"...his support for abortion rights, gay unions, and curbs on gun ownership..."
Regardless of what ever else Giuliani may have said or done, these three issues hit home at a first principles level. Self defense, the right to life and the integrity of the traditional family - that's what lies at the heart of OUR liberty and its sustainable future. Sure, we need to deal with the murderous, intolerant tyranny that is Islam. But that doesn't also mean that we must give up our most fundamental rights. These are real, line-in-the-sand, fight-to-the-death issues.
While he was the “Republican Mayor” of New York City he appointed more than 60 men and women to the Civil, Criminal, and Family Court benchs. In all of those judicial appointment not one of them was a Republican.
All of his judical appointments were either registered Liberals or registered Democrats. As the “Republican Mayor” he had appointment power over more than 70 full commissioners in more than 50 City agencies, yet at no time during his administration did REPUBLICANS account for more than 10% of those appointments.
He even appointed Chuck Schumers wife as the City’s Department of Transportation Commissioner.
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