OCPAC—Sovereignty Upholds Liberty
John Michener
1. OCPAC Mar. 22: HD 75 Interviews
2. Black Robed Regiment
3. State Sovereignty
4. Sovereignty Upholds Liberty
5. Wasteful Campus Wages
6. OCPAC Elections
1. OCPAC Mar. 22: Candidate Interviews. Welcome back from Spring Break, everyone. This Wednesday at noon at Mama Roja, we will interview candidates for House District 75 (Broken Arrow, Tulsa) and determine whether we will endorse a candidate in the race. The seat is open because it looks like Rep. Dan Kirby was run out of the legislature in an attempt to cover up former Speaker Hickman’s mismanagement.
2. Black Robed Regiment. Former state representative and pastor Dan Fisher is presenting “Bringing Back the Black Robed Regiment” on Sunday evening, April 2, at 6:00 p.m. at the Dale Robertson Center, 1200 Lakeshore Dr., Yukon, Okla.
Immediately following the Black Robed Regiment presentation, KrisAnne Hall is presenting “The Genealogy of the U.S. Constitution” and a discussion of state sovereignty. If you are a state legislator or executive, this presentation will help you to fully understand your job description and traditional role in protecting the lives and property of the citizens in your jurisdiction.
3. State Sovereignty. On Monday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church, 1230 North Sooner Road, Edmond, Okla., KrisAnne Hall will reprise her presentation on “The Genealogy of the U.S. Constitution.” Again, if you are an elected official, please attend this presentation either Sunday or Monday evening.
For a more in-depth study of the “Roots of Liberty,” join KrisAnne Hall for a five-hour workshop on Saturday, April 1, starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Northwest Church, 4301 NW 23rd St. in Oklahoma City.
4. Sovereignty Upholds Liberty. Speaking of state sovereignty, last Tuesday, March 14, marked the 158-year anniversary of the Wisconsin Legislature’s defiance of the federal government’s lawless edict known as the Fugitive Slave Act. Even though Milwaukee received more than a foot of snow last Monday, their biggest storm of the year, pastors and grassroots activists from around the state gathered to commemorate the historic case of an entire state standing up to the federal government in defense of its abolitionist ideals. The most compelling part of the ceremony came from Pastor Matt Trewhella of the Mercy Seat Christian Church. Watch his five-minute speech against the myth of judicial supremacy.
In case you missed our summary of the story a few
weeks ago, here it is again. In 1854, a
federal marshal beat and arrested Joshua Glover in Racine, Wisconsin, then
imprisoned him in the Milwaukee County jail.
During the night, local newspaperman Sherman Booth rode through the
streets of Milwaukee yelling at every corner, “A man’s liberty is at
stake!” He rallied a crowd of citizens
to the county jail where they broke down the door and set Josh free. Josh was spirited away on the Underground
Railroad to Canada where he lived to the ripe old age of eighty, enjoying
thirty-six years of freedom.
The federal government charged Booth under the federal Fugitive Slave Act. However, everyone in Wisconsin decided to ignore and defy the feds. The people helped Sherman Booth to evade arrest by federal marshals. The Wisconsin Supreme Court declared the federal Fugitive Slave Act to be unconstitutional. When the United States finally found Booth guilty, the Wisconsin Legislature defied the supreme Court of the United States by interposing for Booth and passing a Resolution on March 14, 1859, which stated: “RESOLVED: That this assumption of jurisdiction by the federal judiciary, in the said case, and without process, is an act of undelegated power, and therefore without authority, void, and of no force.”
As historian Thomas DiLorenzo explains, “Prior to 1865 there were many instances of presidents, Congress, and the people of the free, independent, and sovereign states simply ignoring the opinions of the black-robed deities of the Supreme Court, under the quaint belief that there are three branches of government, not just the judiciary branch, and on top of that, the people of the states also had an equal voice, as articulated in the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. New England states nullified the Jefferson/Madison trade embargo; Wisconsin and other states nullified the federal Fugitive Slave Act; Jefferson and Madison wrote articles of nullification regarding the suppression of free speech under the Sedition Act (the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves of 1798); South Carolina nullified the 1828 Tariff of Abominations; the New England states relied on the idea of state interposition or nullification to not participate in the War of 1812; and so on.”
Enough federal lawlessness and bullying. We must learn from history and stop our complicity. We, the people of Oklahoma and our elected officials, should follow the pattern of brave and just Wisconsinites of 158 years ago and begin to ignore the lawless opinions of the supreme Court of the United States, particularly as they pertain to the murder of children by abortion. Ask Speaker of the House Charles McCall (405-557-7412) to co-author and hear the RESOLUTION TO BAN ABORTION.
5. Wasteful Campus Wages. OCPA has published an entertaining and infuriating list of real and fake jobs with their salaries at Oklahoma’s colleges and universities. Take their pop quiz, and see how many you get right. Here are three examples:
· Vice President for Community Relations ( $147,500)
· Director of Gender and Women’s Studies ($102,756)
· Director of Leadership and Volunteerism ($110,590)
6. OCPAC Elections. OCPAC will hold an election for OCPAC President on March 29, 2017. Also up for reelection are three Vice Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer. Please let us know if you would like to run against any of the incumbents for these positions. You cannot run against Charlie Meadows. Like an Oklahoma Supreme Court justice, President Emeritus is an unelected, unaccountable post.
The views expressed in this email are the personal opinion of John Michener and do not necessarily reflect the views of OCPAC, its leadership team, or its members…although they should.