Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a bill that nearly all of his Republican colleagues supported but many in LGBTQ communities and child health leaders opposed. The bill DeWine turned away would have banned trans youth from participating in girls’ sports and would have limited the access of trans children under 18 to some medical treatments related to their gender identity.
“Ultimately, I believe this is about protecting lives. Many parents told me their child would be dead today if they did not receive this treatment,” DeWine said, describing “gut-wrenching decisions that should be made by parents” and informed by doctors and medical professionals.
“These decisions should not be made by the government,” DeWine said, but by the parents who know their kids best.
He isn’t responsible for 2 and 3. Those were ballot initiatives passed by the citizens. 3 was just legalizing marijuana, not a constitutional amendment. And the gop controlled senate is already ratfucking the law with DeWine’s full support.
But I get your point.
I really did respect his response to covid. The fact that he actually had qualified, smart people advising him, and that he actually listened to them… was very out of character for a modern republican governor (although I still believe they did Dr Acton dirty).
His reasons for vetoing this bill show that he still has the ability to be pragmaticaly principled. It sucks that he kissed Trumps ring, but if that’s what he had to do to avoid getting primaried and replaced by a true maga believer, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. If have to have a Republican governor, I’d prefer to have one who isn’t a complete fruitcake.
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I completely agree with you and I even phrased it as “under [his term]” vs “ushered by”. Thank you for the correction on point 3. Here’s hoping going into the future laws and initiatives follow the will of the people instead of the usual Republican [read: meme] handbook we are accustomed too.
I’m honestly thinking there will be too many “home gardens” by the time the Republicans get to neutering the recent initiative. I’m guessing it will be a very similar situation to the Great Prohibition if they do it get it.