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The tribes and majority opinion of the court say these issues, while not easy, can be resolved systematically, but Stitt insists that the decision must be reversed.

At Stitt’s urging, Attorney General John O’Connor hired a national law firm to argue that the Supreme Court should withdraw.

“What we are striving for is the full restoration of Oklahoma’s sovereignty,” said Stitt on Thursday.

Hours earlier, the Muscogee Creek Nation greeted Stitt on Twitter, noting that Jimcy McGirt, the defendant whose appeal against a state conviction led to the landmark Supreme Court opinion, was sentenced to three life imprisonment by a federal court on Tuesday.

“Yesterday’s conviction … is a prime example of an orderly process that maintains public safety and ensures justice in a lawful, appropriate place,” the Muscogees tweeted.

The Muscogees later issued a statement challenging Stitt.

“McGirt is not the biggest problem or the biggest threat to Oklahoma,” it said. “For a very real threat to Oklahoma, no one needs to look any further than the effects of COVID-19.

“The most damaging lie here, however, is the idea that the Supreme Court’s McGirt ruling ‘creates a public safety nightmare for victims and law enforcement agencies.’ This is wrong. Any crime in Oklahoma falls under local, state, state, or tribal jurisdiction. No matter where it happens in the state, criminals are arrested, prosecuted and brought to justice. “