COLUMBUS — As demonstrators in the Black Lives Matter movement vandalize buildings and landmarks around the nation, two leaders in the Ohio capital are taking heat for their tepid approach to the violence.
For the second time in three weeks, the Ohio Statehouse fell victim to extensive vandalism, as vandals in broad daylight defaced much of the Statehouse grounds including the Ohio State Motto emblem. One Constitutional advocate is not happy and believes the Mayor of Columbus and the Governor of Ohio should show stronger leadership.
in 2012, Chris Long, President of the Ohio Christian Alliance (OCA) helped get a Constitutional studies program approved for Ohio classrooms. Long believes the handwriting is on the wall for Judeo-Christian values if elected officials watch and standby.
“This is painful witnessing the defacing of our seat of government. In the one hundred and sixty-three years of the existence of the Ohio Statehouse, this level of vandalism has never occurred. We are a nation of laws, and what is being displayed before the people of Ohio at this time is a breakdown of law and order.”
(Photo courtesty of OCA)
Long questions why Democrat Mayor Andrew Ginther is telling police to “stand down” as anarchists pillage the Capital grounds. An audio recording of a 9-1-1 call involving a Columbus Police Department (CPD) dispatch reveals the CPD was aware of the protest but was told to stand down by the Mayor.
Meanwhile, a group of vandals rushed the Statehouse defacing the Capital and memorials with graffiti and red paint. According to the spokesperson for the State Highway Patrol, a criminal investigation was underway, but as of late Friday afternoon no arrests had been made.
House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) is threatening to cut state funding to the City of Columbus after the incident. The Speaker was also critical of the Republican Governor Mike DeWine for his lack of protection of the Statehouse grounds.
“We are calling on Governor DeWine to take action. It is your duty Mr. Governor, to protect the “People’s House” and seat of our state government. You have at your command two policing authorities: The State Highway Patrol and the Ohio National Guard. As you have often said in your daily press briefings, the buck stops with you. We as people of faith will continue to pray for peace and civility to prevail throughout our state and nation.”
Chris Long
Ohio Christian Alliance
In a OCA press release, Long declared, “We are calling on Governor DeWine to take action. It is your duty Mr. Governor, to protect the “People’s House” and seat of our state government. You have at your command two policing authorities: The State Highway Patrol and the Ohio National Guard. As you have often said in your daily press briefings, the buck stops with you. We as people of faith will continue to pray for peace and civility to prevail throughout our state and nation.”
To add insult to injury, Mayor Ginther and officials at Columbus State Community College said they will be removing statues of the explorer Christopher Columbus from the college and other public spaces.
As the BLM movement attempts to “dismantle the western-prescribed nuclear family,“ the state could very well be headed for…. uncharted waters.
View the video below produced by Wallbuilders discussing the significant contributions of Christopher Columbus.
Article updated July 12, 2020
