Rolling Stone: “Dusty Deevers is a fundamentalist preacher. He’s also a state senator. And he insists he doesn’t see ‘any firewalls’ between his two roles — as he crusades to outlaw porn, end what he decries as the ‘abortion holocaust,’ and abolish no-fault divorce in Oklahoma. He argues that the sole purpose of government is to ‘promote what is good in accordance with the will of God…’”
“Unlike many Christian nationalists who seek to ghostwrite legislation, or covertly sway candidates, Deevers is operating in the open. He holds a position of direct political power, and he is able to shape the GOP agenda in Oklahoma and craft legislation in the Sooner State. He represents the bleeding edge of a far-right Christian movement that seeks to put the force of law behind its fundamentalist theology — and woe be to any nonbelievers…”
“The state senator has only been on the job for a few weeks, but he’s already grabbed national notice for another effort to legislate his morals: by criminalizing porn. Deevers’ anti-smut bill would subject porn creators — and even viewers — to felony prison sentences of up to 20 years. The bill would create a bounty system, similar to what Texas instituted in its infamous abortion bill, that would allow those who rat out their horny neighbors to collect civil penalties of up to $10,000.”
