Ohio Republicans Refuse To Accept Election Results, Claim Abortion Bans Will Remain

3 years ago by DevCat to c/usa

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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Bananigans 143 points 3 years ago

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

...so, no birth no problem then?

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gkd 33 points 3 years ago

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.

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Bananigans 23 points 3 years ago

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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cori 12 points 3 years ago

I'm pretty sure they meant that line as a reference to their own god-given right to impose their will on everyone else.

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IHadTwoCows 1 point 3 years ago
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