Posted on 02/28/2024 4:58:27 PM PST by Libloather
New York Democrats rammed through new congressional maps that’ll give the party an edge in this year’s elections – then created new limits on legal challenges to their changes during an “emergency” vote Wednesday.
The vote on the Democratic-friendly maps happened so quickly after they were officially pitched that Gov. Kathy Hochul had to issue an emergency order to allow lawmakers to act.
With lawsuits looming to challenge their plan, state lawmakers also passed a bill that limits the filing of lawsuits against the changes to Democrat-friendly counties Erie, Albany, Westchester and New York.
The redrawn maps — which came after Democrats threw out a plan from a bipartisan Independent Redistricting Commission — give a boost for the re-election of Rep. Tom Suozzi as well as “Squad” member Rep. Jamaal Bowman, experts say. Hochul is expected to approve the Democrats’ plan.
The Senate passed the maps 45-17 and the Assembly approved them 150 to 33 — mostly along partisan lines.
Outrage Wednesday was focused more on the legal maneuver than the maps themselves.
An Assembly debate erupted on the separate legislation to limit where challenges could be filed that had already made its way through the Senate.
“Is this Russia?,” asked Assemblyman Edward Flood (R-Suffolk) during the floor debate.
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Nailed it.
It’s from a communist state!
Any conservative should do all they could to leave that sh!tstain of a state !
I LOVE THE BALLS THE RATS CARRY!!!! Love it!! Kudos to them. They know how to play kill’em hardball…..LOVE IT!! Communist bastards.
NYS is a blue state, my gluteus maximus.
If we’d vote for this excrement...
THEN WHY DOES DEEP STATE HAVE TO STEAL OUR ELECTIONS?!
Look at them yo-yo’s. That’s the way you do it. Them guys ain’t dumb.
How is it possible the Dems get to steal another election?
The Senate passed the maps 45-17 and the Assembly approved them 150 to 33 — mostly along partisan lines.
NYS Legislature Structure 213 Seats
Senate
Majority caucus Democratic (42)
Minority caucus Republican (21)
Why did 3 Republicans vote for it?
House
Majority caucus Democratic (102)
Minority caucus Republican (48)
The article’s number has to be wrong as there are only 150 members of the house.
Salary $142,000/year + per diem
Nice work if you can get it.
Maine legislators get about $25,000 over the 2 year term.
They are afraid Trump is going to win New York.
Bkmk.
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