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Days after Ohio voters passed Issue 1 and codified abortion rights into Ohio's constitution, Republicans are not accepting the election results.

In a new, unhinged press release issued by the Ohio House Republican Committee, GOP members rant that "foreign billionaires" impacted the election results and call the results tainted by so-called "foreign interference." It is unclear what they are referring to.

Ohio voters overwhelmingly voted 'Yes' on Issue 1 by a margin of 56.6% to 43.4%.

The press release further argues that the results of the election do not invalidate a 6-week abortion ban previously passed by the Ohio Legislature and that "no amendment can overturn the God given rights with which we were born."

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[–] [email protected] 143 points 8 months ago (3 children)

"no amendment can overturn the God given rights with which we were born."

...so, no birth no problem then?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The really weird part was this:

The amendment's language is dangerously vague and unconstrained, and can be weaponized to attack parental rights or defend rapists, pedophiles, and human traffickers.

I mean I know that they love to mix things together, but this might be the first time I’ve seen abortion linked to pedophilia and supporting rapists.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago (6 children)

It's just buzz phrase salad that they serve with every issue. Biden=pedo, immigrants=rapists, trans=rapist, abortion=trafficking, literally any issue=just add a,b, or c for justification. It's a tired recipe, but their customers enjoy it.

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[–] Taco2112 139 points 8 months ago (3 children)

It’s really funny when they whine about outside money. I didn’t see the GOP up in arms as Citizens United passed, I don’t see them upset when they SuperPACs give money to their campaigns so it seems they only care when it affects them, big fucking shocker there….

[–] [email protected] 40 points 8 months ago (3 children)

What type of foreign interference gives a flying fuck about Ohio specifically having abortions? It's such an unhinged thing to think foreigners would care about. But these same foreign bodies just snoozed through Ohio going mostly Red the past 6ish years?

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[–] [email protected] 101 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Please proceed.

You just got pounded at the polls over this issue. Please keep the rage levels high.

[–] shalafi 38 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"Let your enemy continue to fuck themselves in the ass."

~ Sun Tsu (paraphrased)

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago

"We have not even begun to fuck ourselves!"

-Winston Churchill, via Last Week Tonight

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Pay attention, people. Recognize who you need to vote for in 2024 to preserve the rights that YOU HAVE ALREADY VOTED FOR..

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (4 children)

They already set the stage to ignore the election results next year. Look at how many STILL think the 2020 election results were stolen. They're either enacting laws to overturn the future results they didn't like or commandeer the offices that handle elections to ignore them.

This time next year will be a very dangerous time for the United States. Even if every sane Republican voter, who recognizes the dangers proposed, votes for a Democrat, it may not even matter. I'm not looking forward to it...

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 8 months ago (13 children)

WTF America. Don't you have some sort of neutral House Constable with powers to kick out these idiots in cases like this? How can they just ignore official results without consequence?

It sounds like there needs to be a bottom-to-top reform of the law where every 'norm' that used to be assumed, gets new enforceable law to back it up.

[–] nul9o9 69 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Don't you have some sort of neutral House Constable with powers to kick out these idiots in cases like this?

No, we have an impartial judiciary system that...... oh wait...

[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago (6 children)

The Republicans think they have a right to rule us without our consent. Sooner or later the military may have to get involved.

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[–] LemmyIsFantastic 13 points 8 months ago

It's been 6 hours. You might wait for the process to unfold.

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[–] evidences 55 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The party of Lincoln sure doesn't seem like they want a Government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

The most worrying part of this press release is the part where they're saying they're going to try and reign in the powers of the judiciary to enforce the abortion amendment. Sure sounds a lot like fascism to me.

[–] NOT_RICK 31 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Sure sounds a lot like fascism to me.

Funny thing, it also looks, smells and feels like it too! I wonder why that is? Please don’t ask me to taste it.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I'm sure some of their Republican voters will be thrilled to hear that...

Oh by the way, I thought the GOP were about state rights?

[–] Etterra 40 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Not long ago I read the best explanation of conservative brain cancer ever. If you look at everything they say and do through this lens, it all actually makes sense. It's insanity, but it does make sense internally.

"I get to tell you what to do; you do not get to tell me what to do."

That's it. That's their insane logic. They can't even elucidate it, but they all follow it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

Exactly. Republican legislators want to rule you, not represent you.

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[–] roofuskit 21 points 8 months ago

They are about their power and their control. Nothing else.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Why do they hate freedom and democracy so much?

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[–] chuckd 44 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This is their way of admitting to using foreign interference in our upcoming elections.

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[–] FauxPseudo 43 points 8 months ago

"You lost. Get over it." -- Republicans, 2016

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago

Hey Republicans. Prove your specific god exists, and I'll recognize that you have god-given rights.

In the meantime, we have real, objective proof that you lost and need to STFU.

[–] RampantParanoia2365 29 points 8 months ago

Sounds like they wanna take our freedoms. Hey, didn't we go to literal fucking war over that once or twice?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Supreme court here we come..... oh no....

[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Issues of State law go to the State supreme court.

Sometimes the Federal court butts in, but those cases are rare.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes someone posted this on Lemmy so now I can say what I want…

….maybe someone needs to revoke their license to living?

If they want to rule like kings than they can be treated as such

[–] n0m4n 23 points 8 months ago

We watch while another group tries to overthrow ~~an~~ two elections.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Can the legislature be forced to follow the people's mandate by law enforcement? We seriously need to pass laws that jail legislators who fail to act in a timely manner on the peoples will

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

So they are doing the standard autocrat thing where they just remove the agency of voters until they get their way?

[–] Tikiporch 14 points 7 months ago

Time for a People V. Legislature of Ohio.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

Laws for thee, none for me my Goodman.

[–] bestnerd 13 points 8 months ago

They should mention all these billionaires since they’re so convinced. Fucking idiots

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

I am sickiof big government Republicans

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