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Let's talk about an impeachment investigation in Oklahoma....

Belle of the Ranch

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 August 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Let's talk about an impeachment investigation in Oklahoma....

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there internet people, it's Bell again. So today we're going to talk about

0:05.5

Oklahoma impeachment and religion in schools. Recently, we talked about an Oklahoma official

0:12.3

named Ryan Walters. He's a superintendent over schools in

0:16.1

Oklahoma. He directed the public schools under him to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments into the curriculums.

0:24.0

The directive created quite an uproar, even though it's unlikely to make it through the court challenges.

0:30.0

The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently blocked what would have been the first publicly funded

0:36.9

Religious Charter School.

0:39.1

That ruling led to the statewide Charter School board in Oklahoma rescinding the contract for that school.

0:46.7

It seems incredibly unlikely that the same court would allow the introduction of religion into

0:51.6

public schools en masse. But now the superintendent

0:55.9

has another problem. A call for an impeachment investigation. That's actually not new

1:02.3

for the superintendent.

1:04.0

Democratic Party members in the state have made multiple calls for an impeachment investigation

1:10.0

that were ignored by their Republican colleagues.

1:13.2

This is different because it's now Republicans calling for the investigation

1:18.3

of their fellow party member.

1:20.7

They put the call in writing, which we'll link below, but it provides a list of half a dozen recent issues ranging from budgeting to security that the signers find, quote, alarming.

1:33.0

The letter addressed to the Republican Speaker of the House said, quote,

1:38.0

It saddens me that I must make such a request of you.

1:42.0

However, I believe that all other remedies have been

1:45.2

exhausted. I hear daily from constituents from my district and taxpayers from

1:51.1

across the state pleading for this body to take action

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