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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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[–] Bananigans@lemmy.ml 129 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

...so, no birth no problem then?

[–] gkd@lemmy.ml 30 points 10 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.

[–] Bananigans@lemmy.ml 21 points 10 months ago (5 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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[–] cori@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 10 months 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.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 109 points 10 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….

[–] Tak@lemmy.ml 34 points 10 months ago (2 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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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 91 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Please proceed.

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

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

~ Sun Tsu (paraphrased)

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 14 points 10 months ago

"We have not even begun to fuck ourselves!"

-Winston Churchill, via Last Week Tonight

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[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 58 points 10 months ago (10 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@lemmy.world 57 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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...

[–] xenu@kbin.social 28 points 10 months ago (5 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@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Pheonixdown@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There is no neutral role, everything can be made partisan.

If the people don't like the actions of an elected official, they can either try to vote them out in the next election or try to force a recall and replace them.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 22 points 10 months ago

"No election can overturn our god given right to ignore your rights"

  • Republicans
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[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 57 points 10 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..

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 15 points 10 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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[–] Vlhacs@reddthat.com 52 points 10 months ago (4 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@lemmy.world 38 points 10 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.

[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

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

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

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

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

L'etat c'est moi.

They believe that they are the state, and that they should have absolute authority to rule over the residents without any federal government oversight.

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[–] mojo@lemm.ee 46 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why do they hate freedom and democracy so much?

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[–] evidences@lemmy.world 45 points 10 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@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago (2 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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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

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

[–] chuckd@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 30 points 10 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.

[–] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 25 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] chaogomu@kbin.social 27 points 10 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.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

But this is the sort of reason the USSC was stacked the way it was.

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[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Vant@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago

No surprises here. In 2024 citizens just need to take away their majorities in the statehouse. They think it's impossible, but the recent numbers don't lie. They are practically begging for that result.

[–] n0m4n@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

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

[–] WheeGeetheCat@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 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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[–] bestnerd@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

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

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 10 months ago

I get that he misspoke but it does seem illustrative of the whole issue. Fetuses don’t have the rights we’re born with because they haven’t been born.

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