“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it”-Ronald Reagan
If there is a Legislative Hearing in your area, please make every effort to attend and hopefully to make a presentation You and I both know the other side will be stacked, our voices must be heard, if you can’t attend, send letters to your local papers, do all you can to stop New York State government from taking over your health care.
Do you think Alexandria Ocasio-Cortiz even acknowledges that this will happen if her “brilliant New Green Deal” is adopted?
Another case of priorities up-side-down. Do we really want a person who is willing to reward felons for selling drugs as our next president? ”… they were ahead of the curve…” what next? Having bank robbers becoming bank tellers? Oh wait, JC Morgan Chase wants to hire more ex-felons despite the fact that since 1950 banks are barred from hiring anyone convicted of a crime of dishonesty or breach of trust. Almost everyone deserves a second chance; but that second chance has to be the right fit.
Did you know that New York State will no Longer suspend driver’s licenses over drug crimes? Forbes explains why NY did and how it has come about that they no longer will. The drug crimes were not necessarily related to driving, and about 90% of the suspensions fell into the “nothing to do with driving” category. Did you also know there is currently a bill in the Legislature that seeks to make NYS a Sanctuary State , that Governor Cuomo’s Parole Board released Judith Clark one of the principles involved with the Brinks Robbery, and in NYC jumping the MTA turnstile is no longer an arrestable crime (but the MTA is hemorrhaging money, looking for ways to have you pay more even if you do not use the MTA facilities.) Unfortunately, New York State is on the path to becoming a remake of the 1981 movie Escape from New York; wait, that won’t happen, in Escape from New York, Manhattan was a prison, currently New York is doing all it can to empty their prisons and letting the inmates run the city because all of the hard working people are escaping.
New York can stop the madness that is slowly eroding the city that never sleeps. However, if the breaks are not applied NOW, New York will become the East Coast’s San Francisco. Lawrence Jones, the Editor-in-Chief of Campus Reform, traveled to San Francisco to expose just how devastated this once iconic city has become. Mr. Jones, notes in his report that the city has the money to deal with the dangerous conditions on its streets, but are funneling time and energy into sanctuary city policies. (emphasis added.) May we remind you that Speaker Nancy Pelosi represents San Francisco. Nice legacy, Nancy!!!
Betsy McCaughey opines on Elizabeth Warren’s loony college-giveaway plan. Here is the Daily Signal’s take on Sen. Warren’s plan that they say will make college’s cost more.
Another organization that once had a stellar reputation; our morals and values have been cast aside by a nonreligious need to gratify ones wants immediately without regard for the consequences. Then again, in today’s secular society, there are little or no consequences for taking the innocence of a child. And there is no shame either; in fact, far too often it is celebrated. We are abandoning God, is it any wonder that He is abandoning us?
The long- awaited Mueller Report is due out tomorrow; all the news will be about “the report.” Ralph Z. Hollow relied on his years of journalistic experience when he wrote today’s Washington Times article anticipating the report: Response to Mueller report Thursday can make or break Trump and his remarkable makeover of GOP.
This is an issue that needs very loud voices! Pass the video to your friends and neighbors and let them know what is going on. America’s founding is based on Judeo-Christian beliefs and we, as a country, have been blessed. We cannot keep silent any longer.
The Farm Bureau is almost unknown in the five boroughs of New York City, yet New York City is dependent on farms. Here are two articles that will help people understand the proposed legislation — Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act – that is being considered this year and what it may ultimately cost consumers throughout the state. Farm Bureau Members Speak About Proposed Farm Labor Legislation. As this article indicates, we are already losing farms; USDA Census: New York loses 2,100 farms
Governor Cuomo paid less in federal taxes this year; do you think he will acknowledge that fact to President Trump? (Neither do I.) Cuomo actually paid less in taxes under Trump’s plan.
Today is Tax Freedom Day …for federal taxes. New Yorkers’ reach Tax Freedom Day on May 3. Did you know that Americans will spend more on taxes in 2019 than food, clothing and housing combined?
Kate McKenna is an American living in Paris and also writes about Notre Dame’s burning and notes that it is the third church in Paris to suffer fire in the last three months and in 2017 there were 887 attacks on Christian artifacts or churches.
The Beat has an article on how the Legislature will do even more harm to upstate New York if they “spread the gospel of rent regulation to the rest of New York.” Read what The Beat has to say here.
The sweeping changes for criminal justice reforms passed in the NYS Budget are a grave concern to law enforcement officials due to the lack of funding that is needed for compliance . Just another rush to satisfy the progressives in the Legislature without considering the consequences; bad policy and again should have been a stand-alone bill for full debate.
We have often said that when one doesn’t respect life at conception, the long- term result is that one won’t respect life near the end of one’s journey. Sadly, Governor Cuomo is now proving this presumption. Every life is precious, from natural conception to natural death.
Another really bad policy idea: Supporters Hopeful Driver’s Licenses Will Extend to Undocumented Immigrants We were able to beat this back once, and will make every effort to beat it back again.
Since today is April 15, aka Tax Day, we thought you would like to know where your taxes go. Here is the Daily Signal’s chart for how your taxes are spent.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar went on Twitter complaining that people who were outraged over her comments are creating an unsafe situation for her. Her comments describing the Sept. 11 attacks as “some people did something” shows a complete lack of understanding of the events on September 11. Congresswoman Omar was 20 years old on 9/11/2001, old enough to understand that terrorist attacked America and almost 3000 innocent people were killed when planes were deliberately flown into buildings and hundreds of New York’s Finest did their best to save them. Shame on her for trying to make 9/11 inconsequential by referring to it as “some people did something.”
Congresswoman Omar should read the moving article by Jim Riches that describes the horror of 9/11 and the indescribable pain that Jim Riches has to live with every day since. Congresswoman, come to New York and stand where the Twin Towers stood, close your eyes and see the images of American Airlines Flight 11 flying into the North Tower directly hitting floors 93-99, 16 minutes later United Airlines Flight 175 flies directly into floors 75-85. Hear the screams, smell the burning flesh, see people trying to escape by jumping out of the windows.
Then tell us again that “some people did something.”
Congresswoman, as someone who had to escape from Somalia’s civil war, who spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya, then had the privilege of moving to America, one would think compassion for the victims of 9/11 terrorist acts would be natural and benevolent; not a cold, unfeeling, disgraceful statement that “some people did something.”
234 House Democrats, Two Republicans Co-Sponsor Bill forcing schools to let make athletes compete on girls’ sports teams. When you read this headline, you shake your head and ask yourself, did I read that right? You did! The Daily Caller explains that the “Democrats’ Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make “sexual orientation and gender identity” protected characteristics under federal anti-discrimination law. Among other things, the bill would force public schools to expand female athletic teams to include biological males who identify as transgender girls.” (emphasis added by CPNYS.) Sad to say that Congressman John Katko (NY-24) is one of the Republican co-sponsors of the Bill. We find Congressman Katko’s co-sponsorship of this legislation inconsistent with the Conservative Party and with the views of most Americans. We strongly urge him to remove his co-sponsorship and to reconsider his position. Congressman Jerry Nadler (NY-14) must live on another planet when, in his opening remarks, he said this, “transgender athletes participating in sports in accordance with their gender identity having competitive advantages have not been borne out.” Obviously, he does not follow sports on the high school level. Julia Beck, the head of a self-described radical feminist organization that supports the LGBTQ movement, testified against the bill. You can read her testimony here. If Julia Beck is opposed to this bill, why would anyone co-sponsor it? The Daily Signal has a pod cast that all of the co-sponsors should listen to. Her Daughter Has to Compete Against Biological Males in Track. Now This Mom Is Speaking Out. Equality is an equal playing field, the Equality Bill, endangers those playing on the field. We hope every co-sponsor rethinks their reasons for being on this bill, especially New York’s Congressman John Katko.
Our Founding Fathers knew that the Republic they were creating was based on self-government and self-government would require a certain moral compass that would prevent the newly elected officials from becoming self-aggrandizing. Not an easy task, when one is placed in the position of writing laws, to protect the citizens and welfare of the new Republic. A system of checks and balances was needed, thus the 3 branches of government, but one still needed a moral compass in each branch. Joshua Charles opines on the simple, yet extremely important fact that without virtue there is no freedom.
Campaign hopes to sway minority lawmakers in NY pot legalization push. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network, is part of the larger group – We Rise to Legalize – looking for legalization and expungement of prior records as well as calling for job and ownership opportunities in the cannabis industry from “seed to sale.” What could possibly go wrong?
Guy Benson writes about the horrors of socialized medicine in the UK.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo completes the cycle; no respect for the beginning of life and no respect at the end of life. It really is pathetic that Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to let Judith Clark out of prison after taking part in the Brinks Robbery that left three law enforcement officials (Brown, O’Grady and Paige) dead, he shows no respect for their loss of life and celebrates the life of Judith Clark. Sign our petition to keep Judith Clark in prison here.
Governor Andrew Cuomo is the kind of individual dreaded by our Founding Fathers – one who has dove head first into self-aggrandizement.
In case you missed this over the weekend Judith Clark, the domestic terrorist involved in the infamous 1981 Brinks Robbery that left 2 police officers — Waverly Brown and Edward O’Grady — and Brink’s guard Peter Page dead, is up for parole again. The fact that she is even eligible for parole is the result of Governor Andrew Cuomo declaring her rehabilitated (can’t help but ask what is Governor Cuomo’s expertise in declaring her rehabilitated) and minimizing her actual crime. The NYS Conservative Party has launched a petition to keep her in prison; please sign the petition and send a message that killing police officers will land you in prison for the rest of your natural life.
Governor Cuomo used his ability to blackmail the Legislature with the threat of the next phase of their pay raise being negated and even manage to swindle an undeserved 40 percent pay raise for himself. Interestingly, due to a quirk in NYS State law which caps all executive agency salaries at that of the Governor’s, his pay increase will likely result in hundreds of state employees being eligible for increase. The end result of what I feel certain was a poorly thought through action by the legislature will eventually cost the taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
It was a budget that had something bad for everyone. If you live downstate and drive, Manhattan is about to become off limits by car . If you live upstate know that there is a whole new set of unfunded mandates. If you live anywhere in the State, the budget implements and funds the DREAM ACT and codifies parts of the Affordable Care Act and Health Exchange Law. The budget also makes policy having absolutely nothing to do with budgeting such as eliminating cash bail – a very dangerous action
And as bad as the budget is to our state’s residents even the progressives thought it was an awful budget because it did not go far enough. Personally I think Stephen King could come up with a new novel based on NYS government.
Stay tuned for further stories about the horrors of Albany. Make sure you make every effort to elect Conservatives to local government – our only line of defense.
PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING AND FUSION VOTING
A funny thing happened on the way to adopting a budget. The Legislature — against what appeared to be an overwhelming member objection — nevertheless created a Commission to possibly establish a taxpayer funded system of public campaign finance and raise the issue of fusion voting. The advocates are pushing for a six to one match. The end result will be a public financing scheme that will cost over any four- year period as much as $350 million.
As you know fusion voting allows for a candidate running on multiple party lines to combine their votes. What it does not do is effect the legal status of a political party to exist.
As you can imagine any effort to adjust or eliminate fusion voting concerns us. There are certain to be many turns on this road. And allow me to assure you that we are very much preparing for the fight.
Our society is simply inexplicable lately. How does one cosponsor a bill designed to put an end to animal testing using kittens, when one voted against protecting newborns?
