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New York GOP lawmaker calls for Staten Island to 'secede' [Malliotakis]
Fox News ^ | August 29, 2023 3:09pm EDT | Elizabeth Elkind

Posted on 08/29/2023 2:17:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., is calling for Staten Island to break away from the rest of New York City over Democrat Mayor Eric Adams’ handling of the migrant crisis.

“What we’re simply asking is, for common sense. We want the mayor to end this. Stop doing what you’re doing and listen. Secure the damn border. We do not have a border. We do not have a nation,” Malliotakis said during a protest at a former Catholic school turned migrant shelter in the borough.

“If you’re not going to do your job, mayor, then let Staten Island secede.”

The call was met with cheers and applause from the hundreds of attendees. Staten Island makes up a large part of Malliotakis’ district, which also includes part of Brooklyn. It’s a district that mostly voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020 despite New York City’s blue stronghold status. …

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: malliotakis; nyc; secession; statenisland
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To: Olog-hai

Nicole, fyi, 180 MEN got behind a wall down in San Antonio and died for their freedom from tyranny!


21 posted on 08/29/2023 3:19:03 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: Alberta's Child

That’s passive stymieing, in that case.


22 posted on 08/29/2023 3:20:20 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Staten Island should join Florida, like the rest of New York


23 posted on 08/29/2023 4:51:56 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: Olog-hai

has been proposed several times
but
i don’t think it will happen anytime soon


24 posted on 08/29/2023 5:06:38 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (“Politicians are not born. They're excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Olog-hai


2020 Election

They are in a good position to do so.

25 posted on 08/29/2023 6:10:29 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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To: Albion Wilde

Wonder what the other four boroughs would look like if fraud and gerrymandering were removed.


26 posted on 08/29/2023 6:12:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

It’s interesting that little blocs near bodies of water voted red. Maybe their air was cleaner and their health better?


27 posted on 08/29/2023 6:48:15 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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