Ohio Republican REMOVE two committee members to pass anti-union bill

[RandySF]

The Ohio State Senate just passed the controversial SB 5, aimed a limiting unionized state employees' ability to collectively bargain or go on strike.

In an indication of how divisive the legislation is in the Buckeye State, the final vote in the Senate was 17-16. The bill now moves to the state House, which like the Senate, is under Republican control.

Gov. John Kasich (R) has endorsed the measure and is expected to sign it when it reaches his desk.

Democrats united against the bill, and they needed seven Republican members to join with them to stop it. In the end they got six.

Pushing the bill through the Senate has been tough for supporters of the plan, with the Republican leader of the state Senate removing two Republicans opposed to the measure to get the bill to the Senate floor today.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/with-one-vote-margin-ohio-state-senate-passes-sb-5.php?ref=fpa

[Hannah Bell]

1. kr

[AsahinaKimi]

2. It doesn't matter if Republicans cheat, so long as they win

because thats how they are.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I wonder what those two Republicans will do now?

They can't be happy at how they were treated...