Betrayal: Gov. Kasich Announces He Will Veto Heartbeat Bill and Stand Your Ground Measure

PJ Media ^ | NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | PAULA BOLYARD

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Oh, John Kasich, how many times you have betrayed your party, your state, and your country — so many that we've lost count.

The most recent entry to the list is the Ohio governor's announcement that he will veto two bills that are near and dear to the hearts of conservatives who propelled him to victory in 2010 and 2014: The aptly named "heartbeat bill" and "stand your ground" legislation.

Kasich told reporters outside his office Monday that he opposes both bills. If Kasich follows through with the veto threat, this will be the second time in two years he's vetoed the "heartbeat bill," which would ban abortions in Ohio after a baby's heartbeat can be detected. The "stand your ground" legislation would allow armed Ohioans facing a threat or perceived threat to defend themselves with lethal force in public places with no “duty to retreat."

Kasich, the son of a mailman, signed a 20-week abortion ban in 2016 but vetoed a separate measure that would have protected babies with beating hearts from abortions. He said at the time that the law would have been struck down. "The State of Ohio will be the losing party in that lawsuit and will be forced to cover the legal fees for the pro-choice activists' lawyers," Kasich said. "Therefore, this veto is in the public interest."

On the issue of gun rights, Kasich has been all over the board. As a member of the House in the 1990s, he voted for the controversial so-called "assault weapons ban," joining with Dianne Feinstein and other liberal Democrats to help pass the measure. Since becoming governor, he has been cheered by gun rights activists in the state for signing into law several measures they supported...

[samadams2000]

I heard his father use to steal mail.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

Write it down... Kasich will run as a Third Party Candidate to suck off votes from Trump because he hates trump. He will get finding from the likes of George Soros and other Liberal “Zillionaires” who will try and hide their donations.

[vette6387]

K-Sick is mentally ill!

[Jim Noble]

“It’s around 5w which is about 3 weeks after sex so some people might not know they are pregnant before the baby’s heart starts“

So?

[hinckley buzzard]

The heartbeat bill would go to the SC either way. With a more reliable conservative court, it may have stood a good chance. That is why Kasich is vetoing it now— he knows it might well stand up to scrutiny if allowed to pass into law. And there would go his shot at a seat on the CNN commentator panel.

[mass55th]

"What got into this guy, Ohioans? He wasn’t nearly this obnoxious way back when, was he?"

Maybe he inherited Kennedy's and McLame's glioblastoma. We can only hope.

[Titus-Maximus]

He is a liberal.

[Yaelle]

So it’s a bit of a misnomer to call it allowing abortion, just before HB. It’s really anti-abortion. And a bit sneaky about it. Remember the other side can be just as sneaky. Doctors can perform miscarriage d&c’s on patients who want an abortion, if no one knows there was a HB. Do you care only about a political fight, or do you care about saving the unborn? It’s tricky.

[Kickaha]

Yup, I think the mailman’s kid has the same thing wrong with him as the Morning Schmoe.

[Trump20162020]

Mike DeWine says he supports the gun bill, plus Ohio apparently has the votes to override Kasich’s veto on this. It’ll get done.

[Pontiac]

Or incoming GOP Governor Mike DeWine would sign them next year.

I wouldn’t bet your money on that.

Dewine is a weasel.

I was an anyone but Dewine voter in the primary.