Political Opinion

The Toledo Blade’s latest editorial on the 9th Congressional District makes one thing painfully clear: they still see voters as chess pieces, not people. Once again, the Blade dusts off the tired “spoiler” narrative — the idea that Libertarians exist only to sabotage whichever major-party candidate the paper prefers. That mindset exposes the real problem:

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation illustrates the complete collapse of independence inside the Republican Party. She stood as one of Trump’s loudest defenders. Her downfall came the moment she stepped out of total alignment with him. The retaliation showed that the party now demands personal obedience, not ideological agreement. Any deviation invites immediate attacks and loss

Ohioans approved Issue 2 because it created a simple, comprehensible, voter-designed cannabis system. It legalized adult use, protected home grow, limited local obstruction, established clear tax distribution rules, and placed regulation under one division with a focused mandate. The framework was straightforward, predictable, and easy to administer. SB 56 replaces that model with a dense,

Senate Bill 56 – Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxeshttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb56 SB56 is a full-scale takeover and rebuild of Ohio’s hemp market. The bill treats “intoxicating hemp” almost the same as marijuana and creates a tightly controlled system run by the Division of Cannabis Control and the Department of Agriculture. SB56 creates a