Tony, Pretty MuchMay 15, 2023

Ohio voters: Republicans in your state are trying to sneak a ballot measure by you during a special election coming up on August 8th. Special elections typically don’t see much turnout as it is and certainly Ohio Republicans are hoping voters don’t even show up at all. 1/2

Democracy Alerts - #Ohio Voters Sue Over August Election on Resolution To Restrict Ballot Measures-
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ohio-voters-sue-over-august-election-on-resolution-to-restrict-ballot-measures/

Ohio Voters Sue Over August Election on Resolution To Restrict Ballot Measure

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Show threadTony, Pretty Much

This will make citizen-initiative constitutional amendments require a super 60% majority for consideration. It’s been a simple majority since 1912.

This will make it impossible for Ohioans to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution or have almost any other citizen imitative measure come up for a vote. Ohio Republicans have repeatedly violated the constitution to install themselves into a permanent majority. Now this. All fun and games until you disagree with them.

Vote no. 2/2

May 15, 2023 at 6:30pmWeb
Show threadJersey SteveMay 15, 2023
@TonyStark
This kind of thing is just SOP for the Republicans now who, when they can’t win legitimately through free and fair elections, change the rules. Their views are out of step with the American people and the only way their minority party can survive is by cheating. Vote no.
Show threadStatmonkey 🙊May 15, 2023
@TonyStark This is bad fascist legislative work and the continued effort by RepubliKKKans to pass this sort of stuff should alarm you.
Show threadTony, Pretty MuchMay 15, 2023
@statmonkey Regardless of people’s voter affiliation or lack thereof, they should be alarmed. Because I can guarantee people that if they don’t already disagree with the Ohio GOP on a full out abortion ban, they’re going to disagree about something. And if Republican and independent voters let this go through, their opportunity to to have that disagreement ever even be discussed is out the window.
Show threadStatmonkey 🙊May 15, 2023
@TonyStark
Agreed. Paraphrasing @StillIRise1963 we need to quit arguing details and come together to focus on stopping the fascism
Show threadMartha HowellMay 15, 2023
@TonyStark @statmonkey
They will end up like Wisconsin, with the residents of cities unheard from, and Ohio's version of Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos defacto ruling the state, funding rural areas and conservative wealthy burbs with 80-90% of the tax dollars, and reluctantly approving crumbling Milwaukee's request to impose a regional sales tax while the state sits on a record surplus they want to refund to rich donors.
Show threadTony, Pretty MuchMay 16, 2023
@MHowell @statmonkey To be honest, nobody will be heard from. Cities, rural people, whatever. That’s where it’s going. It’s not a cities-only or Democrats-only issue.
Show threadMJMay 16, 2023
@TonyStark @MHowell @statmonkey The lawsuit reflects that. One Person One Vote is a bipartisan group and the framing here is a really important part of it.
Show threadMJMay 16, 2023
@TonyStark @statmonkey 💯