Who doesn’t love bipartisan agreement? You’d think it was the holy grail the way political pundits praise it. HB 116, which added cyber-bullying to Ohio’s anti-bullying policies, garnered overwhelming support from both sides of the aisle. Passed by the Ohio House last summer by a vote of 84-12, it sailed through the Senate yesterday in a 31-1 vote. It now goes to the governor’s desk. Naturally you’ll want to know who that one holdout is.
And … it’s Sen. Kris Jordan, a Republican from Delaware County, who is considered something of a rising star in state GOP politics. Jordan actually knows quite a bit about bullying, as he revealed last July when his wife Melissa called 911 in a panic. Columbus blog Plunderbund reported on this event extensively, posting dash cam video from that call that suggests ongoing domestic abuse by a controlling personality.
Talking to the sheriff’s deputies who respond to the call, Melissa Jordan says things like, “It’s easy to keep me under your thumb when you do that because I’m too scared to call. But I’m sick of being too scared to call,” “I can’t tell you how many things he’s busted and broken destroying things in fits of anger,” and “he has bruised me in the past.” It’s all on the video, which is difficult to watch.
Senator Jordan’s response? “She got a little upset. Girls do that,” and “I threw some things on the ground, but I didn’t hit her or anything. So she’s all worked up about who knows.”
Yeah, who knows. According to the August 6 Columbus Dispatch, the prosecutor declined to file charges after Mrs. Jordan clammed up. Gee, wonder if someone bullied her? But Jordan’s vote yesterday suggests that he thinks intimidating other people in just good sport and should totally be legal. — Anastasia Pantsios
This article appears in Jan 18-24, 2012.
There would be many more controlling personalities who would vote for bullying if it was not so politically incorrect in todays America. Most would be republicans, but there would be some demacrats into it also. The Green Party, however, would have zero bullies or bullying, but they might kick a bully or twos asses to get their attention. The money control freaked out party and bullying are joined at the hip in an orgy of libtard and OWS hatred. Our governor is a bully, or used to be until we Cleveland folks told him to quit pushing us around. The governor of the cheese state is a bully for the prick machine, prick party. Kick all their bullying asses out of politics and replace them with good sane Green politicians. Compassionate and tolerant people like you and I.
Kenny, I think you over estimate your value in this area. Your statement seems to contradict your view of yourself. LoL Don’t worry though, your value is perfectly clear to many of us.