Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children  |  HB68

HB68 would protect minor children from “gender reassignment” surgeries and “cross-sex hormone or puberty-blocking” drugs.

The Senate passed HB68 on December 13, 2023, by a vote of 24 to 8, prior to it being vetoed by the Governor. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because no person has a right to abuse a child using the pretext of LGBTQ+ ideology. Sex mutilation against minor children violates their unalienable right to life and limb, as it absurdly attempts to erase their biological characteristics with fictional “gender” constructs. According to the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the States have a duty to protect the humanity of all people—male and female—who, as the Declaration of Independence affirms, are created by God and form the basis of individual and family self-government.

Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children  |  HB68

HB68 would protect minor children from “gender reassignment” surgeries and “cross-sex hormone or puberty-blocking” drugs.

The House passed HB68 on December 13, 2023, by a vote of 62 to 27, prior to it being vetoed by the Governor. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because no person has a right to abuse a child using the pretext of LGBTQ+ ideology. Sex mutilation against minor children violates their unalienable right to life and limb, as it absurdly attempts to erase their biological characteristics with fictional “gender” constructs. According to the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the States have a duty to protect the humanity of all people—male and female—who, as the Declaration of Independence affirms, are created by God and form the basis of individual and family self-government.

Concealed Carry in Multiuse Courtroom Buildings      |  HB272

HB272 would permit a concealed handgun licensee to carry a handgun in a building that is not a courthouse but in which a courtroom is located.

The House passed HB272 on December 6, 2023, by a vote of 57 to 29. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this bill eases Ohio’s broad and blatantly unconstitutional restrictions on firearms, specifically in multiuse courtroom buildings—thereby helping to restore the rights of law-abiding citizens. The Second Amendment guarantees that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,” while the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment prevent “any State” from depriving or denying “any person” of their “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

‘Marital Rape’ as a Criminal Offense  |  HB161

HB161 would eliminate the spousal exception for rape as a criminal sex offense, allowing a person to be convicted of rape involving their spouse, regardless of whether their spouse lives with them.

The House passed HB161 on November 29, 2023, by a vote of 75 to 1. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because rape and other criminal acts of sexual immorality (e.g., incest and sodomy), by definition, can only occur apart from the martial covenant. Rather than attempt to criminalize sexual relations between spouses and undermine the family, Ohio should perform its constitutional duty to affirm and support the institution of marriage, whereby a husband and wife, based on mutual consent and contract, may enjoy their conjugal rights as part of a life-long commitment and one-flesh union. God—not the State—ordained marriage as the foundation of family government, built on the concept of complementary manhood and womanhood. Under the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment, the head of each household retains its natural and lawful authority to regulate self-governing behavior in the home.

Tax-Funded Joint Economic Development Districts  |  SB75

SB75 would create Joint Economic Development Districts (JEDD) comprised of multiple local governments with the power to extend and levy an income tax to promote “economic development or redevelopment,” “create or preserve jobs,” and “improve the economic welfare.”  

The Senate passed SB75 on October 11, 2023, by a vote of 29 to 1. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because “economic development” is simply a cliché or code word used to coerce taxpayers into subsidizing various types of crony, corporate-sponsored projects conceived outside the limited purpose and scope of government. Unsurprisingly, this bill is wholly dependent upon the income tax, which itself is an immoral, anti-constitutional act of government-imposed theft that takes from citizens the wages they have rightfully earned. Ohio ought not to disparage its citizens of their property rights or income. The U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment condemn undue deprivations of a person’s “property.”

Opposing a ‘Right to Abortion’ in the Ohio Constitution  |  SR215

SR215 urged citizens to vote against a statewide ballot initiative that proposed amending the Ohio Constitution by establishing an individual ‘right to abortion.’

The Senate adopted SR 215 on October 11, 2023, by a vote of 23 to 7. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the care of human life—not its destruction—is the greatest responsibility of government. Ohio ought to forbid the practice of abortion entirely and secure the right to life for every preborn child. The right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and protected by the Fifth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Patient and Health Provider Protection Act  |  HB73

HB73, the “Dave and Angie Patient and Health Provider Protection Act,” would authorize physicians to prescribe off-label medications, prevent state and local agencies from enforcing certain related federal rules or orders, and prohibit the denial of nutrition or fluids to a patient.

The House passed HB73 on June 21, 2023, by a vote of 75 to 17. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this bill would improve the ability of health providers to effectively treat and care for their patients without fear of government retribution, especially in the aftermath of COVID-19. Patients have a right to rely upon the practices of the physicians of their choice, and any effort to interfere with their medical freedom ought to be rejected, as an individual’s non-injurious activities, including health decisions, are private matters that should not be under federal, state, or local jurisdiction in the United States. To compel American citizens to receive, or abide by unnecessary restrictions on, medical treatment would be to violate their fundamental liberties protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment.  

Parents’ Bill of Rights  |  HB8

HB8 would enact the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” to require public schools to adopt a parental notification policy on matters related to student health and well-being, including instructional materials with sexuality content.     

The House passed HB8 on June 21, 2023, by a vote of 65 to 29. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the upbringing, education, and care of children belongs to—and is a fundamental right of—parents, not the government. The State of Ohio has a duty to uphold the right of parents to protect their children from obscene, indecent, or profane activity. This right is retained under and guaranteed by the 9th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Supermajority Vote for State Constitutional Amendments  |  SJR2

SJR2 proposed an amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would have required any future constitutional amendment to be approved by at least 60% of the voters.

The House adopted SJR2 on May 10, 2023, by a vote of 62 to 37. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because a supermajority of the electorate—not the current threshold of only more than 50 percent of voters—should be required to approve of any legitimate changes to the Ohio Constitution. While the American Founders believed that government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed, they understood that a simple majority is insufficient to protecting the individual rights and liberty of the people from the “dangers of democracy,” which threaten to result in a “tyranny of the majority” or “elective despotism.” This explains why the U.S. Constitution, in Article IV, Section 4, explicitly guarantees to “every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.” It provides that government be limited to the ‘rule of law,’ as opposed to mere ‘majority rule’ in a democracy.

Supermajority Vote for State Constitutional Amendments  |  SJR2

SJR2 proposed an amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would have required any future constitutional amendment to be approved by at least 60% of the voters.

The Senate adopted SJR2 on May 10, 2023, by a vote of 26 to 7. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because a supermajority of the electorate—not the current threshold of only more than 50 percent of voters—should be required to approve of any legitimate changes to the Ohio Constitution. While the American Founders believed that government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed, they understood that a simple majority is insufficient to protecting the individual rights and liberty of the people from the “dangers of democracy,” which threaten to result in a “tyranny of the majority” or an “elective despotism.” This explains why the U.S. Constitution, in Article IV, Section 4, explicitly guarantees to “every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.” It provides that government be limited to the ‘rule of law,’ as opposed to mere ‘majority rule’ in a democracy.

Prohibiting Firearms Liability Insurance Mandates  |  SB58

SB58 would prohibit firearm liability insurance requirements or fees in the State of Ohio.

The Senate passed SB58 on April 26, 2023, by a vote of 24 to 7. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because not only are ‘no-fault’ government-imposed insurance mandates inherently unconstitutional, but requiring the purchase of “firearm liability insurance,” or the payment of a fee for the possession of a firearm, amounts to a direct violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, which guarantees that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment prevent “any State” from depriving or denying “any person” of their “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

New African Immigrants Grant and Gift Fund  |  SB54

SB54 would form the New African Immigrants Grant and Gift Fund in the state treasury.

The Senate passed SB54 on March 29, 2023, by a vote of 31 to 0. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because neither the mission nor the duties of the New African Immigrants Commission are the legitimate objects of government. Ohio has no business authorizing a statutory mandate to “advocate for the self-sufficiency of sub-Saharan African people,” which only divides its residents on account of national origin or ethnicity. Instead of unconstitutionally and unethically engaging in identity politics by discriminatorily seeking to “apply for and accept grants and gifts” on behalf of sub-Saharan African migrants or refugees, the State should focus first and foremost on securing the basic constitutional rights of its citizens. The Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment were intended to promote the “general Welfare” of all Americans and demand that each state provide to every person within its jurisdiction the “equal protection of the laws.”

Constitutional Carry  |  HB227

HB227 removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm. This law ensures the right of a qualifying adult to carry a concealed handgun in the same manner as if the person was a licensee.

The Ohio State House of Representatives passed HB227 on November 17, 202 by a vote of 60 to 32.  We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the fundamental right of the American people to keep and bear arms is protected by the U.S. Constitution, particularly in the 2nd, 9th, and 10th Amendments, and should not be infringed. The Constitution does not limit where a gun or firearm can or cannot be used.

Abortion Survival  |  SB157

SB157 ensures that babies who are born-alive after a failed abortion receive the same medical care as other babies, regardless of the circumstances of their birth.

The Ohio State Senate passed SB157 on October 27, 2021 by a vote of 25 to 6.  We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and protected by the U.S. Constitution. Further, there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that would prevent states from passing well-constructed statutes or adopting amendments to their state constitutions that provide even greater and more specific protections for the right to life than those provided by the 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments.

Gun Rights  |  SB185

SB185 prohibits state and local governments from infringing our right to bear arms and the 2^nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution during declared emergencies.

The Ohio State Senate passed SB185 on October 20, 2021 by a vote of 23 to 7. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because We have assigned the pluses to the ayes because the fundamental right of the American people to keep and bear arms is protected by the U.S. Constitution, particularly in the 2nd, 9th, and 10th Amendments, and should not be infringed in any situation.

Vaccine Mandate  |  HB244

HB244 prohibits public schools and universities from requiring vaccines that were authorized for emergency use by the FDA.  This legislation also prohibits schools from discriminating against individuals who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Ohio State Senate passed HB244 on June 28, 2021 by a vote of 25 to 8.  We have assigned pluses to the ayes because an individual’s personal health care decisions should not be the object of government, nor be under its federal, state, or local jurisdictions in the United States. Forcing an individual to receive a vaccination or partake in any medical procedure would be a violation of their fundamental rights, freedoms, privileges, or immunities protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Health Order Oversight  |  SB22

SB22 gives power to the legislature to rescind health orders issued by the governor or the Ohio Department of Health.

The Ohio State Senate voted to override the Governor’s veto of SB22 on February 17, 2021 and passed by a vote of 53 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because our founding fathers believed that checks and balances in government are essential to keeping our elected officials in check with the Constitution and to prevent any unconstitutional government overreach. Article IV, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, requires a limitation and separation of powers. Also, a non-elected bureaucratic local health board should not have the authority to shut down or regulate businesses.

Regulation Reduction  |  SB9

SB9 reduces regulation restrictions by 30% and eliminates bureaucratic red tape, which makes it easier for Ohio to conduct business and to live. Prohibits adding a new rule or regulation without removing two.

The Ohio State Senate passed SB9 on March 10, 2021 by a vote of 25 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this legislation shrinks the size of government and eliminates government interference in business. Businesses and individual consumers have the freedom to conduct business and to buy products without the government meddling in their affairs. The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and government interference in entrepreneurship and private business is in violation of that belief.

Regulation Reduction  |  SB9

SB9 reduces regulation restrictions by 30% and eliminates bureaucratic red tape, which makes it easier for Ohioans to conduct business and to live. Prohibits adding a new rule or regulation without also removing two.

The Ohio State House of Representatives passed SB9 on March 2, 2022 by a vote of 61 to 33.  We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this legislation shrinks the size of government and eliminates government interference in business. Businesses and individual consumers have the freedom to conduct business and to buy products without the government meddling in their affairs. The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and government interference in entrepreneurship and private business is in violation of that belief.

Gun Rights  |  HB325

HB325 prohibits state and local governments from infringing our right to bear arms and the 2^nd amendment of the U.S. Constitution during declared emergencies.

The Ohio State House of Representatives passed HB325 on February 16, 2022 by a vote of 64 to 35.  We have assigned the pluses to the ayes because the fundamental right of the American people to keep and bear arms is protected by the U.S. Constitution, particularly in the 2nd, 9th, and 10th Amendments, and should not be infringed in any situation.

Abortion Survival  |  SB157

SB157 ensures that babies who are born-alive after a failed abortion receive the same medical care as other babies, regardless of the circumstances of their birth.

The Ohio State House of Representatives passed SB157 on December 8, 2021 by a vote of 61 to 35. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and protected by the U.S. Constitution. Further, there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that would prevent states from passing well-constructed statutes or adopting amendments to their state constitutions that provide even greater and more specific protections for the right to life than those provided by the 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments.

Health Order Oversight  |  SB22

SB22 gives power to the legislature to rescind health orders issued by the governor or the Ohio Department of Health.

The Ohio State House of Representatives passed SB22 on March 10, 2021 by a vote of 57 to 38. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because our founding fathers believed that checks and balances in government are essential to keeping our elected officials in check with the Constitution and to prevent any unconstitutional government overreach. Article IV, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, requires a limitation and separation of powers. Also, a non-elected bureaucratic local health board should not have the authority to shut down or regulate businesses.

Concealed Carry  |  SB215

SB215 removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm. This law ensures the right of a qualifying adult to carry a concealed handgun in the same manner as if the person was a licensee.

The Ohio State Senate passed SB215 on December 15, 2021 by a vote of 23 to 8.  We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the fundamental right of the American people to keep and bear arms is protected by the U.S. Constitution, particularly in the 2nd, 9th, and 10th Amendments, and should not be infringed. The Constitution does not limit where a gun or firearm can or cannot be used.

Vaccine Mandates  |  HB218

HB218 covers COVID-19 vaccine injuries under workers compensation and essentially bans public entities and private businesses from imposing vaccine madidates by allowing a “personal conscience” exemption to all vaccine mandates. This legislation also bars public and private entities from requiring a proof of vaccination.

The Ohio State House of Representatives passed HB218 on November 18, 2021 by a vote of 58 to 32.  We have assigned pluses to the ayes because an individual’s personal health care decisions should not be the object of government, nor be under its federal, state, or local jurisdictions in the United States. Forcing an individual to receive a vaccination or partake in any medical procedure would be a violation of their fundamental rights, freedoms, privileges, or immunities protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.