“GOP’s scam referendum” defeated The people of these United States are the rightful masters of both Congresses and Courts, not to overthrow, the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. — Abraham Lincoln One might infer from recent events that the erstwhile Party of Lincoln has not only undertaken to pervert the Constitution but Lincoln himself. Actions in GOP-controlled state legislatures as well as election conspiracies that spawned state and federal investigations and indictments suggest Republicans believe what Lincoln really meant to preserve was government of CERTAIN people, by CERTAIN people, and for CERTAIN people. Ohio’s rightful masters on Tuesday demonstrated they are not content with being fleeced of their voice and their agency (Washington Post): Ohio voters rejected a measure Tuesday that would have made it more difficult to amend the state constitution ahead of a November vote to ensure access to abortion. For more than a century, Ohioans have been able to amend the state constitution with a simple majority. The failed measure would have changed that threshold to 60 percent. As of this writing, with over 95 percent of votes counted, Ohio voters have rejected Issue 1 by a 57-43 margin. The underlying (underhanded?) purpose behind the GOP-led attempt —after 111 years — to raise the state’s bar for amending its constitution was to thwart efforts of Ohioans to amend their constitution by citizen referendum in November. That November measure “would guarantee access to abortion in a state where restrictions at about six weeks…