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Democracy Prevails! Ohioans overwhelmingly reject minority rule by 14%

August 9, 2023

David DeWitt, Editor of Ohio Capital Journal eloquently states: Ohioans, I’m so proud of you. You stood up for yourselves. You refused to let corrupt politicians and lobbyists steal your power. You paid homage to generations before us who won us these rights, and you protected them for future generations. You won a noble and historic victory for democracy in Ohio, and you should be very proud.

What happened in Ohio Tuesday?
Voters refused to be suckered,
and stood up for themselves

Ohio Republicans seem unwilling
to learn the lessons they should

David DeWitt | Ohio Capital Journal | August 9, 2023

The reality remains that Ohio Republican politicians — the very same people who tried to do this to you — still control our executive, legislative, and judicial branches. In a normal political epoch, they would learn a lesson from all of this. But we are not in a normal political epoch, so my best advice is to expect them to have learned nothing. If their flailing on Wednesday is any indication, that advice appears to be sound.

They claim you were confused. They claim they didn’t have enough time to plan a campaign for an issue that they forced Ohioans to consider, where they picked the election date and timeline. They claim that Ohio voters protecting the Ohio Constitution from their attempts to rig it against voters, is just more evidence that the Ohio Constitution is too vulnerable to manipulation.

In defeat, instead of accepting loss as a natural part of life with grace and humility, they are dripping with condescension, and plotting for retribution. It’s an ugly look. So just remember that you protected your power, and all of the power in our beautiful state still ultimately rests with you.

If you noticed, I only ever shared my own opinion on Issue 1, and never once told you how to vote. So I won’t tell you now what to do with your powers of democracy that you’ve successfully defended.

But I do have some advice for how we all might be wise to approach our very troubled political times, where politicians ignore the will of the people, ignore the results of elections, ignore the rule of law, and spread fear, lies, hate, and deception.

My family taught me well that in our day-to-day lives, respect is earned. Trust is earned. Honor is earned. We form societies based on these things. Humans are social by nature. We’ve built extraordinary civilizations around our capacity to earn each other’s trust and to cooperate with one another to accomplish astounding things.

Those who cheat, lie, steal, con, and manipulate as part of their lust for control over others, have abandoned that social contract. They worship only at the throne of power. They’ve embraced a fundamentally anti-social posture, and wield it like a knife slitting the fabric of society. Beware.

Too often it seems to me these days, we tolerate a debasement in our politics that most of us would never tolerate in our personal lives. I submit that this is a disastrous mistake.

In our constitutional republic, our elected public servants are meant to look out for the people, all of the people, not just themselves.

It takes a tremendous amount of strength, patience, tolerance, thoughtfulness and understanding to truly look beyond the narrow confines of self-interest toward the higher-minded ideals of the ultimate public good. It takes compassion and empathy, but above all, it takes character.

Abraham Lincoln said, “Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

Shadows can be deceptive, and they can be manipulated to create false impressions.

If America wants to escape Plato’s cave, we simply must start focusing on character, and demanding our public leaders have a high amount of it.

We must agree that the values of honesty, fair-dealing, prudence, charity, and justice, are not just virtues we strive toward personally, but community values that we strive toward collectively, as a society.

We must abandon the shadows on the wall, and insist on the real thing.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT STATE ISSUE 1,
PLEASE VISIT HERE.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

  • Commentary: The wild desperation of the lobbyists and politicians attacking voters and the Ohio Constitution | David DeWitt | Ohio Capital Journal | 7.21.2023
  • Commentary: Author of book on Ohio Constitution warns against Issue 1 changing 111 years of Ohio voter power |Steven H. Steinglass | Ohio Capital Journal | 7.20.2023
  • LaRose said Issue 1 would help prevent corruption. But it could make it even worse | Marty Schladen | Ohio Capital Journal | 7.19.2023
  • Supermajority amendment opponents sue, arguing ‘no legal basis’ for August election | Nick Evans | Ohio Capital Journal | 5.15.2023
  • Upcoming August special election is illegal, law experts say | Morgan Trau | Ohio Capital Journal | 5.15.2023

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  • WHO WE ARE
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      • Erie County Democratic Party Officers – 2022-2026
        • Amy F. Grubbe, Chairwoman
        • Robert Ritzler, Vice-Chairman
        • Linda Miller-Moore, Secretary
        • MaryAnn Groot, Treasurer
      • Central Committee Members – 2022-2026
      • Executive Committee Members – 2022-2026
        • Responsibilities of Central and Executive Committee Members
      • ECDP Constitution and Bylaws
    • Democratic Women of Erie County
      • Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus (ODWC)
    • Erie County Democratic Party Friends
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    • President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
    • U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown
    • U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur – Ohio’s 9th Congressional District
    • State Senate – Democratic Minority Leadership – 135th General Assembly
    • State House – Democratic Minority Leadership – 135th General Assembly
    • Erie County Democratic Officeholders
      • Erie County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin J. Baxter
      • Erie County Engineer John ‘Jack’ D. Farschman, P.E., P.S.
      • Erie County Recorder Ellen M. Olsen
      • Erie County Sheriff Paul A. Sigsworth
      • Erie County Clerk of Courts Luvada S. Wilson
    • Teresa Fedor – Ohio State Board of Education-2nd District
    • Ohio Supreme Court Justices
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Donnelly
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner
    • Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals Judges
      • Judge Thomas J. Osowik
      • Judge Myron C. Duhart
    • Erie County Common Pleas Court
      • Judge Tygh M. Tone – General Division
      • Judge Beverly K. McGookey – General Division/Probate
    • Municipal Court Judges
      • Judge Erich J. O’Brien
      • Judge W. Zack Dolyk
    • ODP State Committee Members
      • Margaret M. Murray – ODP State Central Committee Woman-2nd Senate District
      • Tom Galloway – ODP State Central Committee Man-2nd Senate District
  • CANDIDATES
    • Interested in becoming a candidate?
      • What is involved? What are the requirements to be a candidate?
      • Main Street Initiative & LEAD Ohio Trainings Announced: Run For Office 2023
    • IMPORTANT: Ohio Redistricting = Erie County new lines and districts
    • General Election – November 7, 2023 – Local Candidate & Issues: Recommendations
    • President Joe Biden-Vice President Kamala Harris – 2024
    • U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown – 2024
    • Ohio Supreme Court – Justices – 2024
      • Judge Lisa Forbes
      • Justice Melody J. Stewart
      • Justice Michael P. Donnelly
    • Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur – 2024
  • NEWS
  • ISSUES
    • 2 State Issues on November 7th General Election Ballot
      • YES! The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety
      • YES on Issue 2: An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis
    • Redistricting Ohio
    • SFC Heath Robinson PACT Act
    • Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 = Historic Legislation
      • The American Jobs Plan
      • The American Families Plan
    • The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
    • Know the petition process!
      • How are Issues put on the ballot?
      • Know your ballot issues!
      • Ohio Ballot Board Members
    • Affordable Care Act
    • Ohio Legislature: Workers’ and Unions’ Issues
    • U.S. Supreme Court
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    • DNC Ohio Delegate Selection Process now open; Ohio Caucuses to be held 1.09.2024
    • Main Street Initiative: So, You want to Run? Running for Office 101
    • Main Street Initiative: So, You’re starting your campaign? Running for Office 201
    • Main Street Initiative: Campaign Management Bootcamp – Running for Office 301
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