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sybbi · 7 months ago

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If anybody wants an update on the precariously-close-to-failed democracy of Ohio, the Republican supermajority is attempting to keep the sitting president off of the November ballot on a technicality they created (and have previously bypassed when convenient).

These are the same people that tried everything in their power to keep an abortion initiative off the ballot despite swearing up and down it wouldn't pass anyway because they totally represent the average Ohioan's opinion on this matter so they KNOW Ohioans are against abortion, and when the measure DID get put on the ballot and Ohioans DID vote to protect abortion, they immediately said "This isn't over," because fuck the people's will.

I've said it before and I will continue to scream it until I'm red in the fucking face:

One party isn't perfect, but they have shown they value the most basic tenets of representative democracy.

The other party is pulling out all the stops to ensure we are a "democracy" in theory only.

#btw some of the worst republicans in the nation (tho not the most outrageous) are from ohio #before roe v wade was even being challenged every small town and conservative city #was starting to pass legislation banning it #'in the event' rvw was overturned #some of the shadiest most corrupt conservative politicians outside of texas are in ohio #and they are constantly overlooked bc 'it's ohio who cares'#despite being the 7th most populous state in the country it feels like almost no one ever acknowledges the fucked up shit that happens ther #it is extremely frustrating #i was crying on the phone to my bf once venting abt the shit i was seeing and hearing re:abortion #bc i genuinely believed (and still do) there was no way so many conservatives would start passing such bans #all at the SAME TIME #if they didnt have word that something was going on. that SOMEONE behind closes doors had hinted at something.#and i was told i was being paranoid. there's no way it wld be overturned.#that's what a bunch of blue state motherfuckers kept saying #and look what happened #and now these same blue state motherfuckers say they dont have/want to vote for biden #and it drives me insane #bc the kind of conservatives that have taken over ohio love that rhetoric.#and maybe this is bc im from a red state but i CANNOT STAND you stipid motherfuckers that take shit for granted #voting is the absolute bare minimum #when you dont do it and promote voter apathy #these are the peoppe you're letting win #and frankly giving in to voter apathy bc ur in a 'safe' blue state is despicable to me #bc ur potentially spreading that apathy to states that need voters that ARENT Christian fascists to get out and vote #and the onyl thing keeping some of the more despicable red governments in our country in check rn #WHETHER YOU WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT OR NOT #is Biden's administration #they are NOT equal and if you are genuonely making that argument im not being nice anymore u just have shit for brains #youve spent too much time engaging in rhetoric on the internet and have officially lost touch with reality #im.on mobile so I'm not fixing the typos in my tags fuck you

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