Tenkiller Potential B.A.S.S. Wildcard

By David Arnett

Multiple patterns could be at play June 12-15 during the Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at Lake Tenkiller, but which ones perform best will be determined by potentially high water levels and current generation, according to Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Blake Capps.

“It will be a really fun tournament to watch live. Just going out and fun fishing, this is one of the best lakes to go to,” the Muskogee native said. “I have been over there plenty of times with the water up, and you’ll be flipping trees and catching smallmouth. That’s not something you see all the time.

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Judicial Lawfare Threatens Republic

By David Arnett

Tuesday, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, delivered opening remarks at a Senate Judiciary hearing examining how procedural tools can enable judicial overreach that threaten the separation of powers and hinder lawful executive enforcement.

“This hearing is a joint undertaking by the Subcommittee on the Constitution and the Subcommittee on Federal Courts because our country is facing a constitutional crisis, a full-blown judicial assault on the separation of powers that strikes at the very foundation of the Republic,” Sen. Cruz said.

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Cherokee Nation Lessons for All

By David Arnett

Tahlequah, OK: Former Cherokee Nation Chief Chadwick Corntassel Smith has released a new book on the Cherokee Nation. Proceed Undaunted is a legal commentary on Cherokee Nation’s constitutional history, violations, corruption, and moments of hope for the Cherokee people. It tells the story of the development of the Cherokee Nation Constitution, how it guided the survival of the Cherokee Nation during horrific circumstances, and how its violation jeopardizes its legal existence. However, the lessons shared in Proceed Undaunted apply to everyone and to all governments.

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Flooding Neighbor Property in Catoosa

By David Arnett

It is a simple story; a big landowner wants 10 acres adjacent. Some ten years ago, Mike Fine and his wife Sherry visited the Davis family to pitch the sale. They own eighty acres.

Gary Davis was with his 90-year-old mother as the couple pressured Mrs. Davis to sell her beloved homestead. The land in question is north of I-44, west of Lynn Lane, with a residential area and the Cherokee Hard Rock Casino directly east of the property across Lynn Lane.

“We weren’t interested in selling,” Davis said. “The Fines, soon after, started construction of two ponds along the shared edge of their land that deliberately and continuously flooded my family’s property to the point of washing out the only historic bridge allowing access. Now, their entire eighty acres drains downhill on us.”

Gary Davis showing problem pond and I-44 (Photo: Arnett)
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