It took $50 million in advertising but only 52.9% of the vote for the casinos to literally buy a law and put their own financial interests into our state constitution. of State Frank LaRose 'wouldn't be surprised' by low turnout Democrats and the Columbus Dispatch Editorial Board supported raising the threshold….until we put it on the August ballot. No one sincerely believes a 50% threshold will protect Ohio’s constitution. The rank hypocrisy of yet another far-left meltdown from our state media reeks to high heaven. Our view: Desperate Ohio lawmakers ready to slap voters in the face to stop abortion voteĪll this because Republican lawmakers put an issue on the ballot that they supported just a short while ago. Our view: Deceitful bill proof some GOP lawmakers willing to steal rights from all Ohioans The editorial board calls Ohio Republican legislators " untrustworthy and dishonest lawmakers"." despicable and disappointing"."dangerous and disingenuous"."abhorrent" and "cowardly" because, they claim, we "are willing to lie to and cheat voters to win." The vitriol is more than two-faced, it gets personal. The board now declares raising the threshold would be “reckless, reprehensible and disrespectful to democracy.” Now? The board has done a complete about face. In a 2017, the Dispatch editorial board actually endorsed the idea of raising the threshold, saying, “There is much to commend (about) efforts to make initiated laws easier and initiated amendments harder.” Maybe he didn’t get a copy of his own party’s constitution? He says it “shreds our constitution” and “takes away our freedom.” Now? Sykes is one of five Democratic lawmakers who submitted arguments against Issue 1 to the Ohio Secretary of State. Is August election about abortion? Secretary of State Frank LaRose says '100%' Glenn Holmes, a Democrat, then co-sponsored a resolution in 2018 to raise the threshold to 60%. Vernon Sykes actually co-chaired the bipartisan committee that recommended raising the threshold for adopting amendments to Ohio’s Constitution to at least 55%.īased on the committee’s recommendations, Rep. Hidden deep within its own constitution and bylaws, article 4 states, “The constitution may be amended by 60% of all delegates to any convention.”ĭemocratic Sen. The Ohio Democratic Party even agrees with the wisdom of not allowing a simple majority to change its founding document. Opinion: It is already hard enough to amendment Ohio's constitution Constitution but it is designed to build upon the American tradition that protects the rights of all, not just the frenzied mob, special interests, and the wealthy.īusiness leader: An end to majority rule in Ohio? Issue 1 an unprecedented affront to democracy It is a much lower threshold than the one enshrined in the U.S. State Issue 1 on the August 8 special election ballot would require the consent of 60% of voters to change the Ohio Constitution. The rabid opposition to State Issue 1 is the height of hypocrisy by Democrats and the Dispatch's Editorial Board. They were for it before they were against it. Before that proposal was tabled, the Columbus Dispatch Editorial Board endorsed the idea of letting voters decide. It did not recommend requiring signatures be collected from all 88 Ohio counties to get an issue on the ballot or eliminating time to make up for bad signatures. One of a committee's recommendations was to raise the passing percentage from 50% to 55%. Matt Huffman, R-Lima is president, of the Ohio Senate.Įditor's note: In 2017 Ohio lawmakers considered changes to the constitutional amendment process. Watch Video: Issue 1 forum: Why should a supermajority be needed for state constitutional amendments?
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