The enactment again of pro-life laws that have been blocked from going into effect by courts will be the focus of lobbying efforts surrounding Rose Day at the Oklahoma Capitol this Wednesday, February 3.
The annual pro-life lobbying day at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City will be devoted to urging lawmakers to enact seven bills which embody the components of pro-life legislation enacted in 2008 and 2009. Oklahoma County district courts have blocked enforcement of the laws. Pro-abortion activists claim that the laws violate the single-subject rule of the state constitution.
Though both laws 2008's SB 1878 and 2009's HB 1595 deal with the subject of abortion, lawyers for the abortion industry claim that the abortion provisions are not closely enough related to meet the nebulous single-subject requirement. As a result, our efforts this session will be devoted to enacting seven separate bills to reclaim the pro-life gains of the past two legislative sessions. This year's bills are:SB 1890 (Sen. Todd Lamb), prohibiting abortions that are done for the purpose of sex-selection;
HB 3284 (Rep. Pam Peterson), reporting abortions performed in Oklahoma, the reasons abortions are sought, and the complications that result;
HB 2780 (Rep. Lisa Billy), providing a woman an ultrasound of her unborn child which she may view prior to undergoing an abortion;
HB 3290 (Rep. Skye McNiel) and SB 1902 (Sen. Todd Lamb), regulating the use of the dangerous chemical abortion pill RU-486, which kills an unborn child who is about two months old;
HB 2656 (Rep. Dan Sullivan), fostering respect for babies with disabilities by disallowing wrongful-life lawsuits that claim a baby would have been better off being aborted;
HB 3075 (Rep. Rebecca Hamilton), ensuring that a mother's consent to an abortion is truly voluntary and safeguarding against coerced abortions;
SB 1891 (Sen. Todd Lamb) and HB 3110 (Rep. Pam Peterson), protecting health care professionals' freedom of conscience by affirming their right to refuse to participate in the taking of a human life.
Dr. Alveda C. King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be the featured speaker at Rose Day. The program begins at 11:45 a.m. in the House Chamber.
Please contact your own state senator and state representative, urging their support for these pro-life bills. You can identify your legislators by going to our website, www.OkForLife.org. On the left side, click on ID Your Legislators. Type your address, then scroll down to the fourth and fifth entries for names and contact information.
Thank you for speaking out to defend the unborn child.
ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today announced new additions to its Oklahoma Leadership Team. Chad Alexander and State Representative Trebor Worthen will lead the growing grassroots organization on behalf of John McCain’s candidacy leading up to Oklahoma’s February 5th Primary. Alexander and Worthen join State Chairman, Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn and Honorary State Chairman, Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating.
"There is no greater champion of fiscal responsibility and government reform than John McCain,” said Alexander. "John McCain's conservative convictions and principled leadership are what our nation needs right now, and that’s why I am proud to back him for the Republican nomination.”
“I am honored to work for a man like Senator McCain whose integrity and character is unmatched. Oklahomans, like all Americans, will choose a President who has the experience to lead on day one, and John McCain is that man,” said Representative Worthen.
Senator John McCain spoke to his appreciation for his Oklahoma team. "I am pleased to have the backing and support of these veteran Republican leaders. My campaign will benefit from their hard work and energy as we work towards a victory in Oklahoma.”
Chad Alexander previously worked to elect J.C. Watts, Jr. as the first African American to serve in Congress from Oklahoma. After managing the re-elections of Congressman Watts, Alexander was elected chairman and executive director of the Oklahoma Republican Party.
Representative Trebor Worthen was elected in 2004 to the Oklahoma legislature as its youngest member. He previously served as political director of the Oklahoma Republican Party. Worthen currently serves as chairman of the House Taxpayer Protection Caucus and chairman of the House Elections and Redistricting committee.
January 21, 2008 -- Bill Clinton showed yesterday why he made it into the book "The Art of Napping."
During an appearance at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, the former president was caught nodding off.
Clinton was there during a service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, while his wife was nearby at Abyssinian Baptist Church, where she was endorsed by its minister, Rev. Calvin Butts.
Clinton has had napping episodes before. Among others, he nodded off at a Mets game and at Ronald Reagan's funeral.
When he was president, he told Dan Rather, "If I can take a nap, even 15 or 20 minutes in the middle of the day, it is really invigorating to me. On the days when I'm a little short of sleep, I try to work it out so that I can sneak off and just lie down for 15 minutes, a half an hour, and it really makes all the difference in the world."
