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  • Amen

    And we do have a thread on it

    The usual right wing group is hitting all the propaganda points 

    @mld-woody said:

    Amen

    And we do have a thread on it

    The usual right wing group is hitting all the propaganda points 

    I didn’t see it. But feel free to merge my post

  • I haven’t seen anything posted about this. The issue was soundly defeated. I was wonder what people thought about this? 
    As someone who doesn’t live in Ohio anymore, it didn’t really affect me, but if it would’ve passed, it would’ve set a very dangerous precedent IMO

    Good thing the people in Ohio saw it for what it was

    @browns149 said:

    As someone who doesn’t live in Ohio anymore, it didn’t really affect me, but if it would’ve passed, it would’ve set a very dangerous precedent IMO

    Not really setting a precedent, as there are currently 11 states that require a 60% approval to change their state constitution.

  • If you listen to the right 'journalist', they'll preach about dangerous precedents and most don't know what they're parroting.

  • @browns149 said:

    As someone who doesn’t live in Ohio anymore, it didn’t really affect me, but if it would’ve passed, it would’ve set a very dangerous precedent IMO

    Not really setting a precedent, as there are currently 11 states that require a 60% approval to change their state constitution.

    @canton-dawg said:

    Not really setting a precedent, as there are currently 11 states that require a 60% approval to change their state constitution.

    And every county?

  • @canton-dawg said:

    Not really setting a precedent, as there are currently 11 states that require a 60% approval to change their state constitution.

    And every county?

    @mld-woody said:

    And every county?

    I didn’t research every county, but feel free to look into it.

  • So, I still have a few questions -

    the commercial voting NO on issue one - how the hell does making it harder to change

    our Constitution "take away our freedoms" ????

    and how would it passing cut our Constitution in two with scissors?

  • @mld-woody said:

    And every county?

    I didn’t research every county, but feel free to look into it.

    @canton-dawg said:

    I didn’t research every county, but feel free to look into it.

    Well, that seemed to be the bigger sticking point for most

  • @canton-dawg said:

    I didn’t research every county, but feel free to look into it.

    Well, that seemed to be the bigger sticking point for most

    @mld-woody said:

    Well, that seemed to be the bigger sticking point for most

    Myself included.

    It should’ve been 60% of the counties.

  • @browns149 said:

    As someone who doesn’t live in Ohio anymore, it didn’t really affect me, but if it would’ve passed, it would’ve set a very dangerous precedent IMO

    Not really setting a precedent, as there are currently 11 states that require a 60% approval to change their state constitution.

    @canton-dawg said:

    Not really setting a precedent, as there are currently 11 states that require a 60% approval to change their state constitution.

    Where did you get that number?

    If you search the topic, this is what comes up

    How many states require a supermajority to amend state constitution?

    Of the 18 states that permit the state constitution to be amended through the initiative process, only one state requires all initiative constitutional amendments to be approved by a supermajority in all circumstances.

  • @mld-woody said:

    Well, that seemed to be the bigger sticking point for most

    Myself included.

    It should’ve been 60% of the counties.

    @canton-dawg said:

    Myself included.

    It should’ve been 60% of the counties.

    That would have made more sense at least 

  • @canton-dawg said:

    Not really setting a precedent, as there are currently 11 states that require a 60% approval to change their state constitution.

    Where did you get that number?

    If you search the topic, this is what comes up

    How many states require a supermajority to amend state constitution?

    Of the 18 states that permit the state constitution to be amended through the initiative process, only one state requires all initiative constitutional amendments to be approved by a supermajority in all circumstances.

    @browns149 said:

    Where did you get that number?

    If you search the topic, this is what comes up

    How many states require a supermajority to amend state constitution?

    Of the 18 states that permit the state constitution to be amended through the initiative process, only one state requires all initiative constitutional amendments to be approved by a supermajority in all circumstances.

    Here…plenty of reading on the subject.

    https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/constitutional-amendment-processes-50-states