Last week, the Oklahoma legislature – one of the most conservative and draconian legislative bodies in the civilized world – sent SB 429 to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt for his signature.
Clearing both houses by a 99% margin, the law would allow indigenous Oklahoma high school students the opportunity to wear tribal regalia during high school and college graduation ceremonies.
Since the bill passed with near-unanimous bipartisan support in a state that’s home to 38 federally recognized tribal nations, Kevin Stitt – a man who wears whatever he wants to graduation ceremonies – naturally vetoed the bill.