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I Did some research.
The Bottom line?
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"Miller is solely responsible for the TAX/REVENUE/FEE increase, or rose by any other name he c...
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I Did some research.
The Bottom line?
Quote;
"Miller is solely responsible for the TAX/REVENUE/FEE increase, or rose by any other name he calls it. In my opinion it is dishonest for Ken Miller to claim he never 'authored a TAX increase"
--Jack Dake
Although Rep. Miller denies it, he did author the bill. He is responsible for nursing it through the process but then later he had Rep. Cox substituted as author.
"Their most ridiculous assertion is that I authored and supported a tax increase bill" --Ken Miller
Miller DID author and SUPPORT the bill.
The below is correct and provable by legislative documents posted online.
Jack Dake states;
I just listened to a misleading phone call from Ken Miller running for st. treasurer. I believe his call is false.
He claims he never authored a tax increase.
I hold in my hands the May 27 HB 2359 summary put out by the Okla Republican House leadership. "Impact: FY11: REVENUE INCREASE OF $70.6 MILLION" is the direct quote from the Okla House REPUBLICAN staff report. Author--KEN MILLER!
The full story: only the author of a bill can advance it thru the legislative process or insert language into a bill. If at any time Miller wanted to kill his bill he merely had to not let it advance.
Miller is solely responsible for the TAX/REVENUE/FEE increase, or rose by any other name he calls it. In my opinion it is dishonest for Ken Miller to claim he never 'authored a TAX increase'.
The next day, May 28 at 1:45pm Miller signed the conference committee report with its $70 million taxes/fees/revenue increase.
That moved the bill to the House floor. At 2:11pm, 26 minutes later, Miller had his name removed as PRINCIPAL author and substituted with Rep. Guy Liebmann's name, but kept his name as "CO-AUTHOR", to keep control of the bill.
Why would Miller do this? I believe it could only be because he didn't want someone to claim he authored the $70 million tax increase since he has a Republican primary.
In fact, that's what he said in his Sunday phone call. From 3:33 pm to 3:44 pm, he votes FOR HB 2359 once, twice votes against, and twice doesn't vote, in the process of the bill becoming law.
It is irrefutable that Ken Miller authored this bill and it never could have passed without HIM moving the bill through. His vote against HIS OWN BILL was what? Clearly, just to protect his run for state treasurer.
His phone call-“never authored a TAX increase”-just a word game-it was a ‘revenue” increase, not a tax increase
just a word game-it was a ‘revenue” increase, not a tax increase, don't ya see?
I am sick of Republicans who play these games
Jack Dake, Jr.
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