Is Cleveland ruled by rural southern Ohio overlords?

[Ohiogal]

Business groups and lobbyists opposed to just about any laws adopted in Greater Cleveland seem to have found the foolproof way to stop them: find some legislators in the southern part of the state and get them to propose laws that block the will of the Northeast Ohio voter.

The latest example involves a move to prohibit plastic shopping bags in Cuyahoga County. And whether you agree with that move or not, you might be troubled by the fact that legislators who you did not elect and who have no accountability to you are deciding your fate.

[text from the podcast]"Chris: But you know what strikes me about this, and it's struck us repeatedly over the years , is somebody in Cleveland, Greater Cleveland, tries to do something, whether it's guns or police residency rules and now plastic bags, which a lot of people could argue is a smart thing because we're wrecking the water with plastic, and two guys who have nothing to do with us -- we didn't elect them, no accountability to Northeast Ohio -- rise up to thwart it. And this happens time and time again. Anytime business or somebody doesn't like the legislative intent of our local elected leaders, they can find people from distant places who have no stock here to get in our way to stop us. How is that democracy?"

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******** Ohio sure is one f***ed up state. Personally, I kind of like the idea of NE Ohio seceding from the rest of the state .............

[marble falls]

1. Texas is pretty much ruled by everywhere but Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso and Houston.

[we can do it]

2. We couldn't take it anymore. Moved to Delaware in 2016.