"Ohio Issue 1"
People have been asking me for my opinion on Ohio Issue 1. I just read it, and arguments for and against it. Essentially, if the issue passes, it makes it harder to change the Ohio state constitution by increasing the 100-year old requirements.
At first, I like the idea of making it harder to change the constitution, because I don't trust our legislatures to act in the public interest, and our constitutions are a defense against them.
On the other hand, there are times when the citizens need to rise up and effect change--and this certainly one of them. If the citizens can organize and meet the current requirements, then they should be able to effect the necessary changes.
It's not fair to change the rules, just because you don't like what the people want. On the other hand, the people are sometimes stupid.
I can relate to both sides of the argument.
But the deciding factor for me is that the current Sec'y of State, Frank LaRose, is supporting its passage.
LaRose is an establishment snake. He must not like it that the grassroots is waking up and taking away the reins.
If I were in Ohio today, I'd vote against it. The rules have served Ohio citizens well for 100 years, and reinforcing centralized establishment power is opposite to what we need right now.
People have been asking me for my opinion on Ohio Issue 1. I just read it, and arguments for and against it. Essentially, if the issue passes, it makes it harder to change the Ohio state constitution by increasing the 100-year old requirements.
At first, I like the idea of making it harder to change the constitution, because I don't trust our legislatures to act in the public interest, and our constitutions are a defense against them.
On the other hand, there are times when the citizens need to rise up and effect change--and this certainly one of them. If the citizens can organize and meet the current requirements, then they should be able to effect the necessary changes.
It's not fair to change the rules, just because you don't like what the people want. On the other hand, the people are sometimes stupid.
I can relate to both sides of the argument.
But the deciding factor for me is that the current Sec'y of State, Frank LaRose, is supporting its passage.
LaRose is an establishment snake. He must not like it that the grassroots is waking up and taking away the reins.
If I were in Ohio today, I'd vote against it. The rules have served Ohio citizens well for 100 years, and reinforcing centralized establishment power is opposite to what we need right now.
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"Ohio Issue 1, Second Opinion"
I am a scientist, not a politician, and despite having learned a great deal of politics in the last couple of years, I find that I am still quite naïve when it comes to politics. (Confession is good for the soul, and humility is where real science begins.)
Earlier today, I posted my First Opinion on Issue 1. Several people made constructive comments, and it caused me to reconsider my opinion.
In my First Opinion, I made it clear that my knee-jerk reaction was to protect the constitution. That instinct is good and healthy.
I also admitted in my First Opinion that the thing that tipped my opinion against Issue 1 was that the current Sec'y of State (who is a snake) is supporting it. And so is our RINO governor DeWine. Therefore, I must be against it, I concluded.
I confess that this tipping point was irrational.
Upon further investigation, I see that RINOs are supporting Issue 1 because they are trying to garner support from awakening conservatives, and that progressives are against it because they plan to attempt to revise the Ohio constitution in November.
As a final check, I consulted with some of the Ohio politicians I respect the most, like Janet Porter. She is for it, big time.
So, in the end, my first instincts were correct: protect the constitution.
I recant.
Vote Yes on Issue 1.
I am a scientist, not a politician, and despite having learned a great deal of politics in the last couple of years, I find that I am still quite naïve when it comes to politics. (Confession is good for the soul, and humility is where real science begins.)
Earlier today, I posted my First Opinion on Issue 1. Several people made constructive comments, and it caused me to reconsider my opinion.
In my First Opinion, I made it clear that my knee-jerk reaction was to protect the constitution. That instinct is good and healthy.
I also admitted in my First Opinion that the thing that tipped my opinion against Issue 1 was that the current Sec'y of State (who is a snake) is supporting it. And so is our RINO governor DeWine. Therefore, I must be against it, I concluded.
I confess that this tipping point was irrational.
Upon further investigation, I see that RINOs are supporting Issue 1 because they are trying to garner support from awakening conservatives, and that progressives are against it because they plan to attempt to revise the Ohio constitution in November.
As a final check, I consulted with some of the Ohio politicians I respect the most, like Janet Porter. She is for it, big time.
So, in the end, my first instincts were correct: protect the constitution.
I recant.
Vote Yes on Issue 1.
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At the event tonight, someone asked me if I had a national permit for my sidearm.
I answered, "Yes. The Constitution of the United States."
I answered, "Yes. The Constitution of the United States."
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“CDC Excess Deaths Update”
The CDC’s graph of the number of deaths per week from all causes. Since February, the number of weekly deaths in America have returned to ”normal” levels.
My working hypothesis has been, barring new emerging causes if death, that the weekly death rates would drop BELOW normal because so many people died earlier than they would have otherwise due to Covid.
The CDC’s graph of the number of deaths per week from all causes. Since February, the number of weekly deaths in America have returned to ”normal” levels.
My working hypothesis has been, barring new emerging causes if death, that the weekly death rates would drop BELOW normal because so many people died earlier than they would have otherwise due to Covid.
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"Climate Change Update"
Each month I post Dr Spencer's average global temperature graph for the lower atmosphere. It is the ENTIRE satellite record, because we only put them up there in 1979.
This is the precise portion of the atmosphere where human caused effects were supposed to be observed. Clearly, nothing has materialized yet. Instead, we see continuation of the same 1.3C per hundred year natural trend since the little ice age.
Each month I post Dr Spencer's average global temperature graph for the lower atmosphere. It is the ENTIRE satellite record, because we only put them up there in 1979.
This is the precise portion of the atmosphere where human caused effects were supposed to be observed. Clearly, nothing has materialized yet. Instead, we see continuation of the same 1.3C per hundred year natural trend since the little ice age.
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