Bartlesville Radio: The area’s best source for news, weather and sports!

A ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court last week has legislators scrambling to get it reversed.  On June 30th, the Court ruled that the Ten Commandments monument at the State Capitol must be removed.  Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, with the support of Governor Mary Fallin, has filed a petition to request a rehearing of the Ten Commandments case.  Fallin said in a press release dated July 7th, "The Ten Commandments monument was built to recognize and honor the historical significance of the Commandments in our state's and nation's systems of laws."  She added, "If legislative efforts are successful, the people of Oklahoma will get to vote on the issue."

Fallin said that the monument will remain on the Capitol grounds during the process of legal appeals and the potential legislative and constitutional changes.  The monument was erected in 2012 and since then other religious groups have asked for space to erect their own monuments.