ohio trying to outlaw third parties

[hockeynut57]

On 10/30/2013 the Ohio House passed it's version of senate bill 193 abolishing all minor parties which didn't meet state wide minimum set in this bill for past elections.
I guess gerrymandering wasn't enough for kasuck and his legislative buddies.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. They don't want spoilers

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Or democracy.

[hockeynut57]

5. yea

That was my take on on it too.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. I wonder if this about the Tea Partiers assuming they form their own party. But why

would they when they clearly on have the GOP on a leash, and a short one at that?

[rdharma]

2. I know this will suprise you..... but all the sponsors and co-sponsors are Republicans!

Imagine that!

Sponsor: Senator Seitz (R)

Cosponsors: Senator Eklund (R)
Representatives Buchy (R), Huffman (R), Stebelton (R), Wachtmann (R) Speaker Batchelder (R)

Hmmmm! Looks like they are trying to keep the baggers on the Republican reservation!

[hockeynut57]

4. usual list of suspects eom

[blkmusclmachine]

6. The GOP can't win on the merits, so it has to resort to these kinds of shenanigans.

Typical.

[truebluegreen]

7. Shocking!

Not enough to limit the vote, now they limit the choices.

[gopiscrap]

9. not sure that would pass constitutional muster

even with this SCOTUS

[hockeynut57]

10. probably not but,

Lots of billable hours before it's all sorted out.

[gopiscrap]

11. plus they might could get by with for one election cycle.