Posted on Jan 4, 2024
Opinion: Mike DeWine acted like a true Republican. That bothers Ohio's GOP-dominated legislature
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed his own Declaration of Independence last Friday when he vetoed House Bill 68.
Free from the binds of the rampant Trumpism in the Ohio General Assembly.
The Ohio governor, who has been in politics since the 1970s, showed with his veto of House Bill 68 — which would have prevented transgender health care or gender reassignment surgery for patients under 18, as well as prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on female school sports teams — that he is a throwback to a day when Republican politicians believed in something the current GOP finds quaint and out-of-date: that government should not be butting into the private lives of citizens.
"Were I to sign House Bill 68, or were House Bill 68 to become law, Ohio would be saying that the state, that the government, knows what is medically best for a child than the two people who love that child the most: their parents," DeWine said when making the announcement last Friday.
Free from the binds of the rampant Trumpism in the Ohio General Assembly.
The Ohio governor, who has been in politics since the 1970s, showed with his veto of House Bill 68 — which would have prevented transgender health care or gender reassignment surgery for patients under 18, as well as prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on female school sports teams — that he is a throwback to a day when Republican politicians believed in something the current GOP finds quaint and out-of-date: that government should not be butting into the private lives of citizens.
"Were I to sign House Bill 68, or were House Bill 68 to become law, Ohio would be saying that the state, that the government, knows what is medically best for a child than the two people who love that child the most: their parents," DeWine said when making the announcement last Friday.
Opinion: Mike DeWine acted like a true Republican. That bothers Ohio's GOP-dominated legislature
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."governor's office.
Not surprisingly, Husted came out against the boss's veto.
"I've been asked my opinion on HB 68," Husted posted last week. "I support it for two main reasons: Men should not compete in women's sports. Permanent medical decisions concerning gender should not be made when you are a child. I hope the SAFE Act will become law in Ohio."
Both of the Republican leaders of the Ohio General Assembly, Speaker Jason Stephens and Senate President Matt Huffman, have spoken out against the veto.
If the Republican leaders want to, they may well have the votes to override DeWine's veto.
The override effort would have to start in the Ohio House, where the bill originated. It would take 60 of the 99 House members and 20 of the 33 members of the Senate to override the veto.
Given the fact that House Bill 68 passed the House by a vote of 64-28 and the Senate by a 24-8 vote, it's entirely possible that the legislature could override the veto — unless DeWine can convince enough of them to agree to administrative rules instead of passing a law.
Either way, DeWine has sent the GOP a message: he's not afraid to stand on his own two feet."
..."governor's office.
Not surprisingly, Husted came out against the boss's veto.
"I've been asked my opinion on HB 68," Husted posted last week. "I support it for two main reasons: Men should not compete in women's sports. Permanent medical decisions concerning gender should not be made when you are a child. I hope the SAFE Act will become law in Ohio."
Both of the Republican leaders of the Ohio General Assembly, Speaker Jason Stephens and Senate President Matt Huffman, have spoken out against the veto.
If the Republican leaders want to, they may well have the votes to override DeWine's veto.
The override effort would have to start in the Ohio House, where the bill originated. It would take 60 of the 99 House members and 20 of the 33 members of the Senate to override the veto.
Given the fact that House Bill 68 passed the House by a vote of 64-28 and the Senate by a 24-8 vote, it's entirely possible that the legislature could override the veto — unless DeWine can convince enough of them to agree to administrative rules instead of passing a law.
Either way, DeWine has sent the GOP a message: he's not afraid to stand on his own two feet."
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This entire trans issue is just a red herring thrown out there by the right. There has been transexuals since the start of mankind. And there has been medical procedures to change gender since at least 1952.
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