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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds this week granted voting rights to about 40,000 convicted felons. For those convicted in Iowa of lower-level felonies, her order automatically restores their right to vote after their sentence is completed.
Government power to lock people up should be used sparingly, only when justified by the practical purpose of public safety and the moral cause of justice.
The real conflicts of interest in Oklahoma’s criminal justice system are found within government—including district attorneys’ offices.
One might hope that District Attorney Laura Austin Thomas has a basic understanding of the law, but her recent attempt to smear two members of the Pardon and Parole Board suggests otherwise.
Today, the Supreme Court sided with religious minorities in a dispute that arose in Montana but that also helps protect a program in Oklahoma.
Our analysis shows SQ 805 should reduce Oklahoma’s prison population by 8.5% over the next 10 years.
Nancy Pelosi wants to use federal legislation to push states to expand voting by mail. Her allies in Oklahoma are pushing the same agenda.
Some of the media, and some politicians, are lying to us with data that are true.
The COVID-19/coronavirus is a global crisis and a very dangerous illness. But that does not justify any and every response to try to stop it. We could have nuked Wuhan in early January—that might have put an end to it right there, but no moral person would do anything like that.