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'''Tom Coburn''', M.D., born March 14, 1948 (age {{age|1948|3|14}}), is a former [[Republican]] [[United States]] Senator from [[Oklahoma]].  As a Senator, Coburn supported raising taxes<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/grover-norquist-tom-coburn_n_1676841.html</ref> and he voted with [[Democrat]]s to confirm [[liberal]] [[Elena Kagan]] as [[Solicitor General]] despite her complete lack of courtroom experience, which enabled her to become a [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice and hold power for the [[Left]] for decades into the future.

'''Thomas Allen “Tom” Coburn''', M.D. (March 14, 1948 – March 28, 2020) is a former [[Republican]] [[United States]] Senator from [[Oklahoma]].  As a Senator, Coburn supported raising taxes<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/grover-norquist-tom-coburn_n_1676841.html</ref> and he voted with [[Democrat]]s to confirm [[liberal]] [[Elena Kagan]] as [[Solicitor General]] despite her complete lack of courtroom experience, which enabled her to become a [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice and hold power for the [[Left]] for decades into the future.

Coburn became a lobbyist at the state level after he left office, in order to promote rewriting the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]] by holding a [[Con Con]] ([[Convention of States]]).  Justice Scalia called this a "horrible idea," and most principled [[conservatives]] strongly oppose it.

Coburn became a lobbyist at the state level after he left office, in order to promote rewriting the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]] by holding a [[Con Con]] ([[Convention of States]]).  Justice Scalia called this a "horrible idea," and most principled [[conservatives]] strongly oppose it.

*[http://coburn.senate.gov/public/ Official Website]

*[http://coburn.senate.gov/public/ Official Website]

*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Tom_Coburn.htm Coburn On the Issues]

*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Tom_Coburn.htm Coburn On the Issues]

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