Iraq is a Wreck

Oklahoma's 5 Members of Congress are pictured.

Trebilcock accepts plea deal in DUI case

Tulsa World has the story. The Broken Arrow Republican reportedly told police that he “had just kissed a girl that had been drinking and that is why he smelled like he had been drinking.”

State Representative Trebilcock authored an Oklahoma DUI law in 2005.

The Senator from Oklahoma: "Jimmy English" Inhofe

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English-Only Amendment Would Endanger Lives, Discriminate and Create ‘Second-Class’ Citizens, ACLU says (6/7/2007)

Contact: media@dcaclu.org

WASHINGTON, DC -The ACLU today voiced its strong opposition to an amendment passed late last night to the Senate immigration bill that would declare English the national language and severely restrict the government’s ability to communicate with citizens, residents and visitors. The ACLU praised the passage of a competing amendment that would recognize English as the "common and unifying" language of the United States without restricting access to crucial federal information or declaring it the official language.

The passage of the two irreconcilable Senate amendments will have to be worked out in conference, with one of the amendments likely to be abandoned. Amendment 1384, offered by Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO), acknowledges the important role of English in the United States without endangering the access of non-English speaking Americans to vital information from their government. Amendment 1151, offered by Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), would prevent the federal government from providing any information in languages other than English and restrict constitutionally protected speech between government officials and the Americans they serve.

"The Inhofe English-Only amendment would punish citizens who need access to medical care and disaster relief, and it would raise new barriers to learning English," said Caroline Fredrickson, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office. "This country needs better access to English education for limited speakers, not a mute button on government access for millions of Americans."

The Inhofe amendment would deny limited-English proficient (LEP) Americans access to basic government information such as instructions on how to pay taxes, which would inadvertently promote tax evasion. It would limit information about federal policies and government services in languages other than English. It would bar instructions about workplace safety, natural disasters and vaccinations in a form that all Americans can understand. It would also prevent LEP patients, particularly the elderly, from communicating with their doctors. It is a dangerous amendment that places every American at risk.

"The Inhofe Amendment does nothing to promote the use of English," said James Thomas Tucker, ACLU Policy Counsel and author of a 2006 study of ESL waiting times. "It does not reduce the long waiting lists for English classes or educational discrimination against Americans with limited English. Instead, it keeps people who want to learn English from speaking it. It panders to English-only groups seeking to exclude millions of language minorities from American society."

http://www.aclu.org/immigrants/gen/30033prs20070607.html

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Coburn received money from director of pro-DDT advocacy group

Senator Tom Coburn (R - Oklahoma) who prevented the US Senate from honoring Silent Spring author Rachel Carson received campaign contributions from William Dunn who sits on the board of a pro-DDT advocacy group. Raw Story has the scoop.

Should Jim Inhofe Run for President?

Sen. John McCain hasn't made a single vote since April 12, and has missed 42 floor votes in a row. see: Washington Post

Not voting would be an improvement for Oklahoma's Senator Inhofe as well!



Run Jim Run! (or should I say Mr. President)

Global Climate Change is serious business.

Oklahoma's Sen. Inhofe is serious too.
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Oklahoma's senators: Frozen Stupid

Can Jim Inhofe persuade Tom Coburn that Global Warming is indeed a liberal hoax? Will ice fishing provide any answers?

Dangerous Dan Boren (aka Fancy Dan)

Does the Oklahoma Democrat aspire to be "a Maverick"?

Oklahoma Lawmaker Arrested For DUI

State Rep. John Trebilcock, R-Broken Arrow, was arrested early Saturday in Tulsa on municipal complaints of driving under the influence and not using headlights.

He is the author of a 2005 law that requires people who are convicted of a second charge of driving under the influence to install ignition interlocking alcohol-detection devices in their automobiles before they can get their driver's licenses back.

Tulsa World

Does Sen. Inhofe have nightmares?

nightmare number 2: