New claims put the actual signature count at roughly 78,000.
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The leadership team at "green The Vote" says they were 'inspiring the people. The reality is... They were lying. And not just a Trumpian exaggeration of say; 20%. No, they were stating numbers of more than 350%.
When I stopped by the offices of Green The Vote on July 20th, I suggested that the only hope of getting on the Nov. ballot was to turn in the sufficient signatures by July 23rd. Isaac Caviness told me that he intended to take signatures up to August 8th and still insist that the state put the matter on the ballot. It took from that response that the leadership intended to make the massive show of support (signatures in the 150,000 range) a form of legislative & political intimidation. Dodie Sullivan exposes the 'big lie' of the SQ797 hype. She and her female associates decided to leave the activist organization and tell their story. They describe a narrative of telling continued lies to cover up for previous lies. |
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My phone & social media accts were noisey throughout last night. Paul Tay, a local Tulsa politician; was one early casualty of the reckless defamations, yesterday. Isaac Caviness denounced him but provided no actual evidence. I reached out to Mr. Tay yesterday afternoon and he told me he also had no real knowledge of anything substantive. Others later informed us that Tay (a candidate for Tulsa City Council) was planning a flag-burning rally. Tay is a populist perennial candidate in Tulsa. In the early morning hours Tay left me a message that he intends to take over the SQ797 movement.
Caviness offered his resignation to the remaining board of Green The Vote. Josh Luellen was one board member who refused to accept the resignation and said continuity is needed and " I believe in you, Isaac". To many of the cannabis medicine activists this is actually some good political news. This frees the state of a really bad proposed constitutional amendment. SQ797 would have instituted a constitutional tax of 20% on what many principled libertarians believe is an essential freedom.
Caviness offered his resignation to the remaining board of Green The Vote. Josh Luellen was one board member who refused to accept the resignation and said continuity is needed and " I believe in you, Isaac". To many of the cannabis medicine activists this is actually some good political news. This frees the state of a really bad proposed constitutional amendment. SQ797 would have instituted a constitutional tax of 20% on what many principled libertarians believe is an essential freedom.
- This also gives the state a couple years of observing medical outcomes for patients & physicians who have a whole new class of naturopathic medicines.
- This also gives the legislature an opportunity to lead in designing a public policy which the people can clearly understand and sound off about.
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Dody Sullivan says that her willingness to comply with Isaac Caviness' strategy to 'estimate' the numbers' so as to 'inspire' to the people to press on and get the necessary signatures to get the matter put to a vote of the people.
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Isaac Caviness admits to the scam, yet hedges on some of the admissions. He says he's hurt by the strife.
Caviness says he still believes the signatures could come in. Caviness says he and Dody Sullivan were the only ones who kept the lies to themselves. "I still believe we have the possibility to get the signatures, if we don't give up." |
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