Biden fiasco shows Ohio legislature's disregard for people's will

Biden fiasco shows Ohio legislature's disregard

Ohio legislators have thrown up their hands about putting President Joe Biden on the ballot.

House Speaker Jason Stephens said the legislature has fixed the issue with convention dates in the past but there was just not the will from the legislature this time.

I realize this is a hyper-partisan environment, but how did these same legislators feel when Colorado wanted to keep Trump off the ballot because of a constitutional amendment? The Supreme Court ruled the Colorado Supreme Court had wrongly assumed that states can determine whether a presidential candidate or other candidate for federal office is ineligible.

An 'absurd' situation: Gov. DeWine orders lawmakers to get President Biden on Ohio ballot.

Clearly, Ohio legislators want to defy that judgement. Just one more way the Ohio legislature is disinterested in the will of the people and, apparently, the will of the constitution.

Holly Richard, Columbus

Columbus crime: commit, arrest, release; repeat

Special thanks to Mayor Andrew Ginther, Attorney Zach Klein, every Columbus council member, and the lenient judges who have, for years, given criminals "Get Out of Jail Free" cards.

Their years-long “sensitivity” to criminals because they had a bad day or a difficult childhood. The recent violence is unacceptable because it is an embarrassment, extremely frightening, and out of control. Prevention, intervention, and enforcement. Please.

The city’s annual $20 million “summer program” to help “youth” has been disgraceful, not successful. Reason enough to repeat in 2024. Spend. Fail. Repeat.

Like criminals with long criminal records. Commit a crime. Get arrested. Get released. Repeat.

The Dispatch needs to follow up on criminals of all ages who committed violent criminal behavior since 2016, when Ginther took office. Where are those criminals now? How many offenses did they have when arrested? How many now? Why were they released, and what judges released them, to create more crimes? Who is really responsible for the increase in crime?

The results will be staggering on the criminals who were released, to run the streets and run the city.

Carmen Sauer, Columbus

Bring on the Clippers

How about a little less Crew and a little more Clippers ?

Ron Martin, Canal Winchester

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio GOP keeping Biden off ballot is latest example of disdain for voters