Oklahoma is kind of like the Big Brother of state governments – expect the unexpected.
Earlier today, news reports came out that Julie Ezell – the general counsel for the Oklahoma Health Department – had resigned on Friday.
Just last week, Julie was one of the few sane people in the room during the Board of Health's brutal takedown of SQ 788. Despite her repeated warnings that the Board's proposals overreached their authority, and would likely not survive a challenge in the courts, they disregarded her counsel and passed their bullshit unsmokable provisions anyway.
When the news of Julie's resignation first broke, the general assumption was that it was a noble act – that she was a rare individual who valued principles and ethics over a bi-monthly paycheck, and would rather resign than defend a group of unelected asshole bureaucrats hellbent on overturning the will of the people.
But not in Oklahoma.