Senator Hamilton discusses tribal compacts

By now you have likely heard that the legislature voted to override the Governor’s vetos of the oneyear extensions of the tribal tobacco and vehicle tag compacts. Despite the numbers on the vote tally, not all of us think this is a good idea. There is one man in particular who has been a source of wise counsel and I am privileged to call him friend. He is Representative Jim Olsen from Sequoyah County, and he’s in agreement with what I’m about to say. My oath of office is to support and defend the constitution of the United States of America and the State of Oklahoma. After much prayer, research, and consideration of Oklahoma law and history of the dynamic aspects of tribal and State relations, I believe that the legislature was in error to over ride Governor Stitt’s vetos regarding the so-called “one year extension” of the tribal compacts on tobacco and vehicle tags. Here is why I voted NO on these originally and why I voted NOT to override the Governor’s veto.