It's Friday afternoon and sheriffs across Oklahoma are declaring solidarity with each other and the free people they serve.  Two days ago, there was one such sheriff, standing alone in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
  While professional media outlets are all but silent, citizen journalists are collaborating to provide the information.
  Don Spencer (President of OK2A) attended the Logan County Commission Meeting, this morning and  on behalf of his fellow citizens, commended both the sheriff and all 3 commissioners as they passed a unanimous resolution to defend constitutional liberties against growing calls to confiscate firearms for various pretenses.
  The sheriffs are also leaders in the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association. this signals an orthodoxy of convictions in our state's law enforcement that will likely influence how district attorneys approach prosecution.

In Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris' public letter, he said in part;
"​  There is nothing more critical during a home invasion, burglary or other assaults and crimes against persons than the ability to protect yourself and your family.
  We are very blessed to live in a state that understands and supports the gun rights of Oklahomans secured and guaranteed under the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.
I believe that if every citizen who could legally carry a firearm, would; not only would they and their families be safer, but our entire community would be safer as well."

  The Logan County Commissioners officially declared the historic county to be Oklahoma's 2nd Amendment Sanctuary. The meeting took place in Guthrie, the birthplace of Oklahoma statehood and the first capitol.
  Early Wednesday morning, Sheriff Damon Devereaux made a unilateral proclamation of solidarity with the constitution on matters of self defence, including the right to keep & bear arms. Sheriff devereaux publicly asked his county commissioners to codify the policy. Commissioner Marven Goodman immediately expanded on Devereaux's proclamation and drafted a resolution in even greater detail. The item was inserted in the agenda for Friday morning.
  Chairman Monty Piearcy said the county has received quite a bit of calls in this topic. At the Friday meeting, Sheriff Devereaux was first to be called to speak on the issue of his own proclamation. Commissioner Goodman then read his prepared motion. Commissioner Mike Pearson also gave full support in his own extended remarks. The vote was unanimous.
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​From press reports, we get the perception that Epic Virtual Charter School filed an incorrect financial report to the State Dept. of Education.
Rather than correct the report, Superintendent Joy Hofmeister is slapping a half million dollar fine on the institution.
She doesn't disagree with the explanation of a clerical error, but she says the district will be punished anyway.
Innovators will be punished severely, for making everyone else look bad!
In a report by the Oklahoman, Epic's separate charter institution; Epic Blended Learning Centers, had some administrative costs which were incorrectly reported on the Online Charter expense reports. that put the online division over the limit for administrative costs. 
Supt. Hofmeister declared a 'no-tolerance, no corrections' policy, this year. She's trying to grab nearly a million dollars from about a dozen districts, which she will be able to redirect to other agency projects.
  The Oklahoman included a totally debunked old video from last summer, but the article has a cryptic explanation of the current dispute.
https://oklahoman.com/article/5654739/state-education-department-fines-epic-530000-penalty?fbclid=IwAR27nslp1ZphTNJ1MqFjcoEfxO5FlErv8L9EbAIXSxeX2IlH-9hVGVoFdhc

County Commissioner, Marven Goodman, is publicly applauding the lead of Sheriff Damon Devereaux.  In an upcoming Friday Morning County Commission meeting, the three Logan County Commissioners may officially codify the Devereaux doctrine on constitutional rights of self defense.
​ In a press statement released this morning, Goodman said;

  Logan County is  just minutes north of Oklahoma City, and is the birthplace of the state of Oklahoma.  The people of the county have a legacy of strong advocacy for constitutional freedoms.

  Quicker than anyone could see it happening, Judiciary Committee Chair, Chris Kannady pushed through a freshman's bill to force every Oklahoman to carry legal papers with them at all times. Our rights to remain silent and be left alone would be but a memory, when this law is enacted.
  All law enforcement will be able to hold citizens in detention on a suspicion that they might otherwise be committing an unlawful act, or aiding someone else in some contrived narrative of unlawfulness.
  There is no set limit on that detention listed in the bill. It is authored by Rep. David Smith, of the McAlester area. Smith defeated Democrat Donnie Conditt to gain the seat as perhaps the first Republican in the legislature from that House district?
  The ACLU has already signaled their intent to defend Oklahomans and have the law struck down on multiple constitutional ground.  2018 Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate, Chris Powell, is also sounding an alarm for civil liberties and taking notes on who is going to stand for constitutional freedoms.
  In an earlier post, Sooner Politics detailed the ominous consequences for Oklahomans if this becomes law. It's more than a 'stop & frisk' law (which was rules unconstitutional in how New York City police implemented it. In this bill, every person would be forced to answer several questions by police in the nature of determining their legal identity, address, age, and other personal details. Failure to do so would, in itself, be grounds for arrest, citation or some other police action. 
  The police would also be able to detain (in jail) anyone suspected of possibly planning an illegal activity, or suspected of knowing something incriminating about an illegal action by someone.

  In these days of stereotyping and pigeonholing, there is a superbowl ad that defies the worst images of urban culture. It chronicles the life of a single father raising 5 kids and their struggles with homelessness, hunger, and devotion to family. It's the Marty Jacobs story.
 Yes, one of his sons became the NFL Rookie of the Year, and has a great future in pro football. But Josh Jacobs didn't know what would be in his future. He only saw the struggles of survival and his father's assurance that it would turn out right, if he devoted himself to do his best and discipline himself.
  Last month that father got a surprise gift from son Josh. A new home of his own.  

  Most Oklahomans are far more aware of the elected legislators we send to the capitol, every February. But our daily lives are increasingly more controlled by unelected agency board members, who use their rulemaking powers to create far more restrictions on our freedom.
  Let's look at this example from the Oklahoma Dept. of Health. Their appointed board and new commissioner have unveiled yet another set of proposed rules for parents to comply with, in order to claim any delay or exemption from the ever-growing list of 'mandated' vaccines. What makes this set of laws so troubling, is that they now require parents to take classes approved by the state health dept. in order to assert religious and/or philosophical objections to these drug injections.
  This is essentially the same controversial bill that former Senator Ervin Yen was driven out of office for trying to pass into law, just a couple years ago.  But the administrative laws go even further. If parents go through the public process of parading through county health departments and sit through hours of lecturing, shaming, and condescensions.. If they do everything right, and nothing wrong; their acknowledged exemption will no longer be a durable certificate, to extend through the child's 18th birthday. No, this change would require the parents to begin the process all over again, for each child's advancement to the 7th grade.

  A family with 3 kids would have to successfully complete the educational requirements 6 times, to be properly warned of the consequences of their beliefs.