HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL FOR THOSE QUAKES. WELL, THE OKLAHOMA TURNPIKE AUTHORITY IS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST A RECENTLY PASSED STATE LAW. GIVE ME THE STATE LEGISLATURE MORE OF A SAY WHO CONTROLS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY. OUR NEWEST MEMBER TO THE CAREFUL OUR TEAM, SPENCER HUMPHREY JOINS US NOW WITH WHY SOME A VOCAL TURNPIKE OPPONENTS. >> WE'RE SURPRISED TO SEE THEIR NAMES MENTIONED IN THE LAWSUIT. SPENCER. YEAH, JOLEEN AND KEVIN. THIS IS THAT LAWSUIT FILED LAST WEEK CLAIMING STATE LEGISLATORS DIDN'T HAVE THE POWER TO PASS A LAW THAT GAVE THEM A SAY ABOUT WHO SITS. >> ON THE AUTHORITY'S BOARD, WHAT THOSE TURNPIKE OPPONENTS CAN'T FIGURE OUT IS WHY THEIR NAMES ARE NOW BEING DRAWN INTO ALL THIS. >> IT FEELS HONESTLY LIKE RETALIATION. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER TAXI HIRSCHFELD. SHE AND HER NORMAN NEIGHBORS TOOK THEIR FIGHT AGAINST THE OTH ACCESS OKLAHOMA PLAN ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE SUPREME COURT WHO ULTIMATELY RULED THE PROJECT TO BUILD MILES OF NEW TURN.
PIKES COULD MOVE FORWARD. LAST YEAR STATE LEGISLATORS PASSED A BILL TAKING AWAY. GOVERNOR STITT'S POWER TO CHOOSE ALL 6 MEMBERS OF THE OTH BOARD. INSTEAD SPLITTING THE POWER BETWEEN THE HOUSE SPEAKER, THE SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM AND THE GOVERNOR. >> IT JUST CHANGES THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD AWAY FROM GOVERNOR. ONLY POINT TO USE TO HAVING LEGISLATIVE APPOINTEES. >> THEN LAST WEEK THE FILED THIS LAWSUIT ARGUING ONLY THE GOVERNOR LEGALLY HAS THE POWER TO CHOOSE BOARD MEMBERS. >> THAT THIS IS A REALLY EXERCISE OF LEGISLATIVE POWER. BUT IT'S A POLITICAL MOVE TO ENTER. HIS EXECUTIVE BILL MAY. >> LAWYER AND FORMER ASSISTANT OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GENERAL TIM GILPIN SAYS IT'S PART OF A WRESTLING MATCH. WE'RE SEEING PLAY OUT MORE OFTEN AT THE CAPITOL. SEEMS LIKE THE LEGISLATURE CAN'T GET ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR AND VICE VERSA AND INSTEAD OF WORKING OUT THEIR ISSUES, THEY'RE RESORTING TO TRYING TO USED THEIR POWER AGAINST THE OTHER, WHICH THEN ENDS UP IN THE COURTS AS LAWYERS ARGUE, HIRSCHFELD IN FELLOW PIKE OFF MEMBERS HELPED LAWMAKERS WRITE THAT BILL QUOTE TO WREST CONTROL OF THE OTH BOARD AWAY FROM THE GOVERNOR AND AWARDED TO THE LEGISLATURE AFTER THE SUPREME COURT RULED AGAINST THEM.
WHAT YOU CAN'T FIGURE OUT IS WHY SHE AND HER NEIGHBORS PUSHING FOR THAT LAW TO PASS WOULD TO ME. I INTERPRET IT AS THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY DOESN'T WANT ANYONE, INCLUDING THE CITIZENS AND THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO TELL THEM WHAT TO DO. >> NOW WE HEAR FROM THE ABOUT ALL THIS. THEY SAID THAT THE BILL, QUOTE, CAST SHADOW OF DOUBT ON THE BOARD'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITHOUT THE LEGAL CHALLENGE AND CONTRADICTS PRIOR COURT RULINGS ABOUT THE SEPARATION OF POWERS AND THAT IT COULD COMPROMISE OR DELAY