AB-AG Ohio voters just rejected an issue to create an appointed redistricting commission which would not be elected or subject to removal by voters in spite of a great campaign of lies and distortions. It didn\u2019t empower voters but would have created a group which was not accountable to citizens. It would consist of fifteen members, which would include Republicans, Democrats, and Independents with a mix of geographical and demographical representatives which sounds good but would depend on who chose them. There would be five of each group but would be chosen through a complex process. They would be chosen by retired judges, a hiring firm, and committee members but citizens had no choice over the selection. It was funded by a group of liberals seeking to weaponize ballot issues and force more progressive candidates It would have repealed constitutional protections against gerrymandering approved by almost 3\/4 of voters in Statewide elections in 2015 and 2018 and eliminate the ability of voters to hold representatives accountable. The 2015 bill created a commission to draw State house districts and promised it would protect against gerrymandering by requiring a consensus of the group. The 2018 bill added congressional districts. Critics claimed the current system had failed and wanted to create an independent body of average citizens which sounds good but would\u00a0 depend on who chose them. Former politicians, and lobbyists would not be eligible which sounds good. They said it puts citizens in charge but it was a power grab funded by dark money, most of it from out of State. They would be free to divide any county, city, or town into as many sections as needed.\u00a0 It could divide minority districts in cities like in Detroit.\u00a0 It would have given them unlimited spending power and an unlimited legal defense fund. Supporters of the bill said the present system is the most gerrymandered in the country, and they said the ballot language was false and misleading and didn\u2019t represent the true amendment, but the ballot language is the basis of what people voted on.\u00a0 Liberals are pushing bills all over the country that sound good to get voter approval but contain sections that allow all kinds of dangerous programs like legalizing a lottery, marijuana, and abortion.<\/p>\n
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