Ohio Republicans Won't Accept Reality!

Pro choice won but Republicans refuse to accept it.

The Issue 1 amendment has passed and Ohio voters codified Roe V. Wade. Now Republicans are trying to repeal it. Talk about a bunch of tone deaf lawmakers.

The result of the referendum was widely seen as establishing a national consensus in favor of broad abortion rights, marking a continued trend in ballot measures since the Dobbs decision. Among those between 18 and 24 years old, an estimated 76% voted for Issue 1. Many conservative political analysts and commentators called a continued alliance with the anti-abortion movement "untenable" and an "electoral disaster", and urged the party to adopt a more pro-choice stance on the issue. Exit polling indicated that 61-36% of Ohioians believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. 

One day after the referendum, Ohio's legislative leaders, both Republicans, indicated that they would take action to reverse the result decided by Issue 1.

The Associated Press has called the race, with votes cast in favor of proposal winning with about 56% of the vote, compared with about 44% for votes cast in opposition — a lead of approximately 232,000 votes as of the latest tally.

Known as “Issue 1,” the proposal would amend the state Constitution to establish the right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions” on matters including abortion, contraception and fertility treatment. It would also allow for abortions to be banned once it has been established that the fetus can survive outside of the womb, unless a physician determines that continuing with the pregnancy would endanger the patient’s “life or health.”

Basically, the Republicans are back to election denial.

President Joe Biden is unpopular. His hardline stance on Israel has me concerned that I won't be voting for him come 2024. The U.S. continued support for the apartheid in Israel will doom him.

Biden lost Ohio to Washed Up 45 by 8 points. Ohio once was a bellwether to who becomes president. Now it is an easy pickup for Republicans as well as Florida.

Ohio voters are not monolithic. It appeared that 20% of Republican voters opposed the state's abortion ban.

Ohio Republicans continue to defy voters.

State Republicans once again will ignore the will of the voters. 

Ohio legislators will be introducing several bills to address this issue in the coming weeks. 

“Foreign billionaires don't get to make Ohio laws,” said Ohio state representative Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester), pointing to millions from billionaires outside America that helped fund Issue 1. Gross added, “This is foreign election interference, and it will not stand.”

“Issue 1 doesn't repeal a single Ohio law, in fact, it doesn't even mention one,” said Ohio state representative Bill Dean (R-Xenia). “The amendment’s language is dangerously vague and unconstrained, and can be weaponized to attack parental rights or defend rapists, pedophiles, and human traffickers.” 

Ohio state representative Melanie Miller (R-Ashland) said, “We will continue to be a voice for every child in their mother's womb who cannot speak for themselves.” 

Ohio state representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) stated, “No amendment can overturn the God given rights with which we were born.”

To prevent mischief by pro-abortion courts with Issue 1, Ohio legislators will consider removing jurisdiction from the judiciary over this ambiguous ballot initiative. The Ohio legislature alone will consider what, if any, modifications to make to existing laws based on public hearings and input from legal experts on both sides.