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Ohio Republicans Now Throwing Everything at the Wall to Stop Abortion Referendum

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July 31, 2023

Ohio Republicans Now Throwing Everything at the Wall to Stop Abortion Referendum

Ohio Republicans really, really don’t want voters to be able to decide whether abortion will remain legal in their state, and they’re now throwing everything at the wall to thwart a ballot measure that would let Ohioans codify abortion protections in the state constitution after the fall of the Roe v. Wade.

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GOP state lawmakers have already forced an August special election to make it harder for ballot measures like the coming abortion one to pass, raising the bar for passage from a simple majority (50% +1 vote) to 60%. And conservatives have now filed a lawsuit asking the Ohio Supreme Court to block the measure from appearing on the ballot this fall at all. Former State Rep. Tom Brinkman (R) and former statehouse candidate Jennifer Giroux are suing Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R), claiming that the amendment violates state law by not spelling out which laws would be repealed if the amendment were to pass. The suit names as examples a six-week abortion ban, a ban on abortion if there’s a fetal diagnosis of down syndrome, and law requiring parental consent for minors to obtain abortions. The plaintiffs’ lawyer, Curt Hartman, previously sued the Ohio Ballot Board in March over the petition language it approved, but the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the claim.

“While the law requires any petition proposing a constitutional amendment also identify all existing laws that will be repealed as a result, the petitioners failed to include that information,” Hartman told the Dayton Daily News. “Thus, they have conveniently hid from the general public the widespread and radical impact their proposed amendment will have on existing laws, including those dealing with parental rights.”

Lauren Blauvelt, spokeswoman for Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement that the group had already met every requirement to appear on the ballot, and LaRose himself had certified the amendment for November. “Anti-choice extremists know they can’t win at the ballot box, so they have filed a lawsuit in a desperate attempt to silence the clear majority of Ohioans who support reproductive freedom,” she said. “Once the Court reviews all the relevant facts, we expect this challenge to be rejected.”

Polling shows the amendment itself is popular, while the August 8 special election is unpopular: Ohioans overwhelmingly oppose the effort to change the amendment process, 57 percent to 26 percent. CBS News reported that Republican megadonor Richard Uihlein—CEO of shipping supplies company Uline—is the top funder of Protect our Constitution, the main group supporting the August election.

Abortion is currently legal in Ohio, but only because a judge blocked a six-week ban from taking effect in October. The state is appealing the preliminary injunction, meaning the state Supreme Court could overturn it and ban the vast majority of abortions in the state. Activists are leaving nothing to chance and hoping to codify abortion access in the state constitution to prevent the ban from going into effect.

Ohio is slated to be the seventh state to put abortion to a statewide vote after the fall of Roe, and the pro-choice position won all six times so far, even in red states. No wonder Republicans are scared shitless and trying to thwart democracy.

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Ohio State’s Chip Kelly takes shot at Oregon: ‘You can’t stop us with 11′

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January 18, 2025

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Ohio State’s Chip Kelly takes shot at Oregon: ‘You can’t stop us with 11′

Former Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly took a shot at his former football program on Saturday.

Ahead of Monday’s national championship game against Notre Dame, the current Ohio State offensive coordinator was asked about what motivated the Buckeyes entering their Rose Bowl matchup with Oregon — a 41-21 blowout win.

Kelly pointed to the 12 men on the field penalty taken intentionally by Dan Lanning and company during the two teams’ regular season matchup, which Oregon won, 32-31.

“I’ll tell you what, it was a unique message with our players: you can’t stop us with 11. You had to stop us with 12,” Kelly told reporters. “You saw the final results of 11 versus 11. So, that was a message to our team for the week leading up to the Rose Bowl that I think resonated really well with our guys.”

Ohio State led 34-0 at one point in the first half against the Ducks, and superstar freshman wideout Jeremiah Smith was a major reason why. He finished with seven catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns vs. Oregon.

It was Kelly’s first win over the Ducks as an opposing coach: he was previously 0-5 against Oregon between his time as head coach at UCLA and offensive coordinator at Ohio State.

The Buckeyes went on to beat Texas, 28-14, at the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl. They are 8.5-point favorites over the Fighting Irish in the national championship game.

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What you need to know for Notre Dame vs. Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national championship

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January 18, 2025

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Luke Goode’s 3-pointer in OT lifts Indiana past Ohio State 77-76

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January 18, 2025

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Luke Goode’s 3-pointer in OT lifts Indiana past Ohio State 77-76

Luke Goode stroked a 3-pointer with more than a minute left in overtime to give Indiana the lead and Anthony Leal blocked John Mobley Jr.’s jumper with a second left to allow Indiana to escape Ohio State with a 77-76 Big Ten Conference win Friday night.

Indiana (14-5, 5-3) now has won five of the last six meetings with the Buckeyes, including both games a year ago. Ohio State (10-8, 2-5) lost its third straight conference game, all by two points or less.

Mobley hit a 3-pointer with 38 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 71-71. Indiana held the ball before Luke Goode drove for a layup that missed, Oumar Ballo got the offensive rebound but missed the put-back, rebounded again and missed a jumper. Ohio State rebounded but was unable to get off a shot as the clock ran out.

Ohio State took the lead, 76-74, on Bruce Thornton’s three-point play with 1:26 left in overtime. Indiana’s Myles Rice drove to the basket but missed a layup to tie the game, but Oumar Ballo came down with the offensive rebound and kicked the ball to a wide-open Goode on the wing for the game-winner. Mobley missed a 3-point attempt for Ohio State and Kanaan Carlyle drove the baseline and misfired on a short jumper with :14 left.

Goode finished with a career-high 23 points and Ballo scored a double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds with four assists and two blocks for the Hoosiers. Carlyle added 13 points.

Mobley finished with 22 points to lead the Buckeyes. Micah Parrish added 19 and Thornton added 18.

Indiana plays at Northwestern Wednesday. Ohio State plays at No. 17 Purdue Thursday.

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Reporting by The Associated Press.

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