Kasich to Ohio: 'Get on the Bus, or get Run over ...'

Kasich tried to ban the media and the public from his inauguration.

He has warned opponents that they had better "get on the bus or get run over by the bus."  
[...]

Polls are showing overwhelming support for public workers, in part due to the blatant attack on Ohio's police and firefighters who are now barred from negotiating on safety issues.

The bill bans binding arbitration used in the past to settle negotiations, and instead allows management to pick the settlement it wants. [Ohio Senate Bill 5] [pg 2]

It seems that many of Ohio's Republican Senators had second thoughts about Voting for this Union-busting Bill --

No worries -- the "Kasich Bus", just plowed ahead anyways -- without them -- ALL Aboard!   ... you snooze, you lose.

[pg 1]

In order to vote the bill out of committee, Republican Senate President Tom Niehaus had to remove two key Republican senators who opposed the bill from crucial committees. Both Senators Scott Oelslager of Canton and Bill Seitz of Cincinnati were yanked from their posts. The removal of Seitz broke a committee stalemate and allowed the bill to come to the floor with a 7-5 vote.

Ultra-conservative Senator Timothy Grendell of rural Chesterland, Ohio demounced the bill as "unconstitutional" pointing out that it prohibits union members from talking with elected public officials during negotiations and labels such activity as an unfair labor practice. Seitz echoed this theme: "It's an unfair labor practice if they exercise their First Amendment right to call up their Councilman."

Where's Rambo, when you need him?