Current Events > OH Republican lawmakers to make ballot initiatives harder to prevent abortion ..

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... rights from being enshrined in constituion

Worse still - bi partisan ex governors and AGs are criticizing the effort as "not allowing the will of the people"

Five former attorneys general wrote a letter to every state senator and representative Monday opposing the plan, a move that follows opposition from former Republican Govs. Bob Taft and John Kasich and former Democratic Govs. Ted Strickland and Richard Celeste.
Republicans Betty Montgomery and Jim Petro and Democrats Richard Cordray, Lee Fisher and Nancy Rogers all told lawmakers they are uniquely positioned to comment on the proposal, given the state attorney general's key roles in reviewing citizen-led initiatives and litigating on the state's behalf.
"Constitutions are designed to endure, and major changes in fundamental constitutional arrangements should not be made unless the changes are supported by a careful understanding of the policies being changed and the consequences of the proposed changes," they wrote. "Such changes should not be made without the opportunity for participation of those most intimately affected by the constitution the people. Clearly, that has not happened in this rush to revise our constitution."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/abortion-ohio-supermajority-amendment-attorneys-general/

Also - even some clergy are joining doctors (strange bedfellows) in opposing the initiative for a ballot to require a super majority and wanting abortion rights codified in the constitution.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/23/ohio-abortion-rights-republican-ballot-super-majority

Constitutions are meant to be amended. That's why we did it so many times.

Conservatives will abandon democracy before they abandon power.

And they're holding the election to decide to decide this in August of an off year (historically a low turnout). Opponents really better GOTV on this one. You can't take an election off these days.

But what about "MuHH freedomQ!

wackyteen posted...

Conservatives will abandon democracy before they abandon power.

Careful now, calling fascists fascists is what got 261 nuked. It'd be a shame if the repository of knowledge, wisdom, and culture that CE met a similar fate.

brestugo posted...

And they're holding the election to decide to decide this in August of an off year (historically a low turnout). Opponents really better GOTV on this one. You can't take an election off these days.

The same governor also abolished August early voting last year because it was "too expensive"...

Ruvan22 posted...

Worse still - bi partisan ex governors and AGs are criticizing the effort as "not allowing the will of the people"

Yeah man politicians of the past aren't the same as the people in office now. The GOP of today doesn't give a fuck about the will of the people and won't until they are held accountable.

It's time to disband Ohio. Make it an unincorporated, unvoting territory, or give the land to bordering states.