Mahoning County, OH Democrats Urge “No” Vote on Frack Ban

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atta boyIt's not often it happens, so we like to make a big deal out of it when it does--praise for a group of Democrats! Kudos to the Mahoning County Democrat Party for their stand AGAINST the no fracking ballot initiative on the November ballot--otherwise known as the Youngstown Community Bill of Rights initiative. As we've previously reported, this is the fifth time this idiotic ballot measure has come up for a vote in the City of Youngstown. The OH Supreme Court ruled it should be on the ballot in November (for a fifth time), even though the same Supreme Court ruled against such "home rule" laws earlier in the year (see OH Supreme Court Puts Youngstown Anti-Frack Measure on Ballot). Youngstown Mayor John McNally (Democrat) has opposed the measure multiple times--kudos to him too. However, the entire Mahoning County Democrat machine voted, unanimously, to recommend a "no" vote on the ballot initiative, which is noteworthy because you don't see such clear-headed thinking from Dems all that often. They get an official MDN "atta-boy/girl" for their strongly worded stand...

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