One shouldn't find this too surprising, since many spend every waking hour concentrating on national politics when in all reality it is the local and state scene which does much more harm.
tom ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Common Sense <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 2:26 PM Subject: Common Sense: Feeling Sorry for Oklahoma? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] November 17, 2008 Feeling Sorry for Oklahoma?I'm beginning to feel sorry for Oklahoma. That may seem a little strange to regular readers. They know that Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson is prosecuting me, along with two other activists, for work on a 2005 petition drive to cap state spending. He's trying to throw us in prison for ten years. This legal assault is "unjust" and "politically-motivated." Those words aren't mine: An Oklahoma City University law professor argued that this prosecution is "unjust," and a state senator charged the AG's actions are "politically-motivated." Since Edmondson began his chilling attack on the right to petition one's government, poor Oklahoma has been compared to some horribly tyrannical regimes. An editorial in Forbes asked, "Has Oklahoma Been Annexed by North Korea?" A Wall Street Journal editorial connected the Sooner State to the kind of repression practiced in Pakistan. And now, columnist Paul Mulshine with the New Jersey Star Ledger condemns Edmondson, saying Russia's Vladimir Putin "could learn a thing or two from the Oklahoma boys." But wait a second. There are great people in Oklahoma. They don't support this outrageous abuse of power. As those of us threatened in Oklahoma finally have our *preliminary*hearing, I'm confident that this vicious attack has awoken Oklahomans … and Americans. Eyes wide open, Americans in Oklahoma and elsewhere will fight to protect the initiative process. This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. 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