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Hello, Ohio!
As always, we’re waking up with #FairMaps on our mind. For a decade, Ohioans have been denied adequate political representation because of our gerrymandered maps. But what’s that actually look like?
Check out our thread and then join our fight for fair maps.
As always, we’re waking up with #FairMaps on our mind. For a decade, Ohioans have been denied adequate political representation because of our gerrymandered maps. But what’s that actually look like?
Check out our thread and then join our fight for fair maps.
For starters, this is visually what our gerrymandering looks like 
These districts are some of worst-drawn ones we have in our congressional map that pack together communities (like in the “Snake On the Lake” district) and crack apart others to dilute people’s political power.
These districts are some of worst-drawn ones we have in our congressional map that pack together communities (like in the “Snake On the Lake” district) and crack apart others to dilute people’s political power.
And here’s what it means in terms of the power of our vote.
The GOP in Ohio has gerrymandered their way into supermajorities in seats that they just do not win in votes.
For a decade, Ohio’s votes haven’t equated to actual representation. That’s not how democracy should work.
The GOP in Ohio has gerrymandered their way into supermajorities in seats that they just do not win in votes.
For a decade, Ohio’s votes haven’t equated to actual representation. That’s not how democracy should work.
So what happens with that sort of disconnect between voters and who’s able to get elected?
You essentially take voters out of the equation and our electeds aren’t accountable to the people they’re sworn to represent.
The impact lasts well beyond Election Day. Some examples
You essentially take voters out of the equation and our electeds aren’t accountable to the people they’re sworn to represent.
The impact lasts well beyond Election Day. Some examples
In Ohio, 90% of us support universal background checks and stricter gun access laws.
Thanks to our gerrymandered maps, though, we get dangerous bills like this one rammed through the #OHLeg during lame duck.
Ohioans don’t support this policy; our gerrymandered legislators do. https://twitter.com/acluohio/status/1346227663552262146
Thanks to our gerrymandered maps, though, we get dangerous bills like this one rammed through the #OHLeg during lame duck.
Ohioans don’t support this policy; our gerrymandered legislators do. https://twitter.com/acluohio/status/1346227663552262146
Ohioans overwhelmingly support providing access to abortion & reproductive healthcare.
Thanks to our gerrymandered maps, though, we get dangerous bills like this one rammed through the #OHLeg during lame duck.
Ohioans don’t support this policy; our gerrymandered legislators do. https://twitter.com/ppaohio/status/1344649576129712134
Thanks to our gerrymandered maps, though, we get dangerous bills like this one rammed through the #OHLeg during lame duck.
Ohioans don’t support this policy; our gerrymandered legislators do. https://twitter.com/ppaohio/status/1344649576129712134
Ohioans overwhelmingly support acting on climate and investing in renewable energy.
Thanks to our gerrymandered maps we get dangerous (and corrupt) bills like this one.
Ohioans don’t support this policy; our gerrymandered legislators do. https://twitter.com/innovationohio/status/1154054886901866496
Thanks to our gerrymandered maps we get dangerous (and corrupt) bills like this one.
Ohioans don’t support this policy; our gerrymandered legislators do. https://twitter.com/innovationohio/status/1154054886901866496
About the corrupt nature of HB6...
The bill was revealed to be at the center of a $61 million bribery scandal - the largest in the history of Ohio. Despite that fact, the #OHLeg hasn’t made any moves to repeal it (even though Ohioans overwhelmingly support doing so). https://twitter.com/allontheline_oh/status/1341389778294611969
The bill was revealed to be at the center of a $61 million bribery scandal - the largest in the history of Ohio. Despite that fact, the #OHLeg hasn’t made any moves to repeal it (even though Ohioans overwhelmingly support doing so). https://twitter.com/allontheline_oh/status/1341389778294611969
And if you’re wondering whether the Ohio GOP has moved to remove former Speaker (current Representative) Larry Householder - the mastermind behind the HB6 scandal - from office, the answer is no.
Why not? Well, our legislators simply aren’t accountable to their constituents. https://twitter.com/darreldrowland/status/1346241485117775872
Why not? Well, our legislators simply aren’t accountable to their constituents. https://twitter.com/darreldrowland/status/1346241485117775872
With gerrymandered maps, voters have little voice - not only in terms of who’s able to get elected, but also in terms of whether our interests are represented in our state legislature and in the halls of Congress.
A recent example: Ohio GOP Reps working to ignore the will of the people by challenging the Electoral College count.
But when you gerrymander your way to supermajorities in seats that you don’t win in votes, ignoring the will of voters is your go-to https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/01/at-least-three-ohio-gop-congressmen-will-join-rep-jim-jordan-in-objecting-to-wednesdays-presidential-vote-count.html
But when you gerrymander your way to supermajorities in seats that you don’t win in votes, ignoring the will of voters is your go-to
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/01/at-least-three-ohio-gop-congressmen-will-join-rep-jim-jordan-in-objecting-to-wednesdays-presidential-vote-count.html
So what can we do?
Fight for #FairMaps in Ohio. Without them we can’t make progress on the issues we care about, ensure our votes matter, or hold our electeds accountable.
The future of our democracy is at stake and when we say it’s all on the line, we mean it.
Fight for #FairMaps in Ohio. Without them we can’t make progress on the issues we care about, ensure our votes matter, or hold our electeds accountable.
The future of our democracy is at stake and when we say it’s all on the line, we mean it.
We’re in an all-hands on deck moment and we need all of you to join us in our efforts to restore fairness to the redistricting process and to get Ohio the #FairMaps we deserve.
Sign up to be a part of our @allontheline_oh team here https://www.allontheline.org/ohio
Sign up to be a part of our @allontheline_oh team here
https://www.allontheline.org/ohio
And join us next Monday (Jan 11) at 7pm for our first monthly volunteer meeting of the year!
We’ll cover what’s at stake this year and how you can plug into our work
Together, we’re going to win on redistricting. But we need all of you. https://www.mobilize.us/allonthelineoh/event/364027/
We’ll cover what’s at stake this year and how you can plug into our work
Together, we’re going to win on redistricting. But we need all of you. https://www.mobilize.us/allonthelineoh/event/364027/
