Oklahoma gov to keep Ten Commandments monument on Capitol grounds, report says

Fox News ^ | 07.08.2015 | Fox News

[dware]

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Tuesday the Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol will stay there despite the state's Supreme Court ruling it violated the Constitution and must be removed.

The Tulsa World reports Fallin and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reconsider the 7-2 decision that was handed down last week after a challenge from the ACLU of Oklahoma on behalf of three plaintiffs.

[dware]

Good to see some push back!

[EternalVigilance]

If it’s true, that’s awesome. We’ll never get our country back until we learn to tell usurping judges to go to hell.

But, admittedly I’m skeptical that the governor will persevere here.

[Vigilanteman]

Give them a chance to reconsider.

Start impeachment proceedings against them if they don't. The Supreme Court is supposed to be a co-equal branch, not a superior branch.

[Dilbert San Diego]

If I can use a crude expression ,hope not to offend, but Mary Fallin has some balls here.

I read on another thread that she stated that there are three co-equal branches of government - executive, legislative, and judicial. And that the judicial branch is equal, and not superior, not in a position to order the other branches to take action like this.

[kjam22]

Yeah... I thought about posting a story this morning. Fallin says there are 3 co-equal parts of government. The commandments aren't going any where. Said there will be an amendment to our state constitution taking out the language that the state supreme court twisted. That process will take about a year and nothing is going to change in the mean time. 82% of Oklahoma Citizens agree with her. She also points out that we honor indian heritage and their religious beliefs, and a variety of others.

The ACLU is calling foul. They say she is in contempt of court, yada yada yada. Be interesting to see what happens when they take it to the SCOTUS. But for the foreseeable future.... the monument isn't going anywhere.

[EternalVigilance]

According to the founders, the judiciary was supposed to be the weakest branch.

[silverleaf]

Well then instead of meek submission, let the demons seize those monuments and destroy them, like the Taliban and ISIS are doing

Make it a public spectacle

The American people need to see who is dynamiting their culture

[Vigilanteman]

Said there will be an amendment to our state constitution taking out the language that the state supreme court twisted. That process will take about a year and nothing is going to change in the mean time.

It would be a lot quicker just to remove these type of issues from their jurisdiction or impeach them outright. They are setting themselves up for a confrontation with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Granted, that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[Gaffer]

It’s high time the states in this union started telling its central oppressive government that this nonsense has to stop.

[Principled]

Like!

I wish fr had a like button ;)

[kjam22]

Agree..... a couple of state reps are talking about impeaching all 7 that voted to remove the monument.

[DaxtonBrown]

There may be a simple way to get around this. Put up the Code of Hammurabi, see which laws people would rather live under. The Hammurabi Code is really whacked.

[MrB]

Let’s see... 7 justices said the monument had to go, so let them go down there and do it.

[MrB]

Upvote, like, something...

[MrB]

Or the leftist “law” -

“Do what thou will shall be the whole of the law”

[babyfreep]

I read on another thread that she stated that there are three co-equal branches of government - executive, legislative, and judicial. And that the judicial branch is equal, and not superior, not in a position to order the other branches to take action like this.

Wow - she actually listened in her Civics class? (BTW - I don't think they even teach Civics anymore in publik skools.)

I concur with the other one who replied to this - I wish there was a "Like" button. :-)

[stars & stripes forever]

[I wish fr had a like button ;)]

Good idea!

[kjam22]

[reagandemocrat]

Bingo. Aleister Crowley is their idol.

[DoodleDawg]

Good to see some push back!

It only makes sense to maintain the status quo since the appeals process is not over.