{"id":9978,"date":"2014-03-16T10:29:59","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T14:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=9978"},"modified":"2014-03-16T10:29:59","modified_gmt":"2014-03-16T14:29:59","slug":"cuomo-scared-to-call-for-special-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=9978","title":{"rendered":"Cuomo scared to call for special elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Op-ed from today’s\u00a0Schenectady Gazette, “Cuomo should call special elections<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re told we live in a representative democracy. \u00a0But that requires political representation, and right now more than 1.8 million New Yorkers, in 11 different legislative districts, don\u2019t have any. \u00a0For this they can thank Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/a>, who has sole discretion to call special elections and shows no inclination to do so … Cuomo hasn\u2019t given any real explanation for not calling special elections … He probably doesn\u2019t want 11 different campaigns that may include criticism of his policies and programs; or controversial actions such as the SAFE Act<\/strong>; or controversial statements such as those regarding \u201cextreme conservatives.\u201d …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And yet we are repeatedly reminded by media pundits, primarily those from NYC, that there is widespread public support for SAFE. \u00a0If that is the case then it should be a non-issue and the Governor has no reason to hold up calling for special elections.<\/p>\n