10/25/2024
Why Does Center for Christian Virtue Oppose Issue 1?
There are 5 key reasons Center for Christian Virtue is encouraging a NO vote on Issue 1:
1. ISSUE 1 IS TEXTBOOK GERRYMANDERING.
By removing the requirement that districts prioritize compact districts and keeping communities of interest together, the constitutional amendment allows for absurd districts to be drawn to achieve a certain political outcome.
2. ISSUE 1 TAKES THE POWER AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE.
Drawing legislative and congressional district lines is one of the most high-stakes and important processes in our nation. Issue 1 guarantees that those given this great power could never be held accountable by the voters for their decisions.
3. ISSUE 1 CREATES A NEW COMPLEX BUREAUCRACY THAT IS EASILY MANIPULATED.
The 31-page proposed amendment creates a massive new bureaucracy that most voters will not have the time to keep an eye on. This empowers Columbus insiders and the politically well-connected to drive the process.
4. ISSUE 1 IS BACKED BY FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS.
The Sixteen-Thirty Fund, which receives millions from foreign billionaires, has poured $6 million into Ohio to pass Issue 1. They acted quickly to move the money into the campaign account before Ohio’s new ban on foreign donations went into effect.
5. ISSUE 1 IS BACKED BY RADICAL LEFTIST, PRO-ABORTION, AND TRANSGENDER ORGANIZATIONS.
Ohio Progressive Collaborative, Planned Parenthood, and Equality Ohio are pressing hard to pass Issue 1. Their radical political agendas have never been able to pass through the General Assembly, and Issue 1 would rig the redistricting process to allow their harmful ideologies to go into law in Ohio.
