have been historically disposed from the right to right to vote. to that point, the voter suppression wasn t on the dl. you had republicans saying yeah, this is what we re doing. we re trying to make it harder, and we re doing it specifically because we re afraid of what they re going to be able to do on abortion rights in ohio. i want to read you something from the washington post, e.j. dionne. he brings, if issue 1 defeat was a statement about abortion rights, it was also harsh judgment against the anti-majorityian politics the republicans are practicing in many states they control. their efforts include highly partisan gerrymanders, efforts to make it harder for some groups to cast ballots, particularly black and younger voter, and state takeovers of election demonstration in cities. there is an anti-democratic effort under way, ben, by republicans. and here is the thing. voters see what they are doing, and voters are not standing for it. that s right there.
why is it important? because this is truly about the sake of democracy in ohio. and i do not think that is hyperbole to say that. we are talking about whether or not the legislature actually is beholden to the people that gives it its power. i ve watched in the past year alone, as the republicans have when democrats started winning elections. we just passed the republicans to strip them of their power. when democrats started winning. elections on the states supreme court. they added party labels in order to make sure they continue to have power. i have watched as the republicans in ohio have ignored. six different rulings over our maps that say that the maps they produced are illegal gerrymanders. and they continue to go forward. this is truly, whether or not the legislature has to listen to the people of ohio. it is about abortion. and you can hear it from our secretary of state frank rose who said it unequivocally, this is about stopping ohioans from having reproductive justice int
the sake of democracy in ohio. and i do not think that is hyperbole to say that. we are talking about whether or not the legislature actually is beholden to the people that gives it its power. i ve watched in the past year alone, as the republicans have when democrats started winning elections. we just passed the republicans to strip them of their power. when democrats started winning. elections on the states supreme court. they added party labels in order to make sure they continue to have power. i have watched as the republicans in ohio have ignored. six different rulings over our maps that say that the maps they produced are illegal gerrymanders. and they continue to go forward. this is truly, whether or not the legislature has to listen to the people of ohio. it is about abortion. and you can hear it from our secretary of state frank rose