She's Another Compassionate Conservative

(My emailed comments to Ohio Reps. Barbara Sears, Mike Duffey, and Cliff Rosenberger.  All are Republicans.  Sears is the sponsor of HB 394, Duffey is my state rep, Rosenberger is House Speaker.)
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Ohio Rep. Sears (R-Sylvania)

My Dear Rep. Sears, have you nothing better to do?  I refer of course to your bill, HB 394, a draconian solution to non-existent problems in the state unemployment system.  You propose to:

• Reduce the time limit for unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 12 weeks in times of "low" unemployment.
• Reduce benefits to those with dependents.
• Require workers to be on the job for at least three-quarters of the year to qualify for unemployment coverage.
• Totally eliminate benefits -- nothing! -- for the unemployed who have "violated the terms of their employee handbook."

WTF?  Obviously you've never been unemployed, Barb.  Is this another of those bright ideas from ALEC?  I bet it is.

It's such typical Republican legislation.  It's mean-spirited and punitive, just like another favorite GOP idea, drug testing for welfare benefits -- "Let's punish the unfortunate for being unfortunate."

Let's not.  Your bill is hateful and does not deserve a vote, let alone passage into law.  Save yourself from further embarrassment by withdrawing HB 394 immediately.

cc:  Reps. Duffey and Rosenberger