New York Resistance

[Fyrtwuck]

I think the one speaker on the stage laid it out the way it's going to be. "We are here to tell you what the law is, not to answer questions!"

The decision of the administration has been made. If you don't like it, too bad.

 

[WessonOil]

At the risk of profiling...how many of these blue collar workers voted the Democratic ticket in the past on the advice of their unions?

 

[Michael Brown]

At the risk of profiling...how many of these blue collar workers voted the Democratic ticket in the past on the advice of their unions?

Probably a similar number of Long Islanders who voted Republican and got similar treatment........

Michael Brown

 

[jdgabbard]

Probably most of them. Which is the best part about it. They are at least partially responsible for what they've allowed to happen.

 

[Cinaet]

Sad thing is that it is not only NY that experiences this phenomenon. IL and CA are other notable states that are dominated by cities over the vast majority of the state.

I'd go so far as to say city slickers are overwhelming politics for the entire country. Obama's agenda is influenced more by metro areas than any other demographic.

 

[WessonOil]

Probably a similar number of Long Islanders who voted Republican and got similar treatment........

Michael Brown

But the Republicans won't be held to blame.

 

[Michael Brown]

But the Republicans won't be held to blame.

That's my point.

The whole "democrats and unions do this" is just a red herring.

There is so little difference between Republicans and Democrats in this country that the party doesn't matter in the slightest.

It's about the leaching upper and lower classes trying to destroy the working middle class' opportunity to voice it's opinion and have an opportunity in this country.

Michael Brown

 

[toehanus]

There is so little difference between Republicans and Democrats in this country that the party doesn't matter in the slightest.

Michael Brown

I don't always agree with everything you say, but you hit the nail on the freaking head with this statement. Until people wake up to this reality, nothing will change in this country.

@toehanus

 

[40Seven]

hope nothing like this will happen in oklahoma.

 

[Raoul Duke]

Ulster County Legislature committee endorses opposition to state gun law

The resolution was discussed during a committee meeting that attracted about 290 people to Ulster County Community College.

Glenford-Wittenburg Sportsmen’s Club member Rich Vizzini said the resolution was important in letting state lawmakers know the importance of maintaining Second Amendment rights.

“I think the method in which the (state) SAFE Act was passed was definitely an illegal method,” he said.

“No urgency existed for it to have been rushed through,” Vizzini said. “There are 25,000 words, there are 63 parts to the SAFE Act, and our legislators were given less than an hour to digest and understand probably one of the most complex laws that has been enacted in the past 15 years.”

Saugerties Fish and Game Club member Don Baker, who is also a 26-year member of the state police, said that some of his private weapons would be considered illegal under the new law.

“The way they wrote the law my .22-caliber target rifle is now considered an assault weapon and that’s ridiculous,” he said.

“The whole act was very poorly done, I think it’s not necessary, and it’s not going to solve anything,” he said. “It’s not the law-abiding people that cause the problem.”

County Legislature Chairwoman Terry Bernardo, who opened the session with a 15-minute history of state gun-control efforts, drew handshakes following the vote. Among her comments was noting that some past efforts to reduce gun violence have failed spectacularly.

“In 2001 New York state started spending millions and millions of dollars on the New York State Combined Ballistic Identification System,” she said. “They would fire the gun when they make it, keep the bullet, and the idea was if a crime was committed you find the bullet that a crime was committed with and you’re going match it up with the gun, and it didn’t solve any crimes.”