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Law & Principles
Explaining the Constitution
For at least a century, the Constitution has been under attack by politicians, judges, and academics. President Woodrow Wilson called for a more flexible “Darwinian” interpretation of the Constitution. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer argues the text should be manipulated to serve his own “democratic” ideals. For many Americans, none of this is a big deal.Trent England | September 30, 2014
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Education
OCPA fellow says legal precedent favors Oklahoma’s special-needs scholarships
“If you don’t look at words in the proper context,” writes law professor Andrew Spiropoulos, “even skilled attorneys can misread seemingly clear language.”September 11, 2014
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Budget & Tax
Free Market Friday: HB 2562 is constitutional
No question, HB 2562 is a tax cut because the effective date of the new 2-percent rate doesn’t take place until the rate would have reverted to 7 percent. Those opposed to SQ 640 will have to find another angle to attack.Michael Carnuccio | August 15, 2014
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
HB 2562 lawsuit: Is a tax cut the same as a tax hike?
In 1992, Oklahoma voters approved State Question 640 to add a taxpayer-protection provision to the State Constitution. Everyone — supporters and opponents alike — understood the provision would make it harder to raise taxes.Jonathan Small & Trent England | August 12, 2014
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Health Care
What’s in Obamacare? Federal courts disagree
Then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi famously said of the Affordable Care Act, “we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” Today, two federal courts of appeals tried to determine what is in just one sentence of the act—and came to opposite conclusions.July 22, 2014
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Agriculture
EPA’s Gina McCarthy dismisses citizen concerns, shows why federalism matters
The limits on federal power and the system of states known as federalism exist in the Constitution to protect people.Trent England | July 21, 2014
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Law & Principles
Religious Liberty ‘Has Everything to Do with the Limits of the State’
Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a consolidated case against the Obamacare abortifacient mandate, including the challenge brought by the David Green family, the owners and operators of Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby.Tina Korbe Dzurisin | March 12, 2014
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Budget & Tax
Let’s Reduce Oklahoma’s Penalty on Work
Other states noticed Oklahoma’s positive growth as we steadily reduced our penalty on work over the past decade. They’re doing everything they can to be more competitive with us. Now, Oklahoma is in danger of taking our foot off the gas and shifting into the slow lane. Instead, we should seize an opportunity to provide additional tax relief to Oklahoma families and job creators.Leslie Osborn | March 12, 2014
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Law & Principles
Religious Liberty ‘Has Everything to Do with the Limits of the State’
Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a consolidated case against the Obamacare abortifacient mandate, including the challenge brought by the David Green family, the owners and operators of Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby.Tina Korbe Dzurisin | March 12, 2014
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Good Government
Dr. Russell Moore: ‘Religious liberty has everything to do with the limits of the state’
Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a consolidated case against the Obamacare abortifacient mandate, including the challenge brought by the David Green family, the owners and operators of Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby.Tina Korbe Dzurisin | February 19, 2014
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Law & Principles
OCPA Research Fellow Spotlights Our Nation’s Founding Debate
The scene is a familiar one. You’ve seen it portrayed in paintings and pictures in history books and on television. It is the summer of 1787. America’s Founding Fathers are gathered in Philadelphia to repair the deficiencies of the Articles of Confederation. Instead of repairing the Articles of Confederation, they draft and propose a new Constitution.Matt A. Mayer | January 13, 2014
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OCPA Research Fellow Spotlights Our Nation’s Founding Debate
January 13, 2014
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Hobby Lobby Case Underscores That Liberty Is Tenable Only with Limited Government
January 13, 2014
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Watch the high court, cut the high rate
January 2, 2014
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With a Henry Scholarship, ‘We Now Have Hope’
December 13, 2013
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Government Is Forcing a Choice that ‘No American Business Should Have to Make’
December 13, 2013
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'We now have hope'
November 20, 2013
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America Is Choosing Educational Freedom, As the Future Rushes In
October 10, 2013
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To boost economic growth, Oklahoma should push back against IRS
September 25, 2013
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Agriculture
Misplaced Wrath
With today’s farm bill hanging in the balance, it is instructive to take a brief look back at our nation’s long and complicated history with farm policy.Jayson Lusk | September 6, 2013