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Oklahoma House Republicans passed a bill on Thursday to give the legislature power to determine whether federal actions are constitutional.
House Bill 1236 says lawmakers would refer a determination on whether a presidential order, federal rule or congressional action is constitutional to the state attorney general, but if their office doesn t act on that determination, the legislature can declare the action unconstitutional by a simple majority vote.
Rep. Andy Fugate (D-Del City) said he supports reviews of executive orders, but the bill goes too far. I think it’s appropriate for this body to ask the attorney general to challenge federal actions that we believe are unconstitutional, but I cannot support the blatantly unconstitutional concept of having a legislative body assume the powers of the judiciary to determine whether or not something is constitutional, Fugate said.
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