January Membership Drive & Legislative Resolution Vote

​Expecting A Packed House
​  We want to encourage our membership to arrive plenty early on Tuesday night. There are several people planning to visit the group, because of the program planned for that night. But we want our members to have sufficient seating.  the Dinner Hour is 6pm, The Program is at 7pm. 

Dues are due
  Membership remains at $15 for individuals and $25 for household couples. You must be a registered Republican voter to maintain membership. Please attend to the membership dues prior to the 7pm program.
  We will have informal discussion of a resolution during the dinner hour and entertain a motion following the opening ceremonies. The monthly program is highly anticipated so we will move to that agenda, promptly.

State Constitution Under Assault
  The Oklahoma House Leadership has filed a bill which would seek to remove constitutional protections against a legislative revenue increase (they want to raise taxes without our consent). House Speaker Pro Temp, Harold Wright, filed the bill to weaken the constitutional protections  of Article 5, Section 33. Last Summer some of our members went to the Oklahoma Supreme Court to defeat their violations of this key reform of 1992.
​   They want to get their way and pass revenue increases (taxes, fees, etc.) without a simple majority vote of the people. The Constitution requires support of 75% of both chambers. House Leaders want to lower that percent to 60%.  This Tuesday we will entertain a motion of our 2018 membership, to declare & publish the following resolution. 

The Proposed Resolution.
  We the members of the Tulsa Area Republican Assembly strongly oppose the weakening of our state constitution regarding taxpayer protections. Revenue Increases through raising taxes, removing exemptions, or increasing fees; must be approved by the majority of the voters, or 75% of each of the 2 chambers of the legislature. The constitution works well, when the legislature partners with the voters.
  We demand the legislature to trust the voters to make wise revenue decisions. This legislature has ignored & insulted the voters. We will support candidates who respect the voters' proper place in deciding revenue increase proposals. We believe the constitutional language intended to voters to generally be a part of that process.

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​Our notification policy:
This notice of a parliamentary action is our best attempt to inform the membership of upcoming official acts. We don't generally make take actions without notifying the membership. It's not a rule, but it's a courtesy.