Yesterday, Ohio’s voters handed a decisive victory to
those who believe that individual humans should have the right to control their
own bodies.
Both Issue 1 (guaranteeing reproductive rights) and Issue 2 (legalizing Cannabis) passed with 57% voting in the affirmative. Doubtless most who voted “Yes” on Issue 1 voted the same on Issue 2; and there were some who split their vote. But the issues both passed by a substantial margin, in the face of misleading claims from the opposition that bordered on hysteria.
The anti-Issue 1 group even resorted to illegal tactics,
including placing their signs on polling center property, as shown in this
video I captured Tuesday morning.
Ohio Republicans from Governor Mike DeWine to Secretary
of State Frank LaRose (likely a candidate for Senate next year) to scandal-beleaguered
Lake County commissioner John Plecnik beat the drums against these issues. They lost.
Ohio’s Democratic and unaffiliated voters must now band
together to free Ohio from the iron-grip Republicans have inflicted upon our
state. DeWine is term-limited out. We must not allow LaRose to defeat Senator
Sherrod Brown in November. LaRose would
try to implement the same policies nationally as he was trying to do in
Ohio.
We can celebrate our victory for now. But the fight is not over, and it never will be.
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