I am not from Ohio, but I have found no diaries on this subject. I expect similar bills to show up in other state legislateures, if they have not already.
Here is a background article on the new legislation which requires schools to hang donated copies of the U. S.(In God We Trust) and Ohio(With God All Things Are Possible) mottoes.
I will paste and comment on a couple of the most ridiculous quotations from supporters of the bill.
"The goal is to make sure that students have a basis to talk about the historical aspects of how this country was founded," said state Rep. Keith Faber, who sponsored the bill.
"I don't think the mottoes are necessarily religiously based," the western Ohio Republican said.
The use of this phrase on coins did not begin until the Civil War, and it did not become the official national motto until 1956. So, the sponsor of the bill himself is clueless about the motto and the founding of the country. Furthermore, I would argue that speech about God that is not "religiously based" is meaningless and at least comes very close to violating the fourth commandment.
Theresa Fleming, of Strongsville, who heads Moms for Ohio, a political action committee, testified for the bill during committee hearings.
"Our kids spend the majority of their time in school, and I think it is a really good thing for them to be surrounded by good things, and this will be a good influence," she said Thursday (May 25).
Do I really need to say anything other than this woman watches too much Martha Stewart and loves circular reasoning.
Finally, when people are surrounded by something all of the time, they stop paying attention to it. If you want something to become valuable, then make it rare. Maybe we are fortunate that these people do not understand that.
From those of you in Ohio, what is the political climate these days. Will this kind of stunt that panders to religious fundamentalists really be an advantage in the midterm elections?