It looks like crazy season in Oklahoma is officially upon us!
Here in a few weeks, the 55th Oklahoma Legislature will meet for its annual legislative session. It's that nutty time of the year where our elected officials think of new, usually unconstitutional ways to cut education funding, give tax breaks to the rich, protect their donors in the energy industry, and discriminate against people who don't follow their stodgy, missionary position moral code.
Speaking of the missionary position, State Senator Josh Brecheen (pictured above with his wife) has decided to get a head start on his comrades in the 2016 race for "Derplahoman of the Year." He recently introduced SB 973. As a fan of irony, he dubbed it the "Preservation of Sovereignty and Marriage Act." The bill, if passed and signed into law by Governor Fallin, would essentially...
- Prohibit any state employee from issuing a same-sex marriage license...
- Require the courts to dismiss any challenge to the law...