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Stopping this closes the ever-opening Overton Window of eventually making this a federal election practice. Last year, the New York City Council passed legislation that allows non-citizens who have lived in the city for at least 30 days and are legal permanent residents in the U.S. to vote in city elections for mayor, public advocate, the borough president, and city council. The law also applies to green card holders, individuals with workers' permits, and DACA recipients. The law was set to go into effect on January 2023. Fortunately, a group affiliated with the Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit challenging...

A Staten Island judge of the Supreme Court of New York struck down this law as incompatible with the New York State Constitution. Apparently the Democrats who passed it wanted those holding lawful permanent resident status or US work authorization to be able to vote. The cover theory being, well, they live here, they pay taxes here, they're here legally, they're affected by government policies - no taxation without representation, right? So let's give them representation. The actual theory probably being, well, if we do something for them, they'll do something for us, like vote Democrat! lol But I don't...

New York Judge Ralph Porzio ruled on Monday that New York City's extension of voting rights to non-U.S. citizens violated the New York Constitution, the state's election law, and the Municipal Home Rule Law — rendering another Democrat attempt to undermine elections illegal, null, and void. A bill creating the new class of non-citizen voters — potentially numbering as many as 900,000 new voters in New York City municipal elections — was passed by the New York City Council in December 2021, but not vetoed or signed by former Mayor Bill de Blasio. After 30 days without action from de...

A Staten Island judge lifted mask mandates for toddlers citywide Friday — but Mayor Eric Adams vowed shortly after to keep the rule in place, citing a new COVID-19 variant and saying the city is appealing the judgement. The ruling by Richmond County State Supreme Court Judge Ralph Porzio struck down the city rule requiring kids ages 2 to 4 wear masks — rendering it immediately unenforceable in schools and daycares and calling it “arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable,” according to court documents. “It’s effective immediately,” attorney Michael Chessa said Friday after arguing for a permanent injunction of the ongoing face...