I voted today!

NO, no and NO!

(And yes, Jeff Coryell (founder of this blog), I cast my vote for you for Cleveland Heights City Council.)

I got one horrific shock. After reading what was allegedly the ballot language I would see, I discovered that Issue 3 has entirely different ballot language. While it does indeed provide a list of some of the specifics (kind of vague specifics, actually) of what this Issue does, it is headed up by a misleading right-wing talking point masquerading as a description of the issue, which it is not at all. It even places dog-whistle Tea Party language on the ballot — that it "preserves" "freedom" to "choose your own health care." Frankly, that's so distorted, it's virtually a lie. Secretary of State Jon Husted and Attorney General Mike Dewine should be ashamed for approving this inaccurate and deceptive ballot language. Of course they aren't, because they are being good little partisan soldiers.

Because of this language — which is going to sound good to everyone — this issue will pass overwhelmingly. Count on it. It doesn't really matter. Its intention is to repeal the federal Affordable Health Care Act in Ohio — and it just can't legally be done. No state initiative can overturn a federal law.

We've also heard this will be a public relations coup for the anti-"Obamacare" folks, showing enormous public opposition to a bill that helps millions of people get health-care coverage they previously wouldn't have had access to. But that's simply untrue because most people voting "yes" on this will have no idea that's what they're voting to do — because IT DOESN'T SAY.

The summary is nothing but vague, nice-sounding words that say nothing. What does "freedom to choose your own health care" mean when insurance companies are charging you half your income for limited coverage?

The landslide passage of this issue will say exactly zero and do exactly zero in regards to "Obamacare," and we need to keep saying that loudly. It's another example of ballot trickery, like all those casino issues that pretended to be about something else, like college scholarships. We also know that this issue may throw state health-care regulations into chaos — and there will be no legislative fix for the mess because this is a constitutional amendment. In their attempt to score a completely moot point against President Obama, Ohio Republicans have once again revealed their moral and ethical bankruptcy.