Nah, it's just a great big practical joke we're playing on the other 49 states -- that if you don't watch out and bow to us, we're capable of REALLY f-ing up this country. :-D
Unfortunately, 49.9999999999% of the electorate are as stupid as the NY voters (as proven in the last election). Most don't even read the leftist newspapers or watch the leftist news on TV, they only vote for who the socialist entertainment Rosie types tell them to. To educate the great unwashed, I suggest that everyone Freep the US currency by writing on it "THE CLINTONS PARDONED TERRORISTS" or "THE CLINTONS SOLD NUKES TO THE COMMUNIST CHINESE" or something similar on it.
"Get Out Of Cheney's House!" will be a whisper by comparison to the protests against Hitlery.