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A Boehner-backed grassroots in Ohio to block the unconstitutional individual mandate at the heart of President Obama’s job-crushing health care law will go before voters this November, the Ohio Secretary of State announced today.  The Cincinnati Enquirer reports:

“The Ohio Secretary of State certified 426,998 valid signatures gathered by the Ohio Liberty Council, a coalition of tea party organizations, and the Ohio Project, a single-issue political action committee. They needed 385,245 valid signatures to qualify.

If passed, the constitutional amendment would change the constitution to say that “no law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system” or “impose a penalty or fine for the purchase of health care or health insurance.”

It is aimed at allowing Ohioans to opt out of the mandatory coverage provisions of the health care reform law backed by President Obama and congressional Democrats last year. The mandate is to go into effect in 2014.”

Congressman Boehner is committed to doing everything in his power to prevent ObamaCare’s job-crushing tax hikes, mandates and penalties from hurting Ohio families and small businesses.  Over the past year John has:

• Signed the Ohio Health Care Freedom Amendment sponsored by the Cincinnati Tea Party last fall.

• Written then-Governor Strickland and demanded that he guarantee Ohioans that tax dollars won’t be used to pay for abortions under ObamaCare.

• Endorsed Ohio House Joint Resolution 3, legislation “that would allow Ohioans to opt out of any mandated health-care plan they don’t want to join.”

• Backed the GOP’s Pledge to America, which calls for Repealing ObamaCare.

• Led the new Republican House Majority in voting unanimously to repeal ObamaCare in its entirety.

• Supported a successful GOP effort to repeal ObamaCare’s harmful small business paperwork mandate.

• Endorsed a number of other efforts designed to repeal and defund the President’s job-destroying health care law piece by piece.

In the months ahead, John will continue to support the Ohio Health Care Freedom Amendment and other common-sense efforts to repeal ObamaCare and get our economy back on track.

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READ MORE:

• By the Hundreds of Thousands, Ohioans Reject ObamaCare & Seek Its Repeal
• Video: Boehner Expresses Concern with ObamaCare’s Dangerous Rationing Board, Vows Republicans will Continue Fight for Repeal
• Boehner & McConnell: Health Care Law Breaks Promises
• Ohio Continues Fight Against ObamaCare’s Unconstitutional Mandate