Amendment won’t rectify redistricting
The contrasting views of the process for determining Ohio legislative districts (“Changing Ohio’s legislative map” Aug. 26) elevates the debate facing the voters in November with ballot Issue 2 which...
View ArticleIssue 2 may be best way to redistrict
Thanks to The Enquirer for providing congressional district maps for the past 40 years in Ohio. They present a striking image of how the present process has been subverted by partisanship. The...
View ArticleIssue 2 won’t end partisanship in process
Ann Henkener objects to the secretive way our representatives chose to redistrict in Ohio (“Changing Ohio’s legislative map” Aug. 26). She suggests that instead of elected officials, we choose...
View ArticleIssue 2 places focus on democracy for Ohioans
I am writing in response to “This change is the wrong one” (Aug. 26). I’m proud of Ohio’s democratic traditions and pleased to see that Issue 2 has both parties focusing on the principles of good...
View ArticleIssue 2 offers chance at reform
Ohio is a battleground state. The torrent of summer political TV ads confirm that. We are evenly divided between Democrats and Republican, yet our Congressional delegation is a lopsided 12 to 4. Why?...
View ArticleIssue 2 very important for Ohio voters
One of the more important issues Ohio voters must consider this November is Issue 2, the referendum that will put Ohio political districts in the hands of Ohio voters, NOT greedy, power hungry,...
View ArticleVote no on Issue 2
Much has been said and written about voter’s rights but many of the same people who accuse others of disenfranchising various groups are supporting a stealth ballot issue which would ask voters to...
View Article‘Yes’ on Issue 2 stops gerrymandering
Regarding “‘Chamber sets ballot Positions’’ (Sept 12): Issue 2 will make the process of drawing district lines more accountable than the present system because it mandates an open process to make fair,...
View ArticleReasons to pass Issue 2
Are you tired of gerrymandered Congressional districts that enable out-of-touch politicians to worry more about their own careers than Ohio voters? Then vote YES for Issue 2. Are you tired of...
View ArticleHold pols accountable – vote ‘Yes’ on Issue 2
The voters certainly lose out when they have little or no choice of the candidates in the local election. The current system allows the majority party to gerrymander state legislative and congressional...
View ArticleDissatisfied with Congress? Vote for reform
There’s an old saying that goes “if you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” In Ohio, we have a chance to make a significant change to how Statehouse and...
View Article‘Yes’ on Issue 2 removes corruption
For those Ohioans wanting to avoid a repeat of the Senate Bill 5 debacle or the voter suppression bill, House Bill 194, there is an easy remedy this year. Vote Yes on Issue 2. The current redistricting...
View ArticleIssue 2 removes ‘we the people’ from redistricting process
Its always been interesting that Halloween and Election season are so close together, the parallels result in many good jokes. This year however, one issue is no joke: Issue 2. This initiative goes...
View ArticleIssue 2 is not the right solution to redistricting
Issue 2 – the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to reform our redistricting process – is not the right solution. As a member of the Ohio community, I recognize that the redistricting process...
View ArticleIssue 2 gives power back to the people, for good
Issue 2 IS a common-sense change that makes government more accountable. Currently our legislators draw the map of Ohio’s congressional districts behind closed doors in a process that is neither...
View ArticleIssue 2 would be beneficial
As a member of the delegation sent to discuss the merits of Issue 2 with the Enquirer Editorial Board, I find that either we did a terrible job of describing this needed reform or the editors simply...
View ArticleHave a better solution than Issue 2? Let’s hear it
Why are the Republican ads telling voters to vote “no” on Issue 2, but fail to tell you what Issue 2 is about? The Enquirer came out against Issue 2, saying there is a better solution. Well if The...
View ArticleColumn garbles results
Unlike some of your other columnists, I generally consider George Will to have not only an agenda, but also a brain. However, in response to his column “Status quo won Tuesday” (Nov. 8) I can only say...
View ArticleAmerican people are not fooled
Rep. Boehner must believe the American people are a stupid lot. He believes that we have forgotten that “We the People” re-elected President Obama to raise taxes on the top two percent and work with...
View ArticleHamilton County taxpayers unrepresented
I was interested to see the story regarding Debe Terhar and her violent postings on Facebook, a college level, social media dating site. Her husband Louis Terhar supposedly represents the West Side....
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