| Voters say YES to Issue 1, NO to constitution abuse. |
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| Written by Jeff Garvas | |
| Wednesday, 09 November 2005 | |
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Congrats, Ohio! Issues Two through Five appear to have been soundly defeated on election day, sending a clear signal to "Reform Ohio Now" that Ohioans saw through every single issue for what they were. Either as a result of excellent grassroots educational efforts by conservative opponents of the proposals, or because the electorate educated itself on what was taking place, underhanded attempts to rewrite the rules when they were losing the game failed, rather soundly. Efforts to create an unfair playing field dubbed as 'campaign finance reform' were thrown out by what appears to be a significant majority. When Ohioans For Concealed Carry urged our supporters to vote against issues two through five we provided detailed reasons for our positions. While Issue One was approved by voters, it was nothing like the threat that issues two through five were proposing. Issue One will allow the State of Ohio to enter into more debt with the "promise" of jobs that might not even be created in the State of Ohio. Should it fail, the burden will fall on the citizens of Ohio. Unfortunately, the story with respect to endorsed candidates is no where near as rosy. Ohioans For Concealed Carry and the Ohioans For Concealed Carry PAC endorsed a small handful of local races this year, and initial reports indicate that all but one candidate failed to win their respective races. Paul Buescher, trustee elect of Northfield Center Township, didn't just win in Tuesday's election -- he won the majority of the votes cast, or 29% in a five-way race for three seats. Buescher's actions in the past have demonstrated to Ohioans For Concealed Carry that he is a pro-firearms candidate, and now, elected official. Finally, Ohioans For Concealed Carry is looking for volunteers who are interested in political campaigns. If you're interested in getting involved in helping your local candidates, or if you'd like to help OFCC identify good candidates, we need to hear from you. If you want to help OFCC coordinate larger scale political efforts, we need to hear from you. The elections of 2006 will be much more significant than those of 2005 and we need the help of motivated individuals who want to take on leadership rolls. If you feel that is a roll you could fill, please contact us today with this web submission form. |