Thursday
Aug292019
Opponents to nuclear/coal bailout in OH clear initial ballot referendum hurdle
See the Cleveland Plain Dealer coverage: Proposed anti-House Bill 6 (HB6) referendum clears initial hurdle
See AG Yost Letter certifying language
You can also view the Ballot Referendum Language here if there is a problem with the link immediately above.
It has been reported that HB6 coal/nuclear bailout supporters have purchased $1 million in advertizing on television and radio. The first anti-petition television ad has begun airing this week.
View it here. Remarkably, absurdly, incredibly, it claims HB6 opponents are pawns of Red China! Quite to the contrary, they include the corporate competitors to nuclear and coal (including renewables and efficiency), as well as AARP, ratepayer advocates, environmentalists, etc. Ironically, HB6 is pure corporate socialism, benefitting FirstEnergy Nuclear, an atom splitter and coal burner. So much for capitalism -- FirstEnergy seems to oppose the concept of competitive capitalism with a level playing field, embracing rather a nuclear and coal version of robber baron, crony, monopolistic capitalism, at the expense of its competitors, as well as the public.
The ad campaign even also goes after anti-HB6 petition gatherers directly. In this sense, the HB6 supporters behind these ads are, yet again, attacking Ohio democracy, enshrined in its constitution, directly.
Some Ohio newspaper editorial boards have already lambasted the ad for its preposterousness.
August 29, 2019