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OH - Ohio Senate Approves New Sex Offender Law, blatantly disregarding the constitution, a 2008 ruling, and their "oath of office!"

View the article here I see that even with the 2008 ruling that the law is unconstitutional, they come along and pass yet another unconstitutional video, violating the ex post facto (retroactive) and due process of the constitution. WHY EVEN HAVE THE CONSTITUTION IF IT MEANS NOTHING? 03/10/2009 COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Senate has passed a bill to prevent sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of schools or day care facilities even if they committed their crimes before passage of a state law prohibiting such residency. - So here, they pass another unconstitutional law, despite the ruling below! The Senate voted 30-0 Tuesday in response to a 2008 Ohio Supreme Court decision that says the sex offender residency law could not be applied retroactively...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 11, 2009 (boomark / email).