Chop Wood, Carry Ohio 9/18
FLIP THE COURT! FLIP THE COURT!
Hey, Team Ohio!
Happy belated National Voter Registration Day!
I recommend you celebrate by checking out David Pepper’s recent Substack on one of the many reasons it is so important to flip the OH Supreme Court: Issue 1. If passed, Issue 1 will ban partisan gerrymandering and put the power to draw districts into the hands of citizens, instead of politicians. This is a crucial reform, but Republican justices have allowed it to be completely misrepresented on the ballot in a transparent attempt to manipulate voters.
To be crystal clear, you should all vote YES on Issue 1. Despite the misleading language that will appear on the ballot, this measure is vital for protecting voter rights and minimizing gerrymandering.
So, what can you do?
The most effective way to fight back against this is to donate to Justices Donnelly, Stewart, and Forbes. If all three of them win their elections, this will flip the OH Supreme Court and take away the majority that has allowed Republican justices to engage in voter suppression and put forward anti-abortion measures. Click here to make a contribution that will be split between the three campaigns!!
You can also spread the word about voting for Justices Donnelly, Stewart, and Forbes, about donating to them, and about voting for Issue 1! Sharing David Pepper’s article is a phenomenal way to do so. He has a short video explaining the situation as well as some more in depth information. Here is the link again.
On a more uplifting note, this coming Monday, September 23, at 7:30pm ET marks the beginning of the 24-hour Zoom! This is a super cool and unique postcarding marathon event hosted by Downtown Nasty Women, Markers for Democracy, and Team Min.
You’ll have the opportunity to postcard for Democrats up and down the ballot while listening to 24 hours worth of inspiring pro-Democracy speakers, including Ohio's own David Pepper, the star of today’s newsletter. The Zoom will be active for the whole 24 hours, but you can come and go as you please! RSVP here or check out their linktree for more information on speakers, updates, postcarding info, etc.
Thank you for everything that you’re doing!! More soon.
Jess
And to emphasize the need to flip the court here in Ohio, recall the recent 'ruling' that one should reasonable expect to find bones in your order of boneless chicken wings! Yes, that was one of the hair-brained rulings handed down by this group of 'justices' trying their damnedest to be even more outrageous and corrupt than the Federal Supreme Court. How far we have fallen!
If anyone would like to join an ongoing, weekly phonebank focused on flipping the OH Supreme Court, passing Issue 1 and re-electing Sherrod Brown, join Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western MA, in collaboration with the Ohio Dems on Thursdays, 5-7pmET!
Mobilize link: https://mobilize.us/s/qOR3OM
Zoomlink: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdemvqTIoG9aHIxR8bgWzJ7aGe83HO3df