Post by Logan on Jun 27, 2016 22:54:40 GMT -6
Proposed amendment advocating prayer in Ohio schools rejected on technicality
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Attorney General Mike DeWine on Wednesday rejected petitions from a group proposing a constitutional amendment giving Ohio children the right to pray in public schools and requiring schools to display the U.S. Bill of Rights.
The Coalition to Return Prayer to Our Public Schools turned in 1,402 signatures to DeWine's office, 402 more than needed at this stage. DeWine's job is to certify whether the summary that will appear on future petitions is a fair and truthful summary of the proposed amendment.
But DeWine didn't even get that far; the group's submission contained only the summary and lacked the actual proposed amendment language DeWine's office compares the summary to.
"This deficiency is a fatal error that requires me to reject the submission," DeWine wrote in a letter to the group.
Read more: www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/06/proposed_amendment_advocating.html
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Attorney General Mike DeWine on Wednesday rejected petitions from a group proposing a constitutional amendment giving Ohio children the right to pray in public schools and requiring schools to display the U.S. Bill of Rights.
The Coalition to Return Prayer to Our Public Schools turned in 1,402 signatures to DeWine's office, 402 more than needed at this stage. DeWine's job is to certify whether the summary that will appear on future petitions is a fair and truthful summary of the proposed amendment.
But DeWine didn't even get that far; the group's submission contained only the summary and lacked the actual proposed amendment language DeWine's office compares the summary to.
"This deficiency is a fatal error that requires me to reject the submission," DeWine wrote in a letter to the group.
Read more: www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/06/proposed_amendment_advocating.html