Stivers advocates for repeal of the 17th Amendment
Stivers advocates for repeal of the 17th Amendment
June 3, 2010
Stivers advocates for repeal of the 17th Amendment
The Tea Party is on a quest to repeal the 17th Amendment, which provides for direct popular election of U.S. senators.
And the repeal has support from Republican candidate for the Ohio's 15th Congressional District, Steve Stivers.
Stivers said in a 9-12 Project questionnaire last year that he supported repealing the 17th Amendment. He reasserted that same position in a January 2010 interview with The Hill. And in a January news story, Stivers was receptive to the idea of repealing the amendment, calling it a states' rights issue.
Here is Stiver's unconditional answer in his response in the Tea Party questionnaire:
A May 31, 2010, NYTimes Op-Ed mentions Stivers' almost immediate flip-flop --- Stivers now claims he didn't really mean it when he called for an end to Senators elected directly by the people they represent.
Petition: Guns and alcohol don't mix
Imagine loaded guns in family restaurants and in crowded bars. Imagine loaded guns at a sold-out Ohio State football game or Cincinnati Reds baseball game.
Last week a bill allowing permit holders to carry concealed guns into bars, restaurants and sporting events that serve alcohol passed the Ohio Senate.
It's now in the hands of Ohio House members --- including our Representative in the 24th District, Ted Celeste --- to kill this bill.
Please sign our online petition so we can let Ted Celeste and the other members of the Ohio House know that you don't think guns and alcohol mix and that the Ohio House should bury Senate Bill 239.
The Ohio Restaurant Association opposes the measure, as does the state's Fraternal Order of Police.
And editorial staffs of the Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer Editorial Board, and Toledo Blade all blasted the bill.
Fight inhumane treatment of farm animals
Volunteers and donors are needed to get an issue on the November ballot to set minimum standards for livestock care and food safety. Ohioans for Humane Farms needs your help to donate and/or gather the 600,000 signatures to put this initiative on the ballot.
Deadline is June 30, 2010 to get all the petition signatures to the Secretary of State. The group is about halfway to their goal of more than 600,000 signatures.
Attend a ballot signature gathering event or donate
Organizing for America Vote 2010 Kick-Off
11 a.m., Saturday, June 5
Columbus/Grandview Heights Coordinated Campaign Office
747 Chambers Rd
Columbus, OH, 43212
http://my.barackobama.com/KickOffEvents