Posted on January 24th, 2021
Ashley de Vos
Stemming from the advice given by Arahat
Mahinda to King Devanampiya Tissa (3 C.BCE), that all beings including the
animals in the forest and the birds in the air have a right to live, tradition
dictated that all precious resources, are always protected. The thick forest
covered hills and mountains, referred to, by Ferguson (1815) as black, leach
infested and full of animals”, were dedicated to the Gods or Devas, and as a
royal decree ensured its continuous protection, very few went in to desecrate
it.
The central highlands were mostly uninhabited;
the few villages that existed were limited to the edges of the fertile valleys.
Still no deal on fate of Ohio House Bill 6: Capitol Letter
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
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Rotunda Rumblings
Six fix? Senate President Larry Obhof told reporters Friday evening that he’s still negotiating with House GOP leaders about what to do about House Bill 6, the nuclear bailout law at the center of a massive bribery scandal. Obhof, a Medina Republican, said a number of measures are under consideration, from delaying the bailout for a year to repealing other parts of the bill that critics say benefit FirstEnergy Corp. “I don’t think there’s anything that’s off the table,” he said, adding that while “it’s a challenging vote count,” he hopes to reach a deal this week as the lame duck continues.
Ohio lawmakers approve ‘stand your ground’ bill: The Wake Up for Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com
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The headlines
Stand your ground: Ohio lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a controversial “stand your ground” bill that would eliminate any “duty to retreat” before using force in self-defense, despite sharp criticism from Democrats and some Republicans. Jeremy Pelzer reports that the Republican-sponsored bill now heads to Gov. Mike DeWine, who said earlier this week that lawmakers shouldn’t send him any bills loosening gun restrictions until they first pass a package of gun reforms he proposed in
Ohio Supreme Court tosses judge’s order preventing man from fathering children while on probation for failing to pay child support
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday tossed a judge’s decision that a Lorain father “make all reasonable efforts to avoid impregnating a woman” while on probation for failing to pay child support.
The state’s high court ruled in favor of London Chapman, who pleaded guilty to charges for not paying child support for his 11 children. He owed more than $200,000. Lorain County Probate Judge James Walther placed Chapman on probation for five years.
One of the conditions Walther imposed was for Chapman to make every effort to stop fathering children.
The Ohio Supreme upheld the right to procreate as a fundamental constitutional right in a case involving a Lorain man.
In a 6-1 decision on Dec. 18 the Supreme Court reversed a decision from Ohioâs Ninth District Court of Appeals and ruled it was unconstitutional to legally bar London Chapman from procreating as part of his community control provisions in a 2016 child support case.
In a majority opinion authored by Justice Patrick DeWine, the Supreme Court ruled that an order requiring Chapman to âmake all reasonable efforts to avoid impregnating a woman during community controlâ was not reasonably aligned with the goal of prioritizing his financial obligations towards his children.