| MAY PRIMARY $2.5B BOND ISSUE – VOTE NO! |
 Mark Pukita) https://www.gfiohio.com/ RED ALERT! $2.5B BOND ISSUE ON OHIO’S MAY PRIMARY BALLOT – WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW! Are you aware there’s an Ohio bond issue on the primary ballot in May? If not, you’re not alone! It’s for $2.5B dollars with spending limits of $250,000,000 annually. Supposedly, it’s necessary for the health and well-being of Ohio’s infrastructure. We’ll bet most Ohioans haven’t heard about it and know almost nothing about it. That’s intentional. It’s taxpayer abuse. A great strategy might be to vote NO on it. Here’s why in a short video. Once you’ve watched it, please SHARE it with everyone you can! EPISODE: “Ohio’s Stealthy May Bond Issue” |
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| ********************************************************** ALERT! THERE ARE FIVE (5) BILLS/RESOLUTIONS ON “CON-CON” IN OHIO ASSEMBLY CALLING FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION The Con-Con (Convention of States Lobby) wants the Ohio Legislature to apply to Congress for another Constitutional Convention (a Convention described in Article V of our Constitution), which has the power to propose any amendment or change to the Constitution that it wants. Our first and only other Constitutional Convention was supposed to be limited to amending the Articles of Confederation, but instead, locked the doors and in secrecy created an all new Constitution. Thankfully, the delegates were men like George Washington, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin who cared deeply about our country and invoked the Declaration of Independence (see below) to allow them to disregard the instructions that they had from the state legislatures that sent them there. This could definitely happen again. The Con-Con lobbyists have flooded our Ohio Legislature with FIVE (yes 5) different bills/resolutions that would call for a Convention for several different purposes, including term limits and fiscal restraints on the federal government. While these are good things, the problem is that a Convention could introduce all kinds of other amendments to our United States Constitution, like Reproductive Freedom, legalized drugs, popular vote for President, or even gun restrictions like insurance, registration or red flag laws. No matter what the “enumerated” issues are, a Convention cannot be limited to those issues. That is the problem.Five bills have been introduced in Ohio (so far): SJR3 (senate resolution was introduced first, and the hearings have already started)- https://legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sjr3 SJR6 (senate resolution using “term limits” as the reason, has not had a hearing yet)- https://legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sjr6 HJR2 (house resolution has not had a hearing yet)- https://legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hjr2 HJR3 (house resolution using “term limits” as the reason)- https://legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hjr3 HB67 (house bill deceptively limiting delegates to specific issues- cannot be done)- https://legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb67 In order to PROTECT our Constitution from the unintended consequences of an experimental convention, we are looking for patriots to either speak against these dangers at a committee hearing, or just attend some of these hearings to support the speakers. The “other side” usually fills the hearing room with supporters, so we need to have a good showing! Please see the below for more information on the deception of the COS Lobby. For more information on any aspect of this dangerous issue, please contact Rob Tuttle at rbtuttle56@gmail.com. TALKING POINTS FOR LEGISLATORS (from Publius Huldah) “State Legislatures cannot dictate Amendments to be considered at an Art. V Convention” shows that lobbyists’ assurances that Congress can’t call a Convention until they receive applications from 34 states asking for the same Amendment, are false. A proposed Congressional “call,” H.CON.RES. 15 (2025), proves that Congress might count all applications together—including centuries-old, obsolete and rescinded applications—to reach the 34-State threshold! This contradicts what convention lobbyists are telling State Legislators to get their votes on the applications. “State Legislatures have no power to select & control Delegates” shows that those who promise that State Legislators will select and control the Delegates are making stuff up! Congress decides the number and selection process for Delegates. Furthermore, Delegates have the “self-evident” Right “to alter or to abolish” our existing “Form of Government,” as recognized by the Declaration of Independence, 2nd para. So, no one has power over Delegates! The “Brilliant Men” flyer shows that James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, four US Supreme Court Justices, and other jurists and scholars warned that Delegates to an Article V convention can’t be controlled. “What the Convention Lobby Isn’t Telling You About the Declaration of Independence” shows why Delegates to an Article V convention have the power to throw off the Constitution we have and set up a new one, with a new and easier mode of ratification. The only power State Legislatures are granted under Article V is to ask Congress to call a Convention. The first hearings are in the Senate Government Oversight Committee on SJR3. If you want to send an email to the Committee members, copy and paste this list of the Republican Committee members into your BCC line. (ironically, all the Democrats usually vote against it already) Roegner@ohiosenate.gov; Gavarone@ohiosenate.gov; Reineke@ohohiosenate.gov; Timkin@ohiosenate.gov; THANK YOU FOR TAKING ACTION!! |
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PROPERTY TAX AND THE STATE OF OHIO Thursday, March 13, 2025 7:00-8:30 PM ET Speakers 7:05 Maurice Thompson 7:30 William Blessing How to Attend Register to attend virtually or in-person at empoweruamerica.org EmpowerU Studio Scarlet Oaks Campus 300 Great Oaks Drive Cincinnati, OH, 45241 A 10-member Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform headed by Senator William Blessing recently submitted 21 recommendations to the legislature for review. Maurice Thompson will bring us up-to-date on the important work of the 1851 Center. |
| ********************************* JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY MARCH 11, 2025 6PM (if ordering dinner) 6:45 MEETING 9640 Mason-Montgomery Rd. Mason (in front of Hobby Lobby and next to the Marriott) Agenda: The beginnings of DOGE Loveland, DOGE Hamilton, DOGE Blue Ash and more… The Power of 500 will be revisited How to use the Freedom Index Effectively Our upcoming “The Constitution is the Solution” Seminar Our new area coordinator (AC), Dakota Sawyer, will be in attendance along with Tom Rice, a former AC. Bring friends who want to make SW Ohio (and NKY and SE Indy) Constitutional again… |
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