Ohio GOP lawmakers propose stripping judges of power to interpret abortion rights, Issue 1

[RandySF]

Several Republican lawmakers plan to fight the recently approved abortion rights amendment by trying to overthrow the judicial branch's authority to interpret it.

Ohio voters approved protections for abortion and other reproductive rights, 57-43%, Tuesday. Abortion rights advocates will soon head to court to repeal restrictions and bans on the procedure.

But four GOP lawmakers had another idea.

"To prevent mischief by pro-abortion courts with Issue 1, Ohio legislators will consider removing jurisdiction from the judiciary over this ambiguous ballot initiative," according to a Thursday night news release with quotes from four GOP House representatives. "The Ohio legislature alone will consider what, if any, modifications to make to existing laws based on public hearings and input from legal experts on both sides."




https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/10/ohio-gop-lawmakers-float-axing-judges-from-review-of-abortion-measure/71529703007/

[CousinIT]

1. They don't even TRY to hide their authoritarian, virulently anti-democratic whims anymore. n/t

[MontanaMama]

2. Sore losers.

And make no mistake. They ARE losing.

[T_A]

3. These Fascist Repubs

should have been jailed by the Ohio Supreme Court when they defied their previous court rulings.

[RainWalker]

4. The Third Reich is alive and well

[ratchiweenie]

5. They did this in Montana with the legalization of Marijuana. By the time they were finished,

the laws barely resembled what was passed by the citizens. They need to be stopped now.

[GreenWave]

6. This is why every election matters because those bastards never quit.