their neighbors before signing a wind lease.
Washington County GOP Convention Then and Now – Ryan Walters Keynote Speaker Wowed the Crowd!
So now onto what happened this year! What a difference. Our keynote speaker was Ryan Walters and he had his lovely young daughter with him on the podium and held her hand as he spoke on matters he is currently addressing like keeping the bible, the constitution, and the declaration of independence in our classrooms. He took time to answer as many questions as people had most graciously and visited with people as he left for another engagement.
Important Elections Around the State of Oklahoma Set for Tuesday April 1st!
If you are unaware of elections in your area – you can always check the OK Voter Portal to see if there is a sample available for you ballot for you!
If you live in SD8, I hope you are involved in helping to put Bryan Logan in office! Our recent article on that race is here. This is a very important run-off election.
Karen Harden of Awake Oklahoma has done a very informative Voter Guide – available online here and same information below as a pdf file (downloadable).
Legislative Update: Bills Passed in House go to Senate and Vice Versa; Be Informed and Make Your Positions Known!
Special thanks to Nancy McDaniel of Creek County for making this update possible! We hope to make this a regular column in OKGrassroots. She does a great job of tracking legislation and keeping us and others informed on legislative matters.
Note: Remember SB (Senate bills) are now in the House for consideration and HB (House bills) are in the senate for consideration. As the month progresses to the April 24th deadline to have bills out of their committees, there will be many bills weeded out.
Pesticide Company Pushes for Legal Immunity – Call Your State Senator!
SB1078 is a bill that will give immunity to chemical companies. This bill has passed its Senate Committee, and must NOT pass if it reaches the Senate floor.
Protect Oklahomans against COVID style mandates!
SB 862 is written to make sure the Covid style mandates never happen again in Oklahoma, protecting the citizens of Oklahoma against Emergency Powers that our state government could bring against them.
A Friend in Need of Support – Please Help and Reach Out!
Chris Gonthier serves as the OK2A coordinator in Mays County, Oklahoma. Last year, he experienced the loss of his wife. Furthermore February 16th, the church where he is a pastor suffered a severe fire, resulting in a total loss of the church building. The adjacent parsonage also sustained significant smoke damage, rendering it uninhabitable. We kindly ask you to consider providing assistance to Chris during this difficult time.
Ryan Walters promotes strong border policies, Gov. Stitt reacts
Moms for Liberty says, “Ryan Walters was hired to do a job, and Governor Stitt is attempting to change the law so he can put roadblocks up for Walters’ progress…”
Lincoln County Elects Dakota Coffman as County Chair; Press Release Calls for Engagement
Dakota Coffman Elected as Lincoln County Grassroots Republican GOP Chair, Calls for Engagement
Lincoln County, [Oklahoma] – With approximately 85 people in attendance at the Lincoln County GOP Convention, including Representative Jim Shaw (R), the Republican delegates issued a clear mandate by electing Dakota Coffman as the new Chair of the Lincoln County Republican Party. Dakota is committed to strengthening the party by utilizing the voice and authority of the people to make a real impact in the community.
Too Big to Rig – Convention Reports for Tulsa and Wagoner Counties
Tulsa and Wagoner County GOP delegates gave a referendum to leadership that had controlled both counties on Saturday, March 1 at their respective conventions. Every position was replaced with new leaders.
Tulsa County Report
In Tulsa, it was a rout, as grassroots candidate Melissa Myers, overwhelmingly beat Ronda Smith’s choice for her replacement, Charity Marcus.
The Dangers of the Bell to Bell No Cell Initiative
This is in reference to HB 1276. “This is not the state’s place. I do not trust all faculty in the school and I want my daughter to have her phone to be able to call me at any time, and to document any nasty behavior. Imagine the freedom predators have with no kids allowed cell phones.
Action Alert: Health Education Act SB702 and Why It Should be Heard and Passed! Calls needed ASAP!!!
The Health Education Act SB 702 has not made it out of committee and there is only one week left to get it out. Our Action Alert this week is to call and urge Senator Adam Pugh to hear the bill and release it to the floor for a vote. Call him at 405-521-5622 or email Adam.Pugh@oksenate.gov .
Passing this bill will limit K-12 Health Education to nutrition and physical exercise and activities and prevent such woke programs as comprehensive sexual education, gender theory, and social emotional learning (SEL). It is an important limitation to have on the books!
Beware FLOCK Cameras in your City – Thank you Rep Tom Gann for Coming to Bartlesville!
in Washington County, Flock Cameras (aka ALPR – automatic license plate readers) were proliferating and some of us have started trying to educate our fellow citizens and patriots of their dangers. There are many problems associated with them, like invasion of privacy and warrantless searches, but sadly many are oblivious to both the dangers and the cost.
Recently Representative Tom Gann came to do a special presentation for us on this topic. He is a wealth of information, as he had conducted an interim study at the capitol entitled:
Track & Tax, Surveillance Cameras and Warrantless Searches
How to Conduct a County Convention (FREE TEMPLATES)
Conducting a County Convention is the building block of involving Republican voters in your county and in the direction of the Oklahoma Republican Party.
Action Alert: There are still J6ers in Prison!
While most of those pardoned are now home with their families; some are sadly still in prison!
The remaining J6 hostages:
Jeremy Brown
Benjamin Martin
Taylor Taranto
Elias Costianes
Edward Kelley
This week is CPAC, the huge conservative conference in DC that hosts thousands of people, media and of course politicians. Some of the folks working hard for the release of J6ers will be at CPAC getting our message across about the remaining J6 hostages, and these members of Congress will also be at CPAC speaking (February 19-22)
Please make calls this week to the following asking for their help getting the rest of these precious people released in accordance with their pardons!
White Paper on Rule Change 16e Regarding YRs and CRs
In Oklahoma, we are working to bring transparency and integrity back to the Republican Party. We have made great strides in that effort over the last several years.
This year, we are targeting unfair delegate votes at convention. The counties get a certain number of delegate votes based on votes for the Republican candidate in Presidential or Gubernatorial most recent election. The rules give a set amount of delegate votes to the Young Republicans and College Republicans. The set amount is more than many counties.
We are changing that. Here is my why as I’ve been asked to make a statement:
There are several organizations in Oklahoma that support the Republican Party. One group should not feel entitled to privileged treatment. No organization should get their own delegate votes at a state convention. Why would we pick only a certain group that gets preferred treatment?