OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman is joining the growing chorus of Republican legislators demanding action after the Supreme Court's decision to order the Ten Commandments monument removed from the Capitol grounds.
Hickman said in a statement Wednesday that calls for the impeachment of justices and for a public vote on amending the Oklahoma Constitution are within the Legislature's authority and "will be seriously considered."
In a 7-2 ruling on Tuesday, Oklahoma Supreme Court said the monument violates a section of the constitution that prohibits the use of public money or property for religious purposes.
Several Republican members of the Oklahoma House have said they intend to seek a public vote on whether to repeal that section of the Constitution.
Others have called for the justices to be impeached.