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Americans will once again have the sacred right

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to vote on the people and the policies that matter

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most to them. From city commissioners to

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members of state legislatures. Elections

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are the voice of the people and represent the heart

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of democracy.

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Here to unpack present day issues

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from a biblical perspective is

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Janet partial?

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In addition to voting for candidates, voters

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in a handful of states across the country will

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find a range of ballot measures to vote

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on in 2023. The key issues

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on the ballots in those states include abortion, recreational

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marijuana, taxes, and energy. In

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Texas, voters will be asked to approve big

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new investments in broadband water

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infrastructure and parkland. Colorado

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voters will vote on a measure that addresses excess

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revenue from higher tobacco taxes, determining

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whether the money goes back to tobacco distributors

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or to preschool programs. Perhaps

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the most watched and most controversial measure

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comes out of the state of Ohio. In

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Ohio, abortion was made illegal. After 21

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weeks and six days, the legislature

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passed a law that would ban abortions at six

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weeks, but the pro-abortion crowd sued, and

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the case is still meandering through the courts, so this

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new law isn't yet in force. Issue

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one is an attempt to enshrine abortion into

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the state constitution beyond the point of viability.

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That was the standard set by Roe. Simply

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stated, if passed, there wouldn't be any prohibitions

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on abortion in Ohio, period. All

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pro-life laws on the books would be wiped out

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because of the language of the proposal. Parents

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rights would likewise be eradicated by

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enshrining the rights of minors to

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undergo sex change surgeries, and to be put on

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puberty blockers without parental

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consent. Restoration news, that's

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a watchdog group of local governments, has

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identified $9 million of

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funds flowing into the state from outside

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groups, all pushing to get the measure passed.

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The ACLU and its Ohio branch

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have allegedly thrown in 2.3 million

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into the issue. George Soros has

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pumped a half $1 million into trying to pass

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the measure. Planned Parenthood has put 1.8

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million into the move to codify abortion

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rights into the state constitution. Even

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Illinois Governor Pritzker, who recently

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launched his own pro-abortion group called

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Think Big America, has

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not only thrown in $250,000

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to help pass issue one, but is working

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to get similar measures passed in Nevada

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and Arizona. The language

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on issue one is intentionally broad

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and vague, leading to confusion on the

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part of some of those who hold life sacred. Following

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the money should sweep away any ambiguity

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on where pro-lifers must stand on this issue

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and how they should vote. If voters

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in Ohio want to protect the preborn, as

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well as the rights of parents and protection for

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minors, they'll vote no on the measure. If,

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however, voters want to superglue abortion

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to the state constitution prohibiting

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any pro-life legislation both now

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and in the future, the answer is

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a yes vote. Now it's up

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to the voters of Ohio. Those are my thoughts.

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I'm Janet partial.

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