Go Ohio

Ohio’s anti-union law defeated, apparently by a huge margin, although they are still counting votes.

13 thoughts on “Go Ohio

  1. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

    Evil, horrible, anti-education school board kicked out of office in Wake County, NC.

    VOTING WORKS, PEOPLE!!!!

  2. At last, part of Raleigh/Wake County regains its brains! This has been a real sideshow, with one candidate offering a “fluffed” resume that portrayed her as a high-level financier.

  3. Wow today was a real winning day for the USA. We made the courageous decision that maybe we should have the right to assemble, and ask for more from our employers as a group, we are so blessed. And if that want enough we decided that maybe getting laid and not having a child may not be illegal, or a stray fertile egg can’t get you locked up, good times!

  4. People voted and some good decisions were made. But here are examples of two horrible decisions that were made by voters.

    In Ohio, Issue 3 carried by a 74 – 26 margin. It rebukes the Affordable Care Act.

    In Mississippi, at the next election folks will need a photo ID.

  5. Yay! Good for OH!!! And Mississippi – who rejected “personhood”!!!

    However, two of the Democratic candidates I supported and made calls for here in Upstate NY lost to their Republican counterparts. Republicans did pretty well here in the Mid-Hudson Valley. But then, they usually do. All politics is local, and our politics suck.

  6. Yeah we did well with issue 2, but… Issue 3 was a constitutional amendment with the intent to basically say the Affordable Care Act doesn’t apply to Ohio…. and it passed by quite a margin.

    • Tito — regarding Issue 3 — was there any campaigning against it? Or was all the effort being made for issue 2?

      The thing with Issue 3 is that (a) the way it was worded was very deceptive, and (b) if the SCOTUS upholds the ACA and the individual mandate as necessary and proper and all that, then the Issue 3 vote won’t matter. The federal law will prevail.

      I understand that what people saw on the ballot was “Proposed Constitutional Amendment to preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage.” Well, who could be against that? The actual proposal is somewhat different

      The proposed amendment would provide that:

      1. In Ohio, no law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system.
      2. In Ohio, no law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance.
      3. In Ohio, no law or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance.

      The proposed amendment would not:

      1. Affect laws or rules in effect as of March 19, 2010.
      2. Affect which services a health care provider or hospital is required to perform or provide.
      3. Affect terms and conditions of government employment.
      4. Affect any laws calculated to deter fraud or punish wrongdoing in the health care industry.

      The way the amendment was summarized on the ballot, and what it actually says, seem to be to be in two different ball parks. But I don’t know if anyone actually tried to alert the public to this, or if it was decided to just focus on defeating Issue 2.

  7. Any state can opt out of “Obamacare”– by simply offering a comparable plan. States who reject both options will find themselves getting healthcare regardless, if the individual mandate survives the SCOTUS.

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