Robert Alt is the president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute in Columbus. On August 8, Ohioans go to the polls to vote on Issue 1, which is an amendment to our state constitution that would raise the threshold for passing future amendments from the currently required 50 plus 1 to 60 percent of voters. You read that correctly: It is an amendment to protect against future constitutional amendments. Robert Alt is The Buckeye Institute president and CEO. Ohioans are duly confused about what is as stake. It is understandably difficult to sort through disingenuous messages from those making the case for and against Issue 1 for their own pretextual political reasons. More: Think Ohio lawmakers are out of control now, they’ll have near-monopoly if Issue 1 passes| Suddes Ohio Senate president: ‘The rabid opposition to State Issue 1 is the height of hypocrisy’ Disregard all of that…
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