Days after Ohio voters passed Issue 1 and codified abortion rights into Ohio’s constitution, Republicans are not accepting the election results.
In a new, unhinged press release issued by the Ohio House Republican Committee, GOP members rant that “foreign billionaires” impacted the election results and call the results tainted by so-called “foreign interference.” It is unclear what they are referring to.
Ohio voters overwhelmingly voted ‘Yes’ on Issue 1 by a margin of 56.6% to 43.4%.
The press release further argues that the results of the election do not invalidate a 6-week abortion ban previously passed by the Ohio Legislature and that “no amendment can overturn the God given rights with which we were born.”
WTF America. Don’t you have some sort of neutral House Constable with powers to kick out these idiots in cases like this? How can they just ignore official results without consequence?
It sounds like there needs to be a bottom-to-top reform of the law where every ‘norm’ that used to be assumed, gets new enforceable law to back it up.
No, we have an impartial judiciary system that… oh wait…
The Republicans think they have a right to rule us without our consent. Sooner or later the military may have to get involved.
Most military members are actually conservative. If we get to that point we’re in big trouble.
The JCoS may be largely conservative but we have to hope they love America enough to fight for it in its intended form as a democracy rather than the fascist ethnostate the republicans want
Why do you think Tuberville is holding 400+ appointments hostage until the GOP likely takes the senate back?
It’s part of project 2025 to have insurrectionists in the millitary who would support a theocratic coup
It’s a wild card, I’m not saying otherwise. The alternative though, could very well be a right wing authoritarian take over. My hope is enough of these guys saw Iraq or Afghanistan to know what it would look like.
Conservative or not, those of us who served, and didn’t just sit behind a desk, know the oath we took. I think you would be surprised how many service members hold that shit in higher regard than a politician’s butthurt response to election results.
The military is full of poor people. What do think will happen if you start turning them on their own families?
Not saying youre wrong but makes as much sense as your “actually conservative” theory.
It’s been 6 hours. You might wait for the process to unfold.
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There is no neutral role, everything can be made partisan.
If the people don’t like the actions of an elected official, they can either try to vote them out in the next election or try to force a recall and replace them.
“No election can overturn our god given right to ignore your rights”
The federal Constitution prevents any state from recalling a member of congress, so your federal reps can not be recalled legally. They would have to be expelled from within the congress, you get to vote and thats it.
Our only recourse is the voters. You see how well that is going.
Don’t shrug your shoulders and say “I guess we’ll wait until the next election.” They have shown what they think of election results.
Take note of how the French do things and fucking protest!
Articles like this are just to make republican voters stop crying. Give them hope while also selling a news article.
Abortion rights will go in effect, and the election results will stay.
Based on what? This wouldn’t be the first time Republicans ignored a constitutional amendment and got away with it.
Exactly.
These chucklefucks got elected on conservative social repression. Now that it’s been rejected, this is a desperate plea to their base not to primary them out next term.