Month: March 2018

Intimidation and jello

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According to the Daily News:

“Nearly a month after the Parkland, Fla., school mass shooting, Gov. Cuomo is set to kick off a gun-control campaign touting his work on the issue and targeting seven New York congressional Republicans. The six-figure campaign, which kicks off this week, will include a mix of television and digital ads and an online petition effort organizers say is meant to galvanize grassroots support …”

Baloney.  Gun control does not have grassroots, only astroturf.

This is Cuomo’s attempt to intimidate Congressional Republicans.  It’s not an inherently bad idea on his part considering the backbones of local Republicans have the structural integrity of warm jello when confronted by loudmouth leftists.  If these guys are smart (and for most that’s doubtful) the targeted Republicans will turn this attack on them around and use it to fundraiser off of.

Greene Co. license amendments

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Larry DiDonato at the Register-Star writes:

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to disseminate the following notification to all Greene County Pistol Permit holders:

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, NO AMENDMENTS TO YOUR PISTOL PERMIT WILL BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PERMIT RECERTIFICATION. THIS POLICY HAS BEEN INSTITUTED BY THE GREENE COUNTY COURT.

Batavia rallies for 2nd Amendment rights

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They bill they are protesting is H.R.5087, but there are other versions including H.R.5007 and S.2095.

Better choice for Republicans

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The Poughkeepsie Journal reports:

“Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro hasn’t even publicly launched his campaign for governor. Behind the scenes, though, Molinaro’s maneuvering already has him within striking distance of locking up the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the fall. The Dutchess Republican has secured about 41 percent of the weighted vote of New York’s Republican delegates in the last week, assuming they vote for who their county chairs endorsed …”

Good.  Senator John DeFrancisco’s campaign has been as bad as Brian Kolb’s.

If the Republicans are to have any chance of knocking out Cuomo their candidate needs to be a contrast to the current administration.  Molinaro has done a decent enough job as County Executive so he can run on that.  There are no major scandals in his administration to distract from real issues and he’s not eligible for AARP which is a big plus.

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Possible GOP sellout coming #2

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New York Republicans never learn that there is nothing to be gained by caving in to Democrats and fringe-Left special interests.

Exhibit A:

“Republican Sen. Elaine Phillips on Tuesday in a statement endorsed taking action on specific gun control measures, including a ban on possessing bump stocks in New York and classifying mass shootings as an act of terrorism.  Phillips, a Long Island lawmaker, also backed a measure that would tighter restrictions on gun ownership for those who are convicted of domestic abuse, which gun control supporters consider to be a loophole in federal law …”

Exhibit B:

“Republican Sen. John Bonacic in an interview Tuesday said he would be open to considering specific gun control legislation such as bans on bump stocks and extending the waiting period to purchase a gun so a more extensive background check is conducted. “These requests in my mind are reasonable,” Bonacic said. “Those are a couple of things that I’m going to be advocating in my conference.” …”

They’re all right

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Some media coverage on the floor debate over S-7847:

“… But tempers flared over a measure to issue a new state license plate, called the “Guardians for Schools” plate. It would raise money to help pay for armed guards at schools, mental health counseling and security cameras at schools. Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Democrat from Manhattan, called the bill “meaningless.” “It is so harebrained to think that we are actually attempting to address the serious issue of gun violence with a new license plate,” Hoylman said. “I am compelled to vote no.” …”

Hoylman is right.  The license plate idea is dumb.

“… The bill’s sponsor, Republican Sen. Jim Tedisco from Schenectady, was angered by the remarks. He accused Democrats of having a double standard. He said the Democrats do not object to armed guards at the State Capitol, yet some Democrats voted against the school safety enhancement measures. “Hypocrites! Shameless!” Tedisco shouted. “You want our law enforcement officials in the LOB (Legislative Office Building) and the Capitol to protect you, but don’t put them in the schools.” …”

Tedisco is right.  Democrats are hypocritical over armed guards.

“… Senate Deputy Democratic Leader Michael Gianaris, from Queens, called the license plate bill “embarrassing” in the face of the mass shootings, but said he’s reluctantly a supporter.  “I hope it makes you happy at the end of the day,” Gianaris said. “Because you are doing nothing to protect our children with this nonsense.” …”

Gianaris is right.  The bill is an embarrassment.  So is all the gun control crap the Democrat conference wants.

The reality is that neither the Republicans nor Democrats are the least bit interested in addressing the issue seriously.  In the end all we have a perfect example of why the New York state legislature is the poster-child for incompetence and corruption in government.