The law assumes innocence until proven guilty. In the case of the indicted State Auditor Jeff McMahan & his wife, lets assume the feds have their facts and figures right!
This latest mess involving an elected official is the 'poster child' for change and reform in several areas of our state system/laws:
1) Prime example of need to expand term limits to ALL elected officials.
2) Prime example of need to revamp top to bottom the lucrative taxpayer funded retirement and benefit 'system' for elected officials, including Legislators.
3) Re-vamp laws and criteria to make sure those proven guilty of any corruption in office will forfeit all taxpayer funded retirement & benefits immediately, including Legislators.
4) Elimination of the redundant and costly abstract system to transfer real property in Oklahoma. This archaic system is nothing more than a glorified copying service. Oklahoma is one of only 1-2 states that still hold to this outdated system while the others have gone on to a much less complicated and almost no cost system of conveying real estate.
Recent news stories clearly show why Oklahoma is still in the 'dark ages' in this area. Its been a ca$h cow for a select few. It's past time to move Oklahoma forward to a co$t friendly and more efficient system like other states enjoy.
-opinion, Grapevine
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