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Parents for Payne County exists to protect children, support families, and lawfully pursue accountability through citizen-led action when systems fail to do so.

07/25/2026

Thank you, Burt for continuing to cover this issue!

3 points we want to make sure people take away from this interview, and this issue:

1) The attorney general claims he wishes we could have our grand jury. We can. We should have it. If he wanted that he could order the grand jury investigation himself and we wouldn’t be arguing about signature counts.

2) The Attorney General casually mentions a strictly prohibited phone call between himself and the judge that resulted in our grand jury petition being overturned. THOUSANDS of Payne County Residents were stripped of their right to due process and continue to be so. If he is so comfortable admitting this publicly, how common is it for him to engage in ex Parte communication?

if we followed the Attorney Generals calculation on signature count collection we have to construe (or mash up) multiple sections of the constitution to come up with that percentage.

As the Attorney General said, “we either care about the rule of law or we don’t,” so we should follow the sequence the constitution outlines:

1. Determine Payne County’s proportion of the statewide vote.
2. Double that ratio, as expressly required by Article V, Section 5.
3. Apply the doubled ratio to the number of qualified electors in Payne County.
4. Confirm that the resulting number falls within Article II, Section 18’s minimum of 500 and maximum of 5,000.

Using the Attorney General’s calculation, Payne County petitioners would have to obtain signatures from approximately 15.7% of those who voted for governor in 2022, while Tulsa County would effectively need signatures from about 2.6% and Oklahoma County about 2.0% because of the Constitution’s 5,000-signature cap. Mathematically, that places a substantially greater signature burden on Payne County than on the state’s two largest counties.

Does the attorney general really believe the founders of our constitution wrote it in a way that made access to government oversight almost impossible for our rural communities?

Today Parents for Payne County sent an open letter to Attorney General Drummond.Over 3,000 Payne County residents signed...
07/24/2026

Today Parents for Payne County sent an open letter to Attorney General Drummond.

Over 3,000 Payne County residents signed the petition.

2,542 registered Payne County voters were confirmed as exercising a constitutional right in requesting a grand jury investigation.

A district judge entered an order convening that grand jury.

The Attorney General’s Office then intervened and the order was then vacated.

At the same time, Attorney General Drummond has publicly stated that he had a private conversation with the judge before it was vacated but that he wished a grand jury investigation could move forward.

Those two facts naturally lead to an important question:

If the Attorney General believes an investigation is needed, and if his office believes the citizen petition was improperly convened, why not use the authority already available to his office to request a grand jury investigation or pursue an OSBI investigation?

That question is at the heart of our Open Letter.

We encourage everyone—whether you agree with us or not—to read the letter for yourself, review the supporting documents, and examine the timeline firsthand before forming your own conclusions.

An informed public is essential to accountable government.

Read the letter. Review the record. Ask the question.

You can find the letter and all supporting documents here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dVkup-sDJ8vLl08yMRoWU3WXtHM0vmKT/view?usp=drivesdk

You can find the video link referenced as Supporting Document #8 where Attorney General Drummond spoke in Stillwater and mentioned the ex parte communication between himself and Judge Ogden here:

https://youtu.be/xDjI7t_6htU?si=CG8QvkfAyADB2tta

UPDATE! 7/8/26Today we filed a Notice of Corrected Information with the Payne County District Court.The filing does two ...
07/08/2026

UPDATE! 7/8/26

Today we filed a Notice of Corrected Information with the Payne County District Court.

The filing does two important things:

• It corrects the record regarding one legal citation we previously referenced, because we stand firm that accuracy and transparency matter.

• It explains why that correction does NOT change our constitutional position or the facts already established by the Court.

Our filing asks the Court to look at the entire procedural history of this case.

Judge Ogden previously determined the required number of signatures, found that our petition exceeded that requirement, and entered an Order Convening the Grand Jury. Judge Ogden used the same formula in a ruling from 2025.

We are respectfully asking the Court to reconcile those findings with its later order that vacated the Grand Jury and to apply the constitutional process consistently.

This case is about more than one petition. It is about whether constitutional rights, due process, and the rules governing this process are applied equally and consistently for every Oklahoman.

The Oklahoma Constitution authorizes grand juries to be convened through multiple constitutional mechanisms, including by judicial order, by application of the Attorney General, and by petition of the people when the constitutional requirements have been satisfied.

Would the Attorney General believe that the judge assigned to his case would be able to vacate his order to convene the grand jury after it was already in place?

How does the Attorney General, who serves the people, believe he has a right to convene a grand jury and it not be interfered with, but when the people have a grand jury convened, not only does it get interfered with, but the attorney general is the one to do it?

As always, we will continue providing factual updates as this process moves forward.

The most recent filing can be found online here:

https://www.oscn.net/dockets/GetDocument.aspx?ct=payne&bc=1065785966&cn=GJ-2026-1&fmt=pdf

The Oklahoma Constitution gives citizens the right to petition for a grand jury.That right exists to provide an independ...
07/07/2026

The Oklahoma Constitution gives citizens the right to petition for a grand jury.

That right exists to provide an independent process for gathering and reviewing evidence—helping ensure accountability while protecting the due process rights of everyone involved.

The Oklahoma Constitution does not exist to give government more power or to give the government convenience.

It exists to place limits on government and preserve the rights of the people.

Which is why constitutional language matters.

When the Constitution establishes a process, every participant in that process has a responsibility to faithfully apply what it says—not what is more convenient and certainly not in a way that limits access to constitutional any processes.

Our system works best when the Constitution remains the highest authority, applied consistently, transparently, and equally to everyone.

No matter where you stand on any particular issue, that principle should matter to all of us.

What’s happening isn’t just about one grand jury petition.It’s about whether constitutional rights will be applied consi...
07/07/2026

What’s happening isn’t just about one grand jury petition.

It’s about whether constitutional rights will be applied consistently for every Oklahoman.

If the plain language of the Constitution can be set aside in one case, every constitutional right deserves our attention.

An informed public is the strongest guardian of constitutional government.

The question isn’t what government wishes the Constitution said.The question is what it actually says.The Constitution d...
07/06/2026

The question isn’t what government wishes the Constitution said.

The question is what it actually says.

The Constitution doesn’t just protect one cause or one group of people. It protects all of us.

Every public official takes an oath to uphold it because constitutional rights should not depend on who is in office or what issue is being decided.

The moment we stop expecting government to follow the Constitution as it is written, we shift the balance of power away from the people and toward the government.

That’s why constitutional literacy isn’t just important for lawyers or judges—it’s important for every citizen.

Many people have reached out to share information with us and ask what we plan to do next. Right now, we’re organizing. ...
07/06/2026

Many people have reached out to share information with us and ask what we plan to do next.

Right now, we’re organizing. And we feel it’s important to continue to educate the public along the way.

We want to remind people that if a grand jury is convened, the organization that filed the petition does not control the investigation.

If a grand jury is convened, it operates independently. Citizens do not decide the outcome, witnesses testify under oath, evidence is presented, and the grand jury determines what action—if any—is appropriate under the law.

That’s why the grand jury process is such an important constitutional safeguard. It allows allegations to be evaluated through an independent legal process rather than through politics, public opinion, or social media.

Our goal has never been to determine guilt or innocence. Our goal has always been the same: to ensure that the facts can be examined through the process the Oklahoma Constitution provides.

Because accountability works best when the truth is allowed to speak for itself.

07/05/2026

This Fourth of July, we’re celebrating more than our nation’s independence.

We’re celebrating the principles that made America different:

🇺🇸 That government derives its power from the people.

🇺🇸 That liberty depends on informed and engaged citizens.

🇺🇸 That the Constitution is more than a historical document—it is the framework that protects the rights and responsibilities of every American.

No matter your background or beliefs, one thing unites us: our Constitution belongs to all of us.

The more we understand our rights, the stronger our communities become.

From all of us at Parents for Payne County, we hope you and your family had a safe, joyful, and meaningful Independence Day.

The Constitution belongs to all of us.This Fourth of July, we celebrate more than our nation’s independence—we celebrate...
07/05/2026

The Constitution belongs to all of us.

This Fourth of July, we celebrate more than our nation’s independence—we celebrate the enduring principles that make self-government possible.

One of those principles is that government remains accountable to the people through constitutional processes established by law.

Whatever your perspective, we encourage everyone to study the Constitution for themselves.

Rights are strongest when they are understood, exercised responsibly, and protected for future generations.

We stand firm in the responsibility we have to protect those rights.

Happy Independence Day, Payne County. 🇺🇸

These three words changed history.Not “We the Government.”Not “We the Courts.”Not “We the Politicians.”We the People.Our...
07/04/2026

These three words changed history.

Not “We the Government.”

Not “We the Courts.”

Not “We the Politicians.”

We the People.

Our founders understood that lasting liberty depends on citizens who are willing to participate—not just once every election cycle, but whenever constitutional rights are called upon.

This Independence Day, we celebrate the freedoms we’ve inherited and the responsibility each generation has to preserve them.

Happy Fourth of July from Parents for Payne County. 🇺🇸

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