Unhappiness with the SAFE Act and the role Senate Republicans played in passing it continues to reverberate as the Post Star reports:
“… Rob Arrigo and Elaine Gerber are challenging incumbent state Republican Committee members Todd Kusnierz and Shirley Needham in a rare contested race on Sept. 10 for committee representation of the northeastern Saratoga County municipalities in the 113th Assembly District. “It’s (state Republican Committee) dysfunctional because nobody is willing to challenge the status quo,” Arrigo said … Arrigo said Saratoga County needs a stronger voice on constitutional issues, such as the SAFE Act, the gun control legislation that was enacted in January. “Unfortunately the SAFE Act was passed not just with Democrats, but it was passed largely because (state Sen. Majority Leader) Dean Skelos, R-Long Island, allowed a vote on the SAFE Act in the New York State Senate,” he said. “That is unacceptable, and we want to go and hold those elected officials accountable. And the best place to do that is on the state committee.” …”
Good for them. More people need to do stuff like this in both parties.
“… Ronald Jackson, regional vice chairman of the state Republican Committee, said it is good to see people interested in serving on the state Committee … But Jackson, who also is the Essex County Republican chairman, said he disagrees with the contention the Republican Committee and Skelos are not conservative enough. Skelos’ majority hinges on support of independent Democrats who caucus with Republicans, Jackson said. “So there’s no way he could have stopped it (the SAFE Act), even if he wanted to,” Jackson said …”
Bullshit. Skelos and establishment Republicans have willingly become Cuomo’s butt monkeys because they are more concerned about preserving their (dwindling) little fiefdoms and being praised by far-left media outlets than in advancing an alternative, freedom-orientated agenda. All that ass-kissing has gotten them is less Republicans holding public office. Why in the world is this fool trying to defend a strategy which has been proven to be self-destructive?
What a bunch of clowns. I guess “if u cant beat em, join em”. The Roman senate must have been great fun in the final days, so what the fuck. I will not vote for Martins again. If they lose, what else can they do to us? What do we need them for anymore? Now it will be decided in court. In the grand scheme, they can all party on until the whole fucking thing collapses under its own weight.