On Wednesday, February 9th EmpowerU did a class "Is the Ohio Republican Party Corrupt?" (You can watch the session here.)

From the class description: 

EmpowerU is providing a forum for discussion and debate of public issues in this class, and in light of the lawsuit that has been filed, by plaintiffs Bainbridge and Rosenberger, and others, we seek to obtain more information.

EmpowerUAmerica.org is not supporting or ratifying the statements provided by the presenter but simply seeking more information and clarification to provide to the public.

Among other findings, the plaintiffs detail significant funds that have gone missing from ORP financial statements without adequate explanation, including but not limited to $1.7 million that disappeared in 2017, $437,000 in 2019, $638,000 in "Accounts Receivable" that were established in 2017 and 2018 and then written off in 2021, and $271,000 this year-a total of more than $3 million. Furthermore, the plaintiffs claim Paduchik wrongly supported candidates who were unendorsed by the ORP and improperly removed the plaintiffs from their committee assignments including the Audit Committee and Fiscal Review Committee after they raised financial questions and complaints about his chairmanship.  Also named in the lawsuit is ORP Treasurer Dave Johnson, who was responsible for overseeing the unexplained missing funds.  Read Treasurer Johnson's letter on the subject here.

Mark Weaver, an Attorney for Robert Paduchik and the Ohio Republican Party sent a letter to EmpowerUAmerica.org denying any allegations of financial mismanagement at ORP-Read His Letter Here. Weaver also sent a document from Compass Point CPA's about the work that they performed for the Ohio Republican Party.  Read Compass Point's letter Here.

Take the time to open all of these links, watch/listen to the recording of the EmpowerU session.

We need to know if we need to clean up the Ohio Republican Party.

We present the Constitution as the founders’ intended it to be understood.

This class will be held at the following location on February 19, 2022:

To register for this or any class please email [email protected] with the names, emails, number of book sets needed and identify any students please.

March 5, 2022 at the:

Email [email protected] to register

We at BBFL are currently looking for locations to hold our Constitution Boot Camp Class in 2022. If you know of a FREE location where we could hold a class please contact me, Jim Lewis at [email protected].

We have found that Churches are ideal locations to hold these classes. Most Churches have a room with enough tables and chairs to accommodate 45-50 people along with a kitchen area to help stage lunch.

We need for YOU to go to your Pastor and Elders/Deacons and ask for permission for us to hold a class. We can provide not only the materials but our own AV equipment as well.

We've completely revamped the Vote Yes on HB248 website, including adding information about the additional efforts to ensure Ohioans' rights to vaccine choice and healthcare privacy!

The Ballot Initiative team expects to be resubmitting the petition for the Ballot Initiative before the new year. Presuming the revised version is approved, the team will then work to collect at least 200,000 signatures statewide.

If you're interested in helping collect signatures, please send your name, county, and phone number to [email protected] so the Ballot Initiative team can update you with additional information.

OAMF is excited to be helping promote this effort brought to you by extraordinary Ohio citizens who are working hard to bring this Ballot Initiative to the voters. So when you see Diana Smith, Leah Lines, Tonya Wietholter, or Stephanie Stock at an upcoming event, thank them for all of their, and their team's outstanding work!