Ohio's Issue 1 Soundly Rejected By Voters In Major Win For Abortion Rights

[JimH52]

Tomorrow we'll hear all about this election was crooked.....with no evidence.

That is what repubs do. They win and the election was fair. They lose and they were cheated.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

That is what repubs do. They win and the election was fair. They lose and they were cheated.

When was the last presidential election that Democrats lost that wasn't widely claimed to be stolen? Just out of curiosity.

 

[schmidlap]

Was definitely a questionable tactic: Resorting to the exact process it would end up making more difficult, not to mention calling an August election after banning August elections.

Not that it would have made any difference, but Republican politicians, in the spirit of their amendment, should have insisted that 60% was the threshold for Issue 1.

 

[schmidlap]

When was the last presidential election that Democrats lost that wasn't widely claimed to be stolen? Just out of curiosity.

How does one define "widely claimed"?

Democrats won the popular vote in 7 of the last 8 presidential elections. Clinton conceded the next day, Gore shortly after the recount in Florida was stopped by conservatives on the Supreme Court.

The tradition of peaceful transfers of power that had distinguished the nation from 1789 until 2020 was respected.

 

[Muhammed]

The sad pathetic white old people are desperately clinging to power.

But most Americans disagree with them!

Your abject racism and ignorant prejudice is typical of you Democratic party of slavery, racism and oppression supporters.

 

[Muhammed]

How does one define "widely claimed"?

Democrats won the popular vote in 7 of the last 8 presidential elections. Clinton conceded the next day, Gore shortly after the recount in Florida was stopped by conservatives on the Supreme Court.

The tradition of peaceful transfers of power that had distinguished the nation from 1789 until 2020 was respected.

You are conveniently/ignorantly oblivious to the terrorist attacks in DC the day Trump was inaugurated.

 

[1srelluc]

Leftist hyperbole aside I knew it would be rejected by a huge margin, as it should have been. People of all stripes are damn tired of holy-rollers dictating their choices to them.

I could give two shits about some open-legged woman's right to choose. Piss on them, it's the utility of abortion must be preserved as a practical matter. I welcome dems to further avail themselves of the practice....Nits become lice.

It was handled properly too, in a off year election so the crazies from both sides could not fuck-up a general election. All states should do the same and take the issue away from the leftists.

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

Was a rather crushing defeat. I didn't bother voting either way but probably would have leaned towards "Yes." Not really anything to do with abortion, per se, just think the harder it is to amend the constitution is probably for the better.

I think this would have been a much more relevant and interesting abstract question before the Civil War (also before women won the right to vote), when States and hence their Constitutions had much more significance. Today many state laws and state Constitutions are relatively easy to change or manipulate by ruling incumbent parties, or even by the people through referendums.

Ohio’s policy of allowing (via referendum of 50% of the vote) state constitutional amendments … was in force for over 100 years! Republicans wanted it raised to 60% now only for the specific purpose of protecting their anti-abortion laws and proposals.

Republicans in many states have in the last 50 years popularized and pushed citizen referendums to easily change state constitutions to support their political programs, for example to cap or roll back state real estate taxes. States’ constitutions vary greatly on how they allow amendments or popular referendums, as they now do on women’s rights and other issues.

On such a fundamental issue for women, our extremely unrepresentative “6 to 3” conservative U.S. Supreme Court should never have tampered with the long-standing Roe vs. Wade decision. Most Americans feel this way. But now that abortion is a state issue, I’m very glad hypocritical Republican politicians failed in their new attack on both democracy and women’s rights in Ohio.

 

[excalibur]

Ohio voters rejected an effort that would have made it harder to pass citizen-led ballot initiatives, in a rebuke of Republican efforts to block an expansion of abortion rights that’s on the ballot in November.

Issue 1, which would have raised the threshold to pass citizen-led ballot measures from a simple majority to a 60 percent threshold failed, Decision Desk HQ projected. With about 24 percent of the votes in, “no” led by an almost 40-point margin.

Ohio voters reject measure aimed at blocking abortion rights amendment

The defeat of Ohio’s Issue 1 is a blow to efforts to raise barriers to ballot measures that would establish a right to abortion.

19thnews.org

No Friday middle of the night abortion laws for you Ohio Republicans

See you at the polls next year.

You really are a miserable reprobate. Anyone who celebrates killing babies is sick or evil.

 

[excalibur]

Abortion ( healthcare ) is the number one issue in politics. Not guns. Not immigration. Not woke. Not voter fraud. Not taxes. Not LGBTQ.

Abortion.

You would think Republicans would have gotten the memo, when the big red wave that didn't happen last year, was house that fell on them.

Guess what will be the number one issue in politics with voters next year?

Prove it. Give us the polling data.

 

[schmidlap]

You are conveniently/ignorantly oblivious the terrorist attacks in DC the day Trump was inaugurated.

Hilarious.

 

[Lakhota]

 

[excalibur]

The Power of One Person One Vote. Democracy Lives!!!

So you oppose ranked choice voting. Good!

 

[excalibur]

Hilarious.

Yeah, you are.

 

[JGalt]

The sad pathetic white old people are desperately clinging to power.

But most Americans disagree with them!

So says a sad, pathetic, white, old person who can't come to grips with the fact that his "president" is a sad, pathetic, white, old person. And a pedophile.

 

[Augustine_]

Ohio voters rejected an effort that would have made it harder to pass citizen-led ballot initiatives, in a rebuke of Republican efforts to block an expansion of abortion rights that’s on the ballot in November.

Issue 1, which would have raised the threshold to pass citizen-led ballot measures from a simple majority to a 60 percent threshold failed, Decision Desk HQ projected. With about 24 percent of the votes in, “no” led by an almost 40-point margin.

Ohio voters reject measure aimed at blocking abortion rights amendment

The defeat of Ohio’s Issue 1 is a blow to efforts to raise barriers to ballot measures that would establish a right to abortion.

19thnews.org

No Friday middle of the night abortion laws for you Ohio Republicans

See you at the polls next year.

Good Ohio rejected the GOP attempt to increase the power of big government

 

[candycorn]

Ohio voters rejected an effort that would have made it harder to pass citizen-led ballot initiatives, in a rebuke of Republican efforts to block an expansion of abortion rights that’s on the ballot in November.

Issue 1, which would have raised the threshold to pass citizen-led ballot measures from a simple majority to a 60 percent threshold failed, Decision Desk HQ projected. With about 24 percent of the votes in, “no” led by an almost 40-point margin.

Ohio voters reject measure aimed at blocking abortion rights amendment

The defeat of Ohio’s Issue 1 is a blow to efforts to raise barriers to ballot measures that would establish a right to abortion.

19thnews.org

No Friday middle of the night abortion laws for you Ohio Republicans

See you at the polls next year.

Another win for the good guys.

 

[candycorn]

Which is why we need to raise the voting age.

Young Voters are Obsessed with Sex

The lack of morals in America today could have an effect at the ballot box. I'm sure Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and others saw this day coming. New battle plans will have to be drawn. ---...three-quarters of 18- to 29-year-olds say abortion should generally be legal...---...

www.usmessageboard.com

You're worried about morals....and you're voting for Trump?

 

[candycorn]

It doesn't look good for Republicans. I expect it will get much worse.

I sure hope so. They keep inflicting wounds onto themselves

 

[Synthaholic]