Ohio Republican state lawmakers pressed forward with a plan to raise the threshold for passing future constitutional amendments in August, with an eye toward thwarting a November abortion rights question.
Ohio Republican state lawmakers pressed forward Tuesday with a plan to raise the threshold for passing future constitutional amendments in August, with an eye toward thwarting a November abortion rights question. Five former Ohio attorneys general of both parties joined a growing chorus in opposing their plan.
Five former attorneys general wrote a letter to every state senator and representative Monday opposing the plan, a move that follows opposition from former Republican Govs. Bob Taft and John Kasich and former Democratic Govs. Ted Strickland and Richard Celeste. "Constitutions are designed to endure, and major changes in fundamental constitutional arrangements should not be made unless the changes are supported by a careful understanding of the policies being changed and the consequences of the proposed changes," they wrote."Such changes should not be made without the opportunity for participation of those most intimately affected by the constitution — the people. Clearly, that has not happened in this rush to revise our constitution.
State Rep. Brian Stewart, the House resolution's Republican sponsor, defended the resolution at a meeting of the House Constitutional Amendments Committee. He and GOP Secretary of State Frank LaRose introduced the 60% proposal during last year's lame duck session, with LaRose arguing it would be"a win for good government" that would protect the state's founding document from deep-pocketed special interests.
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