A former presidential hopeful went all-in on keeping his home state from turning blue with the lowdown on a Soros-backed scheme to hand authority to unelected bureaucrats.
“If they win Ohio, it’ll happen nationwide.”
(Video Credit: Vivek Ramaswamy)
With all eyes on the race for the White House, considerably less attention tended to be given to ballot propositions. In the Buckeye State, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy sought to remedy that as he dropped an ad and an op-ed as part of his effort to raise awareness about an alleged “Great Reset” effort using Democratic gerrymandering in Ohio.
“Issue 1 is a Democrat scheme to rig our elections to turn Ohio blue. They wanna manipulate our voting districts with an insider commission that won’t be elected or be accountable to voters. Don’t let Democrats put your voice on mute. Vote no on Issue 1,” the onetime Republican presidential candidate said in a 30-second spot about the ballot initiative.
Taking to X, Ramaswamy promoted his opposition to the state constitutional amendment as well as a New York Post op-ed he’d written, “The Great Reset is infecting Ohio. They want to take power from statewide elected officials & transfer it to unelected bureaucrats. Even worse, they’ll report you to the government if you dare to *talk to* them. If they win Ohio, it’ll happen nationwide.”
The Great Reset is infecting Ohio. They want to take power from statewide elected officials & transfer it to unelected bureaucrats. Even worse, they’ll report you to the government if you dare to *talk to* them. If they win in Ohio, it’ll happen nationwide. Wrote a piece in… https://t.co/kWG7vMKBEj
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) October 21, 2024
Pointing to the influence of Obama administration Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee, “bankrolled by over $20 million in dark money from leftist megadonors including George Soros and Hansjörg Wyss,” he contended the amendment would undo the districting process adopted by voters in 2015 and replace it with “byzantine procedures” where “ex-judges and an outside recruitment firm would draw up a list of 45 supposedly non-partisan applicants for a new 15-member redistricting panel.”
Like Ramaswamy, an explainer video noted that the panel, intended to be comprised of five Republicans, five Democrats, and five Independents, would be “accountable to nobody” after they were selected, requiring a vote of their peers for removal from the commission.
Vivek we NEED this awareness video to spread heavily. I am from Cleveland myself.
NO ON ISSUE 1 and here is why. pic.twitter.com/QMcRmpomow
— K5HOT (@ille_Ghost) October 21, 2024
Those in favor of Issue 1, as reported by The Columbus Dispatch, included “The Ohio Democratic Party, multiple unions, the League of Women Voters of Ohio, American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, Ohio NAACP, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio” and more.
Reacting to the businessman’s post, which was viewed more than 23 million times since Monday morning, many users shared the conclusions that had been drawn, including concerns that the language limiting the ability of Ohioans to address concerns to the proposed commission.
“The idea of transferring power from elected officials to unelected bureaucrats raises concerns about accountability and transparency in governance,” said one user in part as many joined in speaking out. “The concern you’ve raised about reporting individuals to the government for merely communicating with these officials is alarming and would warrant closer scrutiny.”
The idea of transferring power from elected officials to unelected bureaucrats raises concerns about accountability and transparency in governance. Ohio, like any state, should be cautious about any policies that might undermine democratic processes or limit the ability of…
— FOREIJN (@Foreijn) October 21, 2024
A 15 member “citizen” Commission of unelected bureaucrats in Russian would be known as a…
Soviet
— Classic__Liberal (@ClassicLibera12) October 21, 2024
If they don’t cheat, they can’t win.
If we beat the cheat they will just take power away from elected officials and give it to bureaucrats.
The Bolsheviks are here!
— Magnus (@Magnus_Veritas) October 21, 2024
Problem is a lot of people have no idea or understanding what they are voting for or against on these issues thrown on ballots like this. People need to familiarize themselves with what is on the ballots before they vote. Sometimes these ballot questions read like a trick…
— Joy (@ZoeGild58) October 21, 2024
Centralizing power with unelected bureaucrats? Sounds like socialism’s sneaky cousin creeping in. Hayek warned us: it’s the road to tyranny. Ohio, the battleground—and America, you’re next if this continues. ️♂️
— Stop Socialist Tyranny (@endlibtyranny) October 21, 2024
Definitely voting No on this issue in Ohio
— 84 (@DjSubFreeze) October 21, 2024
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