Mansfield, Haas, and Kurt Win
Lisa Mansfield and Jason Haas were elected to the Akron School Board. Sandra Kurt was elected to Akron City Council in Ward 8. Congratulations to all three on their victories tonight.
I have known Jason for about five years. He's a wealth of political knowledge and public policy expertise. I've gotten to know Lisa over the past couple of months and her sign graced my front yard. She is kind, service oriented, and will be an instant asset to the board. This was her first run for office and she got the most votes in the city. Not too shabby. Tonight, I got the opportunity to meet Sandra for the first time, but I have followed her campaign and like her plans for Akron. Many of my friends speak very highly of her. Ward 8 is in good hands and I look forward to her work. School Board and City Council are the nuts and bolts levels of government that have a major impact on the future of our city. I'm excited that these three quality candidates won tonight.
I have known Jason for about five years. He's a wealth of political knowledge and public policy expertise. I've gotten to know Lisa over the past couple of months and her sign graced my front yard. She is kind, service oriented, and will be an instant asset to the board. This was her first run for office and she got the most votes in the city. Not too shabby. Tonight, I got the opportunity to meet Sandra for the first time, but I have followed her campaign and like her plans for Akron. Many of my friends speak very highly of her. Ward 8 is in good hands and I look forward to her work. School Board and City Council are the nuts and bolts levels of government that have a major impact on the future of our city. I'm excited that these three quality candidates won tonight.
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By Kyle - Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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And Maine voters repeal gay marriage law. Depressing.
-DHM
I know more than a couple of straight guys who would like their marriages repealed.
I like how easy it is to change the Ohio Constitution.
I'm also glad that now, through the powers of the Ohio Constitution, farm animals will be confined to miniature cages where they can't turn around.
Serves those smelly bastards right!
Greg - isn't that jumping the gun a bit?
I didn't support Issue 3 but I'm not gonna start saying prostitutes will be running wild through the streets of Cleveland.
Greg -
Enlighten me, if you'd please, on the farm animal legislation. This is the first I've ever heard of it.
-DHM
Here's the language of the amendment:
Text of Section 1:
(A) There is hereby created the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board for the purpose of establishing standards governing the care and well-being of livestock and poultry in this state. In carrying out its purpose, the Board shall endeavor to maintain food safety, encourage locally grown and raised food, and protect Ohio farms and families. The Board shall be comprised of the following thirteen members:
(A)(1) The director of the state department that regulates agriculture who shall be the chairperson of the Board;
(A)(2) Ten members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The ten members appointed by the Governor shall be residents of this state and shall include the following:
(a) One member representing family farms;
(b) One member who is knowledgeable about food safety in this state;
(c) Two members representing statewide organizations that represent farmers;
(d) One member who is a veterinarian who is licensed in this state;
(e) The State Veterinarian in the state department that regulates agriculture;
(f) The dean of the agriculture department of a college or university located in this state;
(g) Two members of the public representing Ohio consumers;
(h) One member representing a county humane society that is organized under state law.
(A)(3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who shall be a family farmer;
(A)(4) One member appointed by the President of the Senate who shall be a family farmer. Not more than seven members appointed to the Board at any given time shall be of the same political party.
(B) The Board shall have authority to establish standards governing the care and well-being of livestock and poultry in this state, subject to the authority of the General Assembly. In establishing those standards, the Board shall consider factors that include, but are not limited to, agricultural best management practices for such care and well-being, biosecurity, disease prevention, animal morbidity and mortality data, food safety practices, and the protection of local, affordable food supplies for consumers.
(C) The state department that regulates agriculture shall have the authority to administer and enforce the standards established by the Board.
(D) The General Assembly may enact laws that it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, to facilitate the execution of the duties of the Board and the state department that regulates agriculture under this section, and to set the terms of office of the Board members and conditions for the Board members' service on the Board.
(E) If any part of this section is held invalid, the remainder of this section shall not be affected by that holding and shall continue in full force and effect.
Here is a statement from the president of the Humane Society:
"By packaging Issue 2 as pro-animal welfare and pro-food safety, the architects of the ballot measure went a long way to assure its passage.
We have not viewed Issue 2 as a poisonous package, but rather an empty one. The Ohio Farm Bureau and other agribusiness lobby groups cooked it up in an effort to block real reform.
Now that the Issue 2 campaign is over, we can get on with such real reform – a measure to phase out the extreme confinement of animals in veal crates, gestation crates, and battery cages, where they cannot even turn around and stretch their limbs. Both sound science and common sense show that these confinement systems are inhumane and should be phased out.
We decided to spend nearly no money against Issue 2 and to reserve our energy and resources for an effort to promote the humane treatment of animals, protect food safety and the environment, and allow Ohio farmers to remain competitive in the decades ahead."
No guns here. Actually, the opposite would be the far-fetched argument. Say the Humane Society was able to pass a Proposition 2, like in California. It hardly would lead to farmers being forced to build extravagant bungalows positioned on the beach front for their hens. It might, however, police against the spread of disease.
Looks like Adam Van Ho took it on the chin again!! What a candidate he is!
Republicans are probably hoping he continues to run for office....
Issue 2 inherently authorizes the continued confinement of animals. Issue 3 does not authorize prostitution.
No it doesn't.
Its right there in plain English.
It no more authorizes that than Issue 3 authorizes gambling addiction.
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