Mustang Heights Baptist Church

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We would like to welcome you to our church's website. We are a Southern Baptist Church located on Highway 152 in Mustang, Oklahoma. We have sought to explain our vision, purpose,and plans in our church with Our Church's Mission Statement:
Beginning in Mustang and the Oklahoma City area

SQ 746 Voter ID If this measure is approved, in order to vote in Oklahoma, a prospective voter would be required to present either a valid, unexpired photo identification or the voter identification card issued by their county election board. Those without valid ID can still cast a provisional ballot which will be counted once they confirm their identity.

This measure amends statues relating to voting requirements. It requires that each person appearing to vote present a document proving their identity. The document must meet the following requirements. It must have the name and photograph of the voter. It must have been issued by the federal, state or tribal government. It must have an expiration date that is after the date of the election. No expiration date would be required on certain identity cards issued to person 65 years of age or older.
In lieu of such a document, voters could present voter identification cards issued by the County Election Board.
A person who cannot or does not present the required identification may sign a sworn statement and cast a provisional ballot. Swearing to a false statement would be a felony.
These proof of identity requirements also apply to in-person absentee voting. If adopted by the people, the measure would become effective July 1, 2011.
Shall the proposal be approved?

SQ 747 Term Limits If this proposed state Constitutional amendment is passed, all statewide elected officials will be limited to only two terms in a specific office. That would be a total of 8-years in office for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer, Labor Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Auditor, and 12-years in office for Corporation Commissioners. Partial terms would not apply to the limit. Those in office already when it passes would not have prior time count against them except Governor which is already limited. Currently, state officials, with the exception of members of the state Legislature and the Governor, can serve, if re-elected by voters, for unlimited terms.

This measure amends sections 4 and 23 of Articles 6 and section 15 of Article 9 of the State Constitution. It limits the ability of voters to re-elect statewide elected officers by limiting how many years those officers can serve. It limits the number of years a person may serve in each statewide elected office. Service as Governor is limited to eight years. Service as Lieutenant Governor is limited to eight years. Service as Attorney General is limited to eight years. Service as Treasurer is limited to eight years. Service as Commissioner of Labor is limited to eight years. Service as Auditor and Inspector is limited to eight years. Service as Superintendent of Public Instruction is limited to eight years. Service as a Corporation Commissioner is limited to twelve years.
Service for less than a full term would not count against the limit on service. Years of service need not be consecutive for the limits to apply.
Officers serving when this measure is passed can complete their terms. All such serving officers, except the Governor, can also serve an additional eight or twelve years.

SQ 748 Apportionment If this proposed Constitutional amendment is approved by voters, the method of legislative apportionment following the new census every decade could change. If the state Legislature fails to draw up a district map following a census, a seven-person Apportionment Commission will do so. The commission will have seven members instead of the current three. The Lieutenant Governor will head the commission along with six members appointed by the Governor, House Speaker and Senate president pro-tem. Each must nominate one Democrat and one Republican.

This measure amends Sections 11A and 11B of Article 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution. These provisions deal with how the Legislature is divided into districts. This process is known as apportionment. The Legislature must make an apportionment after each ten-year federal census. If the Legislature fails to act, an Apportionment Commission must do so. The measure changes the name of this Commission. It removes all three existing Commission members. It removes the Attorney General. It removes the Superintendent of Public Instruction. It also removes the State Treasurer.
The measure increases the number of members from three to seven. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate appoints one Democrat and one Republican. The Speaker of the House of Representatives appoints one Democrat and one Republican. The Governor appoints one Democrat and one Republican.
The measure provides that the Lieutenant Governor chairs the Commission and is a nonvoting member. It requires orders of apportionment to be signed by at least four members of the Commission.

SQ 750 Ballot Access This proposed state Constitutional amendment would change the formula which determines how many signatures are needed to get an initiative or referendum on the ballot. The current formula is a percentage of the number of votes in the last General Election. This proposition changes that so that the formula is based solely on the last Governor’s race. This eliminates the increase and decrease in signature requirement every two years based on the fact that many more people vote in presidential years.

This measure amends a section of the State Constitution. The section deals with initiative petitions. It also deals with referendum petitions. It deals with how many signatures are required on such petitions. It changes that requirement.
“Initiative” is the right to propose laws and constitutional amendments. “Referendum” is the right to reject a law passed by the Legislature.
The following voter signature requirements apply.

5% must sign to order a referendum.
These percentages are based upon the State office receiving the most total votes at the last General Election. The measure changes this basis. The measure’s basis uses every other General Election. General Elections are held every two years. The Governor is on the ballot every four years. The measure’s basis only uses General Elections with the Governor on the ballot.
The President is on the ballot in intervening General Elections. The measure’s basis does not use General Elections with the President on the ballot.
More votes are usually cast at Presidential General Elections. Thus, the measure would generally have a lowering effect on the number of required signatures.

SQ 751 English Language This proposed state Constitutional amendment, if approved, would require all official actions of the State of Oklahoma to be conducted in English. It does not prohibit the use of tribal languages. It also states that No lawsuit based on State law could be brought on the basis of a State agency’s failure to use a language other than English. Nor could such a lawsuit be brought against political subdivisions of the State.

This measure amends the State Constitution. It adds a new Article to the Constitution. That Article deals with the State’s official actions. It dictates the language to be used in taking official State action. It requires that official State actions be in English. Native American languages could also be used. When Federal law requires, other languages could also be used.
These language requirements apply to the State’s “official actions.” The term “official actions” is not defined. The legislature could pass laws determining the application of the language requirements. The Legislature would also pass laws implementing and enforcing the language requirements.
No lawsuit based on State law could be brought on the basis of a State agency’s failure to use a language other than English. Nor could such a lawsuit be brought against political subdivisions of the State.

SQ 752 Judicial Nominating Commission This proposed state Constitutional amendment, if approved, would increase the Judicial Nominating Commission by two members. Currently the Commission has 12-members: 6 lawyers appointed by the Oklahoma Bar Association and 6 non-lawyers appointed by the Governor. This would add two more non-lawyers, one each appointed by the Speaker of the House and President Pro-Tem of the Senate.

This measure amends a section of the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 3 of Article 7-B. The measure deals with the Judicial Nomination Commission. This Commission selects nominees to be appointed judges or justices, when a vacancy occurs. The Commission selects three, sometimes four, qualified nominees. The Governor must appoint one of the nominees.
The amendment adds two at-large members to the Commission. At-large members can come from any Oklahoma congressional district. The Senate President Pro Tempore appoints one of the new at-large members. The Speaker of the House of Representatives appoints the other. At-large members can not be lawyers. Nor can they have a lawyer in their immediate family. Nor can more than two at-large members be from the same political party.
Six non-at-large members are appointed by the Governor. They cannot be Oklahoma lawyers. The measure adds a new qualification for non-lawyer members. They can not have a lawyer from any state in their immediate family. Each congressional district must have at least one non-lawyer member.
Six lawyer members are elected by members of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Each congressional district must have a least one lawyer member.

SQ 755 State Courts If approved by voters, this proposed state Constitutional amendment would specify that Oklahoma courts can only use state and federal laws (and legal precedent) to make legal decisions. It forbids decisions based on international, foreign, or Sharia law, the sacred international law of the religion of Islam.

This measure amends the State Constitution. It changes a section that deals with the courts of this state. It would amend Article 7, Section 1. It makes courts rely on federal and state law when deciding cases. It forbids courts from considering or using international law. It forbids courts from considering or using Sharia Law.
International law is also known as the law of nations. It deals with the conduct of international organizations and independent nations, such as countries, states and tribes. It deals with their relationship with each other. It also deals with some of their relationships with persons.
The law of nations is formed by the general assent of civilized nations. Sources of international law also include international agreements, as well as treaties.
Sharia Law is Islamic law. It is based on two principal sources, the Koran and the teaching of Mohammed.

SQ 756 Health Insurance This proposed state Constitutional amendment, if approved, attempts to clarify that a person in Oklahoma can’t legally be forced to enroll in health insurance and Oklahoma employers can’t be forced to provide health insurance for their employees. The amendment also would allow for an individual to pay directly for medical treatment and for Oklahoma medical providers to accept such payment directly for medical treatment. If approved, it would likely set the stage for future litigation by state officials, over the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution as it relates to the recently approved federal health care mandates. As current law, they are in apparent conflict with the meaning and purpose of SQ 756.

This measure adds a new section of law to the State Constitution. It adds Section 37 to Article 2. It defines “health care system.” It prohibits making a person participate in a health care system. It prohibits making an employer participate in a health care system. It prohibits making a health care provider provide treatment in a health care system. It allows persons and employees to pay for treatment directly. It allows a health care provider to accept payment for treatment directly. It allows the purchase of health care insurance in private health care systems. It allows the sale of health insurance in private health care systems.
The measure’s effect is limited. It would not affect any law or rule in effect as of January 1, 2010.
Nor could the measure affect or negate all federal laws or rules. The United States Constitution has a Supremacy Clause. That clause makes federal law the supreme law of the land. Under that clause Congress has the power to preempt state law. When Congress intends to preempt state law, federal law controls. When Congress intends it, constitutionally enacted federal law would preempt some or all of the proposed measure.

SQ 757 Rainy Day Fund This proposed state Constitutional amendment would increase the amount of money that can be placed in the state's Constitutional Reserve Fund, also called the "Rainy Day" Fund. The current maximum is 10% of the previous year’s General Fund revenues. This question raises that to 15%.

This measure amends the State Constitution. It amends Section 23 of Article 10. It increases the amount of surplus revenue which goes into a special fund. That fund is the Constitutional Reserve Fund. The amount would go from 10% to 15% of the funds certified as going to the General Revenue fund for the preceding fiscal year.

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