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Paul Jacob says “Thank You” What a difference a year makes. As I sit down to my Thanksgiving Day feast, that’s what I’m thinking. And I certainly know I have a whole lot to be thankful for. Let me start by thanking you. For caring about freedom and justice. For your critical support for this […]
Change is funny. Sometimes it seems like change will never come. Then, all of the sudden, it’s here. For years, I’ve been hoping for some changes in Oklahoma politics. That’s because the state’s voter initiative process was blocked. It’s also because, as regular readers know, the state’s Attorney General Drew Edmondson launched a politically-motivated prosecution […]
Receiving an award is a lot nicer than ten years in prison. As regular listeners know, Rick Carpenter, Susan Johnson, and I were indicted by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson on trumped-up, politically-motivated charges stemming from a petition drive to cap state government spending. For almost two years this indictment hung over our heads. In […]
This year has brought good news for freedom and democracy in Oklahoma. Last month, the state’s attorney general, Drew Edmondson, dropped his appeal of a federal court decision, which had overturned part of Oklahoma’s petition law. The AG also dismissed all charges against the Oklahoma Three — Rick Carpenter, Susan Johnson and me. Hopefully, with […]
It seemed hardly necessary. The handcuffs and leg-irons, I mean. I wasn’t a threat to anybody. Neither were Rick Carpenter and Susan Johnson. We had been charged with “conspiracy to defraud the state of Oklahoma” for our work to put a spending cap on the ballot. The metal constraints were for show — to intimidate […]
The name. The hair. The gall. Illinois Governor Rod Blogojevich is getting lots of attention. However, the governor’s favor-trading is unique only in blatancy. The longer politicians hold power, the more readily they regard pay-to-play corruption as acceptable, profitable. Which is one reason I advocate initiative rights, term limits, mandatory caps on taxes and spending, […]
The wheels of injustice creak along slowly. Indicted in October last year, the Oklahoma Three — Rick Carpenter, Susan Johnson, and I — have still not had a full preliminary hearing. That first step has now been pushed back to next February. Our alleged crime? Oklahoma’s Attorney General, Drew Edmondson, argues that we conspired to […]
I’m beginning to feel sorry for Oklahoma. That may seem a little strange to regular readers. They know that Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson is prosecuting me, along with two other activists, for work on a 2005 petition drive to cap state spending. He’s trying to throw us in prison for ten years. This legal […]
The political establishment resists reform. Voters have had to take their favorite causes – like term limits and tax limits – over the heads of politicians, directly to fellow voters. And politicians don’t much like us voters having all that say-so. That’s why they’ve tried to legislate the initiative process out of existence. And that’s […]
A leading indicator of a free nation? The lack of political prisoners. We Americans are aghast when we learn of dissenters jailed in other countries. But, even in America, politicians in various states seek to put people in jail for engaging in legitimate (if dissenting) political activism. I am one of their targets. You may […]