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Oklahoma Stewardship Council Plans Kick Off Rally in Oklahoma City to Organize Opposition to State Question 777
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 06:09:06 CDT
One of two groups formed to oppose State Question 777, the Right to Farm State Constitutional Amendment proposal that is on the ballot this November, is planning a series of local meetings across Oklahoma to drum up support for a "NO" vote on the measure. The Oklahoma Stewardship Council, funded in part by the Humane Society of the US, has announced a dozen meetings across the state in September. The first of their meetings is planned for tonight, Wednesday, September 7th at St. Paul's Cathedral on NW 7th Street in downtown Oklahoma City. According to the group, "State Question 777 is a dangerous amendment that could devastate Oklahoma's family farms, take away your voting rights and harm animals. We're working to stop this harmful measure. But to be successful, Oklahomans like you need to get involved. Please join us at our Kick-Off rally to help defeat this measure."
The HSUS is promoting the dozen meetings being planned by the Stewardship Council- and in an email to their support base in Oklahoma- the animal rights activist group shows meetings in the following towns this month, all designed to organize opposition to State Question 777. The group says of the amendment- "This dangerous amendment could devastate family farms, take away voting rights and harm animals, including dogs raised in puppy mills and roosters forced to participate in cockfighting."
September 7 Midtown OKC
September 8 Stillwater
September 9 El Reno
September 10 Claremore
September 10 Bartlesville
September 14 Norman
September 15 Tahlequah
September 16 Poteau
September 17 McAlester
September 17 NW OKC
September 18 Tulsa
September 19 Lawton
If you want to learn more about State Question 777, we have several resources that you can go and investigate. To begin with, we would suggest you go and read the actual State Question from the official State of Oklahoma website- click here for the ballot language for 777. The State Legislature passed underlying legislation in spring of 2015 to send the Right to Farm amendment to a vote of the people by votes of 90 to 6 in the State House and 39 to 6 in the State Senate. After the vote, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Hays sat down with one of the lead authors of the underlying bill, State Representative Scott Biggs, to discuss the measure- click here to review that story and their conversation.
There is one PAC that is registered with the State of Oklahoma that is raising money with the intent of supporting the State Question- Oklahoma Farmers Care. Click here for their website. There are two PACs registered with the State of Oklahoma opposed to the State Question, Click on their names to jump to their respective websites- the Oklahoma Stewardship Council and Oklahomans for Food, Farm and Families. After the Stewardship Council was formed, Hays talked with former Attorney General Drew Edmondson about the efforts to organize a "NO" vote on the measure- click here for that story from November of 2015.
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