Oklahomans speak out, write letters against bill restricting statewide ballot initiatives

Oklahomans speak out, write letters against bill restricting statewide ballot initiatives

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – For three straight days, peaceful demonstrators have stood outside the Oklahoma State Capitol holding signs against Senate Bill 1027. "It makes it virtually impossible for a ballot initiative to work," said Dan Epstein, a peaceful protester. The group was forced to stand behind a locked door after camping out near a set of doors on the Capitol grounds Monday. "We were well within our First Amendment rights,” said Christy T…

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