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Ohio Republicans pass pornography age verification ID law as part of state budget • Ohio Capital Journal
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Why do Ohioans accept this?
Do you want the real answer or a pithy quip that's suitable for a retweet?
The zone has been so entirely flooded that I can't find Ohioans that know about this.
Also, Ohio's age verification law was tucked into House Bill 96, the state's two-year operating budget bill that was over 3,000 pages long (specifically 3,156 pages). The provision appears in Section 1349.10 of the budget bill, which was signed by Governor DeWine on June 30, 2025.
Unlike other states that passed age verification as standalone legislation, Ohio specifically "nestled" the age verification requirements into the state's operating budget rather than making it a bill in its own right.
So it's not a matter of it being "accepted". Those shitheels just slid it in under the radar.
Also, like that other person said, there are legitimately education challenges in Ohio.
In the late 90s, the way Ohio funds schools was found to be unconstitutional, that is according to the state constitution not the US Constitution, and that has yet to be fully rectified but that's a whole other fucking can of worms.
Wait a minute‽ Other states don't have constant levies on the ballot for school funding‽ The lack of funding school explains so much about Ohio.
Also the most important thing to understand about the Ohio government is that the supreme court makes their decisions then the state government decides if they'd like to enforce it. I love Ohio and am sad I had to flee, but Jesus goddamn fuck every law since the gerrymandering decision was ignored needs to be invalidated and everyone involved in ignoring it needs to be arrested.
I simply cannot argue against that line of reasoning. I definitely agree.
Lack of education
A level of gerrymandering that more or less makes you give up. Like, multiple constitutional amendments to stop gerrymandering but the legislature learned they could just run out the clock. This resulted in brain drain as progressive, liberal, and educated people left while conservatives flocked to a state with a purple economy and deepening red laws.