#ohio issue one

[pftones3482]

Oh HELL YEAH both issues one and two were passed in Ohio which means Ohioans voted for the protection of abortion rights AND legalization of weed across the state we fuckin love to see it

[solace-seekers]

each day my faith in humanity is tested by my mother

[uncle-sams-dirty-socks]

In honor of the pet eating immigrants from my home state, I thought I’d bring attention to something in this upcoming election.

Ohio has one ballot measure this year. For those of you not aware, a ballot measure is when the general population gets to vote directly on a new law or amendment to add to our states constitution. This allows us to bypass the Ohio legislature, which is dominated by republicans and only votes along party lines. Last year, we had two ballot measures where Ohioans voted to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, and to legalize recreational marijuana.

This election cycle, Issue One is on the ballot to add the “Citizens, Not Politicians” amendment to the Ohio constitution. Right now, politicians in the Ohio legislature get to redraw district lines every ten years (though they keep getting redrawn in ohio because of lawsuits) and deliberately manipulate the districts so that their party dominates in representation.

As it stands, the Ohio legislature is 70% republicans, while the general population is split close to 50/50. This is blatant gerrymandering and has been a problem for decades.

If you or someone you know lives in ohio, first off, my condolences. Second:

Vote yes on Issue one, so that the people drawing our district maps are not politicians or lobbyists serving their own interests. Vote yes on issue one so that real change can be passed by our legislative bodies. Vote yes on issue one so that we are not seen as a “republicans stronghold” but the blend of ideologies we actually are.

[nemmet]

thinking about be cool scooby doo fred on this delightful evening. he's afraid of widths. he gets emotional over a drumkit. he knows how to apply eyeliner perfectly. he's a sleep deprived, paranoid, manic danger to himself and others. he becomes enemies with a goat. his shoulders are so tense that they can break a chair. he goes to jail twice. where on earth did he get the funds to give the mystery machine all those high-tech upgrades. he hired a guy to make his epiphanies look more dramatic. the exterior of his house is an affront to god. he cannot take care of himself to save his life. he is a middle aged dad stuck in the body of an eighteen year old. he has childhood trauma related to halloween. he accidentally parked his van on a space shuttle. he is consistently aggravated by daphne’s commitment to the bit. he really needs to let go of those tiny red shorts. he's a court jester. he represents the order to his criminal father's chaos. he has control issues stemming from this but tries to overcome them for the sake of the gang and always apologises when he goes too far and knows that even when they wind him up it isn't a threat because he loves and trusts them so much and they care about him in turn even before he fully opens up to them about his childhood and—

[warmglowofsurvival]

[lunar-years]

I think the other really frustrating thing about Ohio is that Issue 1 was NOT well advertised (in my area there was like one commercial explaining why you should vote yes, and I only started seeing it like a week and a half ago) and it was intentionally written on the ballot with verbiage so convoluted and misleading my dad and I were both questioning which way we needed to vote after reading it, and then had to do a fair bit of googling to determine that ‘yes’ was the vote best in alignment with our values. If something is confusing and misleading to me, a person who is college educated, how must it have read to people in parts of the state that do not have the same access to education? How many people didn’t understand what they were voting for because it wasn’t in any way made clear to us.

[solradguy]

Hey mr badguy have you seen the ohioan republican senator in your bedroom anti-gop ad? musk tried to strike from twitter. here’s to getting better representatives next election

SEX NOISES WARNING 👇

What in the goddamn lol At least it's effective at being memorable? No surprise Muskrat wanted it blasted off Twitter though. A little too close to home for that creep, I'd bet.

Context for non-Ohioans: On August 8th we're having a vote on something called Issue 1 which would change the voter majority on amendments to the Ohio constitution from 50% to 60% (!!!). This is something conservatives want to see pass because in November there's going to be a vote on the bill to codify legal abortion into the Ohio constitution. Ohio's split almost 50/50 on abortion rights, meaning if Issue 1 passes and raises the voter majority then there's no way legal abortion will get amended into our constitution.

Steve Chabot, the skeevy republican in the video here, lost his reelection to a democrat. Chabot was pro-Trump.

[unlikely-course]

The degree to which Yellowjackets rests on revolves around and reifies the concept of the girls being homoerotically paired two by two continues to baffle and delight me. What if you went into the wilderness and there at the very margins of survival there was just you and the girl that was yours. Maybe you came in with her and maybe you found her there. What if she was your best friend your lover your mirror your enemy your savior your other half, the only one who understands you or who you care to understand in this miserable place. The only thing you need to do is have each other.

What if you lost her?

You had a fight or you lost sight of her, you took your hand off her for one second. You did not understand the vision or you miscounted the cards. The moment came and you were weak and afraid and confused.

And from that moment on your whole life through, be it a few weeks or months or twenty-five years, nothing was ever right again.

[uglyduckling339]

OMG TODAYS THE FIRST TIME OHIO HAS DONE ANYTHING GOOD EVER ACTUALLY ‼️‼️

[panzershrike-pretz]

So I'm a brazilian and just got a message on my Whatsapp from fucking Ohio

Now idk if I'll be taken to Ohio or I'll make them come to Brazil,,

[pftones3482]

Issue One was rejected can I get a hell yeah

[nicopony79]

This just in, in failed power-grab, GOPers attest Ohio Voters will “regret this” and vow to “get you next time, next tiiiime!!”

Live footage from Frank LaRose’s office:

Seriously, LaRose’s statement this morning threatened us with “regretting” our decision. Asshole.

[valcubust-writes]

cheers to everyone who voted no in yesterday's election!

[sunflowersandsapphires]

People getting mad that conservative states celebrate pride ignites a wild fury in me.

If your “progressive solution” for people facing oppression in red states is to suggest they leave, you need to IMMEDIATELY reflect on your own privilege.

Moving is costly. Housing is costly. Rebuilding support systems is costly.

The people in red states do not deserve to be forgotten, or cussed out, or blamed for the actions of those in power. Poverty, lacking education systems, systemic racism and voting suppression, there are MANY contributing factors to people voting Republican and republicans getting elected. You do not get to enjoy their deprivation of rights and freedoms because your interpretation is that they did it to themselves.

Go read some fucking books and try again.

[little-goose]

No ones talking about the glaring science-ification of anything magical in Veilguard

Between the quantum physics inspired dialogue about magical artifacts and the fact that Thedas has flame thrower guns now it’s so clear that, somewhere high up in the chain of decision-making, they decided they were embarrassed to be high fantasy and had to make a Mature Magic System for the modern gamer