OKC District Attorney, David Prater, has pounced on the grassroots advocate for constitutional liberties. Tim Harper of News Now OKC has long been peacefully exercising his right to keep & bear arms, as well as his right to collect and publish news in the public domain.
  But when he stopped by a Twin Peaks restaurant and tavern, the rifle slung over his shoulder, was deemed by Prater to be in violation of a little-known and rarely enforced state law. This statute says something to the effect that a business which 'primarily' sells alcohol, has very limited permission to have arms therein.
  Had Harper had just his sidearm, he'd be within the rules. 
  David Prater prevailed with the judge when he declared Harper a purveyor of race wars and lawlessness. The events at the restaurant were peaceful, passive, and respectful, but Harper was jailed for days while Prater convinced the courts that a cash bond in excess of $100,000 was the only reasonable term for bailing Harper out.
  Harper missed a week of employment and was suspended from his job. that lead to an indefinite suspension which has left the household with mounting mortgage & other debts. When he was bailed out, it was only made within his means when he made a pledge to the judge to refrain from any social media communications, as well as turning over all his firearms, indefinitely.

  OKC-based video Journalist, Adrian Otap was our special guest for  an hour-long studio debriefing about some of the more confrontational scenes he covered in the past year. 
  The Lawton insurrection is one of the more unruly scenes that Oklahomans endured in 2019. 
  Otap, the founder of E Pluribus Otap , gave his best advice for others who pick up a video recorder to chronicle a conflict in public.
  Adrian then gave his best insights about the plight of 2nd Amendment auditor, Tim Harper, of Midwest City. He then provides suggestions for how Oklahomans can come to the support of Harper.
  The OKC Jail is another issue we spent time discussing.  We learn that several counties face the same problems and we discuss how citizens can make a difference.

  We dig deep into a case study for accountability by giving first-hand interaction with the Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, to illustrate the lack of representation and the resulting lack of accountability.
  Even if the commissioner wanted to fix a core problem of services, the board who hires the commissioner, could block such reforms and never be held accountable.

  Sadly, the Speaker of the House help them sealed while he fought to prevent the #1 macro recommendation found in the documents; namely, to restructure "most, if not all" of the agencies, so that the governor has direct appointment authority of the head officers.
​ Watch the full webcast at ​https://www.soonerpolitics.org/weekend-report/the-audits-have-landed

  The long awaited products of the Agency Performance & Accountability Commission were acquired by SoonerPolitics & are now public.
  In other news, 

• Several Agencies will now be reformed & under more direct oversight of the governor & legislature.
• More political leaders fall prey to their cravings for liquor.
• Crisis pregnancy centers may soon receive govt. funding

The legislative click ticks away at a midterm deadline to advance bills.

  Under the terms of  House bill 1269, those serving time for nonviolent drug possession felonies may have their sentencing retroactively adjusted to the current misdemeanor penalties.
  On election day of 2016, the people of Oklahoma ordered the state to cease punishing citizens as felons if they were merely in possession of small amounts to controlled substances and were not violent.
  This will save the state millions and restore career opportunities as well as restoring families.

  In the 101-member Oklahoma House of representatives, 93 members voted to lock in the results of SQ788 and allow Oklahomans to continue treatment in concert with their local physicians. the lawmakers expanded on the emergency rules of the Health Dept. extended to all general practitioner physicians the power to assist patients in getting licensed.

  ​In the 6 months since the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority opened shop, the activity is breaking all projections in licensing the patients and those who serve them.
  Despite the commissioner's prediction of 80, 000 licenses in the first year, the current volume sets us on a track toward 170,000 patients by the first anniversary.

  ​Katie & Cayman led the way, 4 years ago, in convincing the Oklahoma legislature that their prohibition laws were harming our children, by withholding their healthcare treatments.
  In the 40 months since we made an essential oil called CBD more available, the people are now asking what all the fuss was about?
​  Rep. Jon Echols authored Katie & Cayman's law. But he didn't stop there.