“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
A woman’s group finally organizes to stop New York from legalizing prostitution Senator Julia Salazar said legalization is long overdue. Ms. Salazar is obviously misguided in her beliefs and is not concerned about the women being abused and traffickers off the hook.
The democratic controlled legislative Houses are on the same ideological tracks the Governor is traveling on; or has the Legislature dragged the Governor to their ill-conceived ideals. Either way, the safety of New Yorkers’ is at risk.
CONSERVATIVES OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT UNDERMINES WOMEN & PEOPLE OF FAITH. The Conservative Action Project is united in strong opposition to both the Equality Act and the Fairness for All Act. Click here to read what they have to see and the impressive list of signers, including our own State Chairman, Gerard Kassar.
I’ve had a great week traveling around our state, with stops at Conservative Party dinners in Nassau County, Wayne County and Monroe County – thanks so much for having me speak! Tomorrow, I will be in Liverpool, NY (Onondaga County) for a press conference regarding the Party’s efforts to put the brakes on illegal immigrants getting driver’s licenses, followed by a meeting of the state executive committee.
Upstate New York is beautiful in the spring and full of wonderful places to be. Here’s the news I’ve been watching this week…
TRUMP 2020
As the Democrats push their true (and truly narrow) agenda of impeachment, President Trump set the stage for the 2020 campaign with a raucous, riveting speech in the battleground state of Florida that as usual, drew a massive crowd of supporters.
I pulled a transcript of the speech and picked out what I think are the most powerful statements from President Trump as he charges ahead into the 2020 campaign. Which one do you think is President Trump at his best? That’s the question in our new Weekly Poll – and I know I don’t have to tell you that we’ll be hearing plenty more from our President as Election Day draws closer and closer.
THE EQUALITY ACT
Have you heard of the so-called “Equality Act” targeting gender and sexuality that’s now a progressive priority in Washington? If so, you know that the name alone is one of the greatest acts of legislative and political dishonesty this country has ever witnessed. Naturally the Democrats’ aim with this bill is to undermine President Trump, but it goes so much deeper than that.
Here in New York and in other states we can see the harm this bill will do to our nation, and the cultural impact of the Democrats’ gender revolution is already horrifying and will only get worse.
You have my word that the Conservative Party will be actively engaged on this issue – stay tuned for updates!
QUICK HITS
The collusion delusion should be dead, but even some Republicans refuse to give up.
Courageous Colorado students protest the politicization of a school tragedy.
Will a ballooning helium shortage deflate the economy?
The New York Sun had an excellent editorial on the unbelievable bill the NYS (Democratic controlled) Senate passed yesterday allowing the state tax commissioner release Mr. Trump’s tax return to one of three Congressional committees.
Have the majority members of the democratic controlled NYS Senate even read the US Constitution? The U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment contains a Double Jeopardy Clause, which says that no person shall “be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” A Bill passed by the democratic controlled NYS Senate , yesterday, would only allow state charges to be brought against a pardoned individual with direct ties to Trump, either through his family, their work on his campaign, or their work in the White House. How can this bill survive a legal challenge? When did the NYS Senate become a body that seeks to use political retribution on its “enemies” instead of a body that seeks to protect its citizens with sound solid policy? The answer is obviously: January 1, 2019!
Every once in a while, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, shocks the Left with a decision they never expected. Tuesday night was one of those times; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sides with White House over asylum policy.
For those who do not watch CNN, we missed a “debate” that was posted yesterday where a CNN contributor – former NYC Council Speaker — actually said ‘when a woman gets pregnant, that is not a human being inside of her,’ and went on to say that Rick Santorum – also a CNN Contributor — was distorting facts. Both were appearing on Chris Cuomo’s Prime Time where Chris Cuomo sided with Christine Quinn. Quinn and Cuomo kept attacking Santorum because of the Roe v. Wade decision which is the law of the land. (It isn’t as if the US Supreme Court never made a really bad decision and overturned itself. ) Watch the segment here ; it will be a stark reminder on just how far the pro-abortionists’ have degenerated.
North Carolina State Senator Don Davis proved standing up for life is more important than standing up for your political party. Thank you, Senator Don Davis.
One would think this Grandmother would have watched Frozen enough times by now, that she would learn to just Let It Go.
Senator Elizabeth Warren should be reading this article to truly understand the basis of how and why impeachment is called for in our US Constitution. Calling for impeachment is political and was included in the US Constitution to protect the balance of power between the three branches of government. However, Senator Warren has no basis to call for President Trump’s impeachment as President Trump has not committed a crime. Her actions are purely political and completely misleading
Conrad Black is going to drive Sen. Warren (and a lot of other people) further into the deep end with this headline: Trump Set Up for a Big Win In 2020.
The NYS Senate is poised to pass S.221-A today and you should know it continues Governor Andrew Cuomo’s need to put convicted felons on equal footing as those who have never broken any law nor done anything the least bit detrimental to a fellow human or four-footed furry critter. The Bill they are planning on passing lifts the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing. Think about that for a moment: a person who has served time in prison for breaking a (or many) law(s) will now be able to sit in judgement of another person accused of breaking the law. I wonder how many hung juries will be the result? A 10% increase, 20%, maybe even a 50% increase, costing taxpayer’s additional money for retrials. What about the stress on the victims when they have to relive the terror of the crime again due to a retrial? Or what if the DA declines to try the suspect again and he/she walks free and continues to commit crimes. There is no doubt that people deserve second chances and should not have to wear a scarlet letter around their neck, but in saying that, a convicted felon on a jury is not what those who signed the Magna Carta calling for a “jury of their peers” meant. Our 6th Amendment gives the suspect many rights, including an impartial jury; the likelihood that a convicted felon on a jury will be impartial is zero.
In case you missed this over the weekend, the NY Post editorial spells out the ridiculous reason New York faces a gas shortage. Craig Stevens had a follow up Op-Ed, The deranged drive to choke New York’s natural gas supply, in today’s NY Post.
Tom Precious is reporting that the push for driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants intensifies at Capitol We can stop this dangerous idea! We did in the past and we can do it again. Sign our petition to put the breaks on driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants Please send the link to all the contacts in your lists. Legislators understand numbers, they see in the polls that New Yorker’s oppose this bill, but they react to stacks and stacks of paper proving that New Yorker’s do not want illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
Councilman Joe Borelli sits with City and State regarding his run for Public Advocate of NYC.
Does House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who introduced HR 5, the Equality Act in March really understand what this bill does? Here is another example of the left, while supposedly trying to make everything perfect is actually creating chaos and confusion when it comes to girls/women and sports.
Commissioner, not only New York City, the whole state will, unfortunately, experience the dangers. James O’Neill: Crime reforms would make NYC more dangerous.
Just when it seems we scraped the bottom of the barrel for bad political ideas, along comes Kirsten Gillibrand with this week’s ridiculous “Democracy Dollars” proposal – a plan to give each American up to $600 that could be used to support political campaigns.
Let that sink in: A politician has a plan to take money from taxpayers and then let them have it back on the condition that the money can only be spent on politicians. Unbelievable.
The plan was quickly mocked as a terrible and ridiculous idea – but we can’t ignore the fact that this is the kind of thinking that has gotten our nation into such deep fiscal trouble. So I want to take a closer look at it in our new Weekly Poll. Here’s my question for you: What would you say is the BIGGEST problem with Sen. Gillibrand’s call for “Democracy Dollars” funded by taxpayers?
THE CONGRESSIONAL CIRCUS
Acting foolishly was the favorite pastime of Senate Democrats this week, as they wasted America’s time with their ineffective, unhinged questioning of Attorney General William Barr. The Democrats were playing to the cameras, but Barr was unflappable.
House Democrats didn’t fare much better, with Tennessee’s Steve Cohen crying fowl and New York’s own Jerry Nadler shutting down debate in the left’s desperate quest for impeachment. It was a circus, though that seems like an insult to clowns everywhere.
FOCUS ON FACEBOOK
If you’re on Facebook, you may be seeing more of the Conservative Party lately – in addition to our regular posts, we have started a new ad campaign aimed at getting our message out and engaging with even more voters throughout the state. This is a particularly useful way to connect with younger, “millennial” voters, but overall our goal is to introduce people of all ages and backgrounds to the conservative principles we advocate. Our friends and supporters make outreach efforts like this possible, and I appreciate that you are part of our work!
QUICK HITS
Economy Added 263,000 Jobs in April, Unemployment Falls to Lowest Level since 1969
Trump Admin Will Protect Rights of Doctors Who Decline to Perform Abortions
Why is the NYC School Chancellor, a person whose only responsibility is the education of NY City’s children, so bent on diluting the standards of specialized schools in the name of diversity ? If his reasoning is followed in the sports world, every professional sports team would have a diversified team with many players who are unqualified to play. Ultimately, people would no longer go to games, once the competitive edge was lost. Competition is good, it raises the standards, competition, whether in education, sports or life itself, makes the world a better place. Parents, Mr. Chancellor, know what is best for their children.
When your taxes are out of control and a major city is the homeless capital in the nation (and your representative just happens to be the Speaker of the House who is more concerned with protecting illegal immigrants) is it any wonder that California’s population growth is the slowest in recorded history?
Finally, some good news is being reported by Zack Fink: No One’s in a Hurry to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in New York Let’s hope it is Zack’s sources are accurate, then again, a lot can change between now and when session ends, especially when King Cuomo supports recreational marijuana.
Here is another elected official who is completely misguided. It is a sad state of affairs when elected officials have no understand or respect for the value of lives. Each and every person conceived has value and the strength to overcome circumstances thrown their way, history is full of people who changed the world despite the fact that they were “unwanted.” Alabama State Rep. John Rogers (D) is facing justified fierce backlash for his remarks, he also needs prayers to understand why his remarks are so completely out of step with society.
On this Holocaust Remembrance Day we pray for the 6 million Jewish people murdered and that never again can such an evil atrocity take place. Never.Again. May God console the families who still suffer their losses.
Victor Davis Hanson wrote a very insightful op-ed in today’s NY Post that Congresses three newest out-spoken women – Occasion-Cortez, Omar and Tlaib – really should read. This is one of those must read and send to your liberal friends’ articles that we haven’t seen in a long time.
Sometimes when you read a headline, you just have to laugh. For example: The Hill’s headline states, Barr defends handling of Mueller report Seriously, what did they expect? Did they think AG Barr would go before the US Senate and say, Gee, I made a mistake, on second thought, the Muller Report encourages impeachment proceedings. Katie Pavitch writes that AG Barr clarifies Trump’s reaction to being falsely accused of something he didn’t do.
If you live in Ulster County make your voice heard in today’s special election for County Executive. Our very own County Chairman, Jack Hayes, is running. Polls are open until 9:00 PM. Read more about the race here.
Did you see this over the weekend? Innocent victims murdered in cold blood, now the bleeding-heart liberals controlling the NYS Legislature feel they should be released from prison? It is becoming so absurd, why have any laws or prisons at all? After letting Judith Clark out of prison and the likelihood of having this pass, the families who had the lives shattered, the children who grew up with out parents, the spouses who lost their loved ones and can only stand by their graves instead of having then stand next to them at important events, how do you explain to them, that these cold heartless people will be able to live and enjoy the benefits of freedom? Any legislator that votes for this proposed bill should be voted out of office at the next election.
