OK SCR40

Oklahoma Legislature expresses disapproval of Governor Brad Henry's February 4, 2010 appointment to the Presidential Council of Governors established by President Obama's January 11, 2010 Executive Order

Legislature argues the Council's coordination of military operations within states threatens state sovereignty and the constitutional principle of federalism under the Tenth Amendment

Cites the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act as establishing separation between military and civil law enforcement that the Council would undermine

Requests Governor Henry immediately decline his appointment to the Presidential Council of Governors

Directs copies be sent within seven days to the President, Governor Henry, Oklahoma's Lieutenant Governor, all 49 other state governors, Oklahoma's Congressional delegation, U.S. and Oklahoma Attorneys General, and Oklahoma National Guard Adjutant General