June 3, 20223 yr 22 minutes ago, Clefan98 said: Gotta vote all D's up and down like our democracy depends on it, because it does. Nope, not this year. Liberty and limits on the government's power are more important, and as far as that is concerned the GOP is the flu and the Democrats are cancer. The Buckeyes don't play Alabama this year but a crimson tide is coming in the fall.
June 3, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, E Rocc said: Nope, not this year. Liberty and limits on the government's power are more important, and as far as that is concerned the GOP is the flu and the Democrats are cancer. bro what? Are you paying attention to what the GOP is doing in Ohio? They refused to comply with the map mandate and instead have passed unconstitutional maps to keep themselves in power. What are you even talking about? Very Stable Genius
June 3, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, DarkandStormy said: bro what? Are you paying attention to what the GOP is doing in Ohio? They refused to comply with the map mandate and instead have passed unconstitutional maps to keep themselves in power. What are you even talking about? Gotta keep telling themselves a story of victimization in order to justify taking authoritarian measures against others.
June 3, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, DarkandStormy said: bro what? Are you paying attention to what the GOP is doing in Ohio? They refused to comply with the map mandate and instead have passed unconstitutional maps to keep themselves in power. What are you even talking about? The Constitution doesn't matter in Ohio. See: School funding has been unconstitutional for over 20 years and nothing happens.
June 3, 20223 yr Author Our authoritarian government in action. They refuse to be held accountable for creating their murderous, christofascist dystopian vision under which we will all be forced to endure.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 9, 20222 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 28, 20222 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 20, 20222 yr Author If this doesn't make you furious, you may want to check your pulse "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 20, 20222 yr 6 hours ago, KJP said: If this doesn't make you furious, you may want to check your pulse Will the GOP now move to add party affiliation next election cycle to BOE candidates, ala OSC? Is there anything we can even do? The GA have effectively insulated themselves from electoral repercussions, and I don’t think protesting effects them one way or the other 😔
November 21, 20222 yr 3 hours ago, amped91 said: Will the GOP now move to add party affiliation next election cycle to BOE candidates, ala OSC? Is there anything we can even do? The GA have effectively insulated themselves from electoral repercussions, and I don’t think protesting effects them one way or the other 😔 Yes, there is - sign petitions and vote for the next redistricting referendum. And if we get the chance, support ranked choice voting that eliminates party primaries. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
November 21, 20222 yr 17 minutes ago, Boomerang_Brian said: Yes, there is - sign petitions and vote for the next redistricting referendum. And if we get the chance, support ranked choice voting that eliminates party primaries. Will do and will do. On ranked choice voting, I don’t mean to get us too far off topic, but I’ve been trying to understand it better. I had thought states that have RCV still do party primaries, one could just rank their preferences of the candidates—is that not the case? Of course, it doesn’t help us when there were about a dozen congressional races this past cycle in which Republicans ran completely unopposed—no one to even rank 😔 (Also, sorry for the pessimism. It’s just this past election, while it has me feeling pretty optimistic about my city and country, it’s hard not to get discouraged about the current state of Ohio’s politics.)
November 21, 20222 yr 43 minutes ago, amped91 said: On ranked choice voting, I don’t mean to get us too far off topic, but I’ve been trying to understand it better. I had thought states that have RCV still do party primaries, one could just rank their preferences of the candidates—is that not the case? Usually they have non-partisan primaries but it's none of that is a necessity. People are used to partisan primaries so switching to jungle non-partisan primaries is the typical compromise. It also helps to reduce the number of candidates down to a manageable level that voters can more easily make a nuanced selection. Typical voters aren't going to be familiar with more than a handful of candidates. Scoring system are better than ranking systems but that's a whole other conversation.
November 21, 20222 yr 6 minutes ago, Dev said: Usually they have non-partisan primaries but it's none of that is a necessity. People are used to partisan primaries so switching to jungle non-partisan primaries is the typical compromise. It also helps to reduce the number of candidates down to a manageable level that voters can more easily make a nuanced selection. Typical voters aren't going to be familiar with more than a handful of candidates. Scoring system are better than ranking systems but that's a whole other conversation. Interesting. I like that it can help third parties get a foothold while doing away with the wasted vote argument. I’d never thought of how it applied to primaries though, so thanks for the explanation. Personally, I’d love to see proportional rep given a shot, but I can’t see either major party ever allowing that. Anyway, to get us back on topic, I hope we can get redistricting figured out soon and back on the ballot by ‘24.
November 28, 20222 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 3, 20232 yr I've never heard of either of these guys. This does make me feel somewhat better about the winner. Similar to how Householder was elected Speaker. Which of course had a terrible ending, but prior to the disastrous scandal, legislation was better than it otherwise would have been. Update to the update: oh man I'm a glad I looked into this more. DJ Byrnes cracks me up. Short: Merrin is awful and most people strongly dislike him, so Stephens winning is definitely good news. The links below are definitely NSFW. https://rooster.substack.com/p/derek-merrin-wes-goodman-bonita-springs https://rooster.substack.com/p/they-must-have-me-mistaken-for-some When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
January 9, 20232 yr In this article, it appears that Russo is claiming Stephens has committed to bipartisan maps, the Fair School Funding Plan, minimizing anti-union bills, and reduced culture war bills. Even if that only partially plays out, that’s a huge win for Ohioans. Also, I think it’s hilarious that Merrin backers have now, as the Ohio R party, censured the Rs who voted for Stephens. Should be interesting viewing the next couple years. https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/01/09/statehouse-coup-ohio-gop-bitterly-divided-by-deal-with-democrats-to-elect-house-speaker/ “Russo gained a confirmed goal of getting bipartisan and constitutional district maps, which is a start in the right direction to actually getting fair maps. … “A major concern of Russo’s is the state’s lack of constitutional funding for public education, and she was able to lock down the Fair School Funding Plan. “[Stephens] is a strong supporter of public schools and was pretty clear that he wants to see that Fair School Funding Plan put be put in place,” Russo added. “The alliance looks to prevent school choice voucher expansions, with a major one looming labeled the ‘Backpack Bill’; anti-union bills, with specific consideration to the ‘Right to Work’ law; and House Joint Resolution 6, the controversial proposal to make it much more difficult to amend the constitution and extensive culture war bill hearings.” … And this line was interesting: “Merrin was not as receptive to bargaining, Russo said. That is, until the 48 hours before the vote.” When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
January 9, 20232 yr Wow, this is big. Hopefully a huge improvement over Cupp, though that is a pretty low bar... Although it's easy to get discouraged, one thing I like about Ohio politics is we have a sizeable number of Republicans at the top who are fundamentally SANE (e.g., DeWine, Husted, Faber). Agree or disagree with them, like them or hate them, they're not crazy people.
January 9, 20232 yr Tbt to this prediction lol On 6/3/2022 at 11:44 AM, E Rocc said: Nope, not this year. Liberty and limits on the government's power are more important, and as far as that is concerned the GOP is the flu and the Democrats are cancer. The Buckeyes don't play Alabama this year but a crimson tide is coming in the fall.
January 10, 20232 yr Ohio Legislation Vetoed That Would Have Banned Columbus Vape Ban Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed legislation Thursday that would’ve preempted local bans on flavored tobacco. He’s been telegraphing the move for weeks and spoke about the decision flanked by health officials at the Statehouse. “This measure is not — is not in the public interest,” DeWine said of HB 513. “And therefore, just a few minutes ago, I have vetoed this bill. There is the well documented danger of tobacco products. I think we all know medical experts have been warning about the dangers of tobacco for decades.” Because a new General Assembly has begun, DeWine’s office contends lawmakers can’t initiate a veto override. The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network was quick to applaud the move. “Local control over matters designed to protect the public’s health, including tobacco control laws, has numerous benefits that would have been lost if local power had been taken away,” it stated in a press release. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/ohio-legislation-vetoed-that-would-have-banned-local-vape-ban-ocj1/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 10, 20232 yr 12 hours ago, Clefan14 said: Tbt to this prediction lol Well in Ohio (the board topic) it did and nationally the House did go Republican.
February 24, 20232 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 1, 20241 yr I hope that Stephens manages to hang on to the Speakership over Huffman in the next Ohio House. I strongly disagree with both, but Huffman is so much worse. Plus the R infighting somewhat mitigates the damage they can do. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
May 28, 20241 yr It appears that the DNC will resolve the Biden ballot issue since the Ohio Republicans have decided to embarrass the state again rather than simply doing the right thing. They have done a great job of demonstrating why the redistricting amendment this year is so important. “Breaking: An end to the Ohio Biden Ballot Debacle is in sight. National Democrats will be nominating President Joe Biden as their presidential candidate in a virtual roll call ahead of the DNC convention because the Ohio GOP "failed to act."” https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/05/28/dems-say-they-will-get-around-biden-ohio-ballot-issue-by-holding-virtual-roll-call-before-deadline/ When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
May 28, 20241 yr ^ Hmmmm that pretty much precludes any possibility of someone else getting the nomination at the convention, and likely forces him to pick his running mate ahead of time.
May 28, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, E Rocc said: ^ Hmmmm that pretty much precludes any possibility of someone else getting the nomination at the convention, and likely forces him to pick his running mate ahead of time. I can’t figure out if you’re joking or if you actually thought there was some chance of Harris being replaced on the ballot. (Just to be clear, there was never any chance of Harris being replaced on the D ticket.) When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
May 28, 20241 yr 41 minutes ago, GCrites said: There was also no primary. There was a primary! Democratic primary voters voted overwhelmingly for Biden. He received substantially higher primary vote share than Obama got in 2012. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
