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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would limit the power of President Joe Biden’s executive orders in the state.HB 1236 would allow the state Legislature to review each executive order to determine whether the Oklahoma attorney general should decide if it is constitutional.If the attorney general decides not to take action on the order, the Legislature could declare it unconstitutional with a majority vote.Advertisement - story continues belowThe bill outlines what categories of orders lawmakers would review, including pandemics and other health emergencies, oil and natural gas regulations, agriculture regulations, land use and education issues.“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state, county, political subdivision or any other publicly funded organization shall not implement any action that restricts a person’s rights or that the Office of the Attorney General or the Legislature by a majority vote determines to be unconstitutional,” the states.Trending:Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall and state Rep. Mark McBride, both Republicans, introduced the bill, which .This definite vote and Oklahoma’s ruby red-politics give the bill a good chance of passing the state Senate and being signed into law by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt.Advertisement - story continues belowBiden has signed a high number of executive orders since taking office Jan. 20, according to the : 32 in about five weeks, compared with 69 by former President Donald Trump in all of last year.These orders included revoking the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, reversing some Trump-era immigration policies and rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate.Do you think this bill is a good idea?Yes: 97% (4567 Votes)No: 3% (156 Votes)The Legislature’s biggest qualms with Biden pertain to his push to transition away from fossil fuels — a key industry in Oklahoma — to renewable energy.“I think this president has just taken a direct stab at Oklahoma,” McBride told , specifically criticizing the administration’s energy policies.Not all lawmakers support the bill. House Minority Leader Emily Virgin calling it “pandering.”Advertisement - story continues below“In today’s OK House shenanigans, we’re hearing HB 1236 which would allow the Oklahoma Legislature to declare executive orders &amp; federal laws unconstitutional. Can you say ‘pandering?'” the Democrat tweeted Thursday.Rep. brings up the most important point against this legislation: it upholds the legacies of southern states during the Civil Rights Movement who also used “states rights” as a guise to continue discrimination &amp; oppression.— Emily Virgin (@EmilyVirginOK)Related:The state’s economy is largely credited to the energy industry, so major shakeups from the federal government would pose a grave threat to workers and businesses.Advertisement - story continues belowA major issue with executive orders in general is that they do not require any input from Congress, making the voices for the people basically unheard.Biden’s unilateral decisions have and proved that one-size-fits-all solutions do not work for the whole country. Oklahoma is responding by taking matters into its own hands.Submit a Correction →We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism.Tags:, , , , , , , , ,AdvertisementArmed with a scriptural understanding of God’s wrath, we can and should be working to chart a better course for our nation’s future.On a day the White House chose to celebrate the 'Inflation Reduction Act,' reality had a way of breaking up the party.State troopers and medical personnel rushed to the site of the head-on collision, but he was declared dead at the scene.Winfrey's calls for 'healing' rang hollow as a bell after she helped Prince Harry and Meghan Markle throw the royal family under the bus.Since Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday, there have been multiple natural phenomena that some have interpreted as signs from God.During a procession of the Queen Elizabeth II's casket through Edinburgh, Scotland, Prince Andrew was heckled.'We’re exceedingly doubtful that the release of the Epstein records would "interfere with enforcement proceedings,"' Techno Fog said.Arizona's Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has a plan for the state, which she has outlined in detail.A Texas teacher has been fired from the high school where she taught after she was outed on social media for discussing the concept of re-labeling pedophiles as “minor-attracted persons” […]Meghan Markle recieved a cold shoulder from Britons mourning Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle over the weekend.

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would limit the power of President Joe Biden’s executive orders in the state.HB 1236 would allow the state Legislature to review each executive order to determine whether the Oklahoma attorney general should decide if it is constitutional.If the attorney general decides not to take action on the order, the Legislature could declare it unconstitutional with a majority vote.Advertisement - story continues belowThe bill outlines what categories of orders lawmakers...

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