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Ken Blackwell: A Republican For A Change PDF Print E-mail
Written by Daniel White   
Thursday, 27 October 2005

Blackwell: A Republican For A Change. That was the theme of last night's speech by Ken Blackwell.

A little more than 50 people crowded into the Old Firehouse in Avon Lake to hear the Secretary of State talk about his bid for the Ohio governor's office.

Left to right: Bryan Torok, Dan White, Ken Blackwell, Jeff Garvas.
During his introduction, Blackwell's platform of lower taxes and economic growth was outlined. In part, Blackwell intends to accomplish these goals by decreasing the size and expenses of Ohio's government, eliminating the estate tax, and repealing the sales tax increase past by Bob Taft.

Also on his agenda as governor would be to work to ensure that the graduates of Ohio's schools remain in Ohio to spur economic growth.

The crowd was reminded that he is a certified government financial officer, a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment, and an avid sportsman.

After the introduction, Blackwell took the stage amidst rousing applause.

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Secretary Blackwell outlined his views on how to fix Ohio's long downhill slide after the state fell into the hands of politicians who "campaign like Ronald Reagan, but govern like Dick Celeste."

Ken offered a "prescription for what ails us," a promise to return to the fundamental beliefs and basic principles of the Republican party. He stressed a need for sound economic policies, including guardrails to control runaway state spending, and vowed to find more efficient ways of spending your tax dollars.

He also vowed to dedicate himself to protecting individual rights, and warned that a continued erosion of Second Amendment and property rights is a slide to socialism.

During a question and answer session afterwards, Ken answered questions directly and to the point. Ken made it clear that he is against abortion, against casino gambling; and when asked about Issues 1-5, he said to remember the words of Nancy Reagan and Just Say No.

Afterwards, Ken took a few minutes to speak with the OFCC Board of Directors and posed for a few snapshots with us before heading back to Columbus.