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Monday, January 08, 2007

A veto on his first day!

Updated, 6 p.m.

From the Strickland administration:

Governor Strickland Vetoes Senate Bill 117

Columbus, Ohio - Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today vetoed Senate Bill 117, saying it both weakens consumer protections and prevents cities from being able to seek justice on behalf of their citizens on certain key matters.

“This legislation weakens both consumer protections and corporate accountability, and I will not allow it to go into law, in its current form, during my administration,” Strickland said. “Ohio’s consumers must be allowed to hold companies fully responsible if a company has a product that harms Ohioans, especially children.”

Strickland is able to veto this bill because it is within the 10-day period a governor is able to approve or veto a bill.

Below is the text of the statement of reasons for the veto of Senate Bill 117:


Veto Message

STATEMENT OF THE REASONS FOR THE VETO OF AMENDED SUBSITUTE SENATE BILL 117 from the 126th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

January 8, 2007

Under Article II, Section 16 of the Ohio Constitution, the Governor may veto any bill. I am vetoing Amended Substitute Senate Bill 117 for the following reasons.

Amended Substitute Senate Bill 117 greatly weakens current protections provided to consumers in the State of Ohio. This effort to amend the Consumer Sales Practices Act and arbitrarily limit awards to victims for noneconomic damages to only $5,000 does not allow consumers defrauded by companies to seek appropriate justice.

While weakening protections for consumers, at the same time the bill strengthens protections for companies that may have been responsible for products that have harmed and even continue to harm children and others in Ohio. This prevents cities from being able to seek justice on behalf of their citizens.

I will not allow this legislation in its current form, which drastically undermines current consumer protections, to go into effect during my administration.

I have signed this veto message on January 8, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio.


9 Comments:

at 6:22 PM, January 08, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

I suppose this was one more way Bob Taft was able to screw Ohio before he left office.

 
at 6:53 PM, January 08, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

We are never one to say, we told you so, but:

the wRong wingnut whackos can take their corporate "culture of corruption" to another state, period !

The State of Ohio belongs to the citizens !

Strickland brings respect back to the office:

By the people, For the people !

For "Equal Protection" !

VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 7:54 PM, January 08, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

WOW!
First 100 hours and Strickland is already changing the state from being a corporate croonie to a state governed by the people and for the people.

If we can re-establish a democracy in Ohio and the rest of the country - maybe, just mayber we can actually promote democracy in Iraq.

Gosh, I love Ted Strickland!!!!!

 
at 12:02 AM, January 09, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am very pleased that Governor Strickland exercised his veto authority under the Ohio Constitution. The GOP passed bill was a legal and legislative travesty rushed through the General Assembly "in the dark at midnight" and contrary to the promises that the Republican majority made when the mortgage lending bill passed. As to the power of cities to sue (which is different from winning), a strong stand in favor of Home Rule must be seen constitutionally. City Councils around the state are doing silly things like passing red light camera systems-but democracy does not suggest that ridiculous public policy will not be made from time to time-as these kind of mistakes are within the realm of self-government. In the long run, our system is self-correcting. Besides, Churchill said that "democratic government is the worst form of government, except all the others".

Governor Strickland is showing a touch of the executive style of Thomas Jefferson-without Jefferson's mistakes (i.e., Embargo Act of 1807). See Agar, The Price of Union, 1950, Simon and Schuster.

 
at 1:29 AM, January 09, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hurrah for Strickland. He's on his toes and off and running to put Ohio back a decent path for its citizens again.

 
at 8:11 PM, January 09, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where is the fishwRap story on the wRong wingnut whackos attempting to ram-rod the citizens with a frivolous lawsuit regarding the veto ?

Maybe the fishwRap has realized that the wRong wingnut whackos are going to be sent running with their elephant tails between their knees !

The "culture of corruption" will try anything to pad the corporate pockets !

Seitz is showing his "finney fanny" !

What a pile of "elephant dung" !

PATHETIC !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 23007 !

 
at 2:06 PM, January 10, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

correction:

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 - 23007 !

lol, lol, lol

 
at 4:26 PM, January 10, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ted Strickland, Marc Dann and Jennifer Brunner are all idiots and they don't have a clue. I truly feel sorry for the state of Ohio. I am glad I didn't vote for any of them. Welcome to the new Socialist state of OHIO!

 
at 9:47 PM, January 10, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

...Ted Strickland, Marc Dann and Jennifer Brunner are all idiots and they don't have a clue. I truly feel sorry for the state of Ohio. I am glad I didn't vote for any of them. Welcome to the new Socialist state of OHIO!....

Typical clueless wRong wingnut whacko spewing the elephant dung propaganda.

Strickland did more in one day than the "culture of corruption" taft did in 8 years !

Marc Dam successfully sued and brought the crook taft to eye weeping !

Brunner sent wRong wingnut whackos to their "one flew over the coo-coo's" nest-home as judge !

Don't you just hate clueless wRong wingnut idiots !

PATHETIC !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
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