Posted on 08/09/2023 11:49:07 PM PDT by Olog-hai
An Ohio ballot initiative to make it harder to change the state’s constitution, prior to November’s referendum on whether to codify abortion as a right, has failed – thanks to major opposition funding by radical left-wing groups.
Defeated by a large margin on Tuesday, State Issue 1 would have raised the threshold for passing future ballot measures from 50% to 60%. Because it failed to pass, pro-abortion forces need just a simple majority of Ohioans to vote their way in order to codify a right to abortion in November.
Proponents of the measure, represented by the Protect Our Constitution coalition, wanted to raise the bar in order to keep deep-pocketed special interest groups from pushing leftist agenda initiatives on issues, such as abortion and gun control, on Ohioans.
One Person One Vote, the victorious opposition campaign, raised a total of $14.8 million, with about 16% of it coming from Ohio donors.
Donors who gave $1 million or more to One Person One Vote include The Tides Foundation, The Sixteen Thirty Fund, Silicon Valley Philanthropist Karla Jurvetson, The Ohio Education Association, and The National Education Association.
The Tides Foundation, which funnels money to left-wing causes, receives tens of millions of dollars from radical billionaire liberal activist George Soros’ organizations. Tides “washes” the money it receives, then passes it on to the final recipients, to disguise the identity of its donors. …
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Defeated by a large margin
THAT, folks, is the problem we face.
We don’t have the votes or voters we think we have. And we ain’t converting them to our side.
Massive money, maybe a little ballot hanky-panky and we lose. Every stinkin time.
This bill would not even have put OH with constitution amending requirements as most states already have. But, no...
When a state lets CCP made machines control their elections...
CCP made machines control their elections
Don’t try to change my mind.
There’s an elephant in the room along with the voting machine issue. And it is THAT amendment that changed political sensibilities. Emotions over pragmatism and political elections have been AFU ever since.
Most of the money FOR the proposition came from out of state too.
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