Blake
09-29-2015, 03:57 PM
" OKLAHOMA CITY – The Capitol Preservation Commission on Tuesday authorized a state agency to remove the Ten Commandments monument from the Capitol grounds to comply with a court order.
The action came despite allegations from former Rep. Mike Reynolds that the meeting was illegal. Reynolds also said the court order directing its removal is not legal.
Linda Edmondson, a senior member of the panel, presided. She is the wife of former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson.
The vote was 7-1 with one member abstaining.John Estus, a spokesman for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, said his agency will meet with the builder who installed it to come up with a removal plan. His agency will also discuss the matter with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, which has some concerns, Estus said.
A man with a mental illness last year drove a vehicle into the monument, knocking it to pieces. It was quickly reinstalled.
The ACLU of Oklahoma brought suit on behalf of three plaintiffs.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled the privately donated monument was religious in nature and violated the Oklahoma Constitution. It ordered it removed and directed a district court to issue an order to comply.
Earlier this month, Oklahoma County District Judge Thomas Prince gave the state 30 days to remove the monument.The removal will be done by the Oct. 12 deadline, Estus said.....
http://m.tulsaworld.com/news/religion/commission-votes---to-remove-ten-commandments-from-oklahoma/article_1c5023a4-ca6e-5c5b-9dc9-420baa1fb889.html
The action came despite allegations from former Rep. Mike Reynolds that the meeting was illegal. Reynolds also said the court order directing its removal is not legal.
Linda Edmondson, a senior member of the panel, presided. She is the wife of former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson.
The vote was 7-1 with one member abstaining.John Estus, a spokesman for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, said his agency will meet with the builder who installed it to come up with a removal plan. His agency will also discuss the matter with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, which has some concerns, Estus said.
A man with a mental illness last year drove a vehicle into the monument, knocking it to pieces. It was quickly reinstalled.
The ACLU of Oklahoma brought suit on behalf of three plaintiffs.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled the privately donated monument was religious in nature and violated the Oklahoma Constitution. It ordered it removed and directed a district court to issue an order to comply.
Earlier this month, Oklahoma County District Judge Thomas Prince gave the state 30 days to remove the monument.The removal will be done by the Oct. 12 deadline, Estus said.....
http://m.tulsaworld.com/news/religion/commission-votes---to-remove-ten-commandments-from-oklahoma/article_1c5023a4-ca6e-5c5b-9dc9-420baa1fb889.html