NASSAU COUNTY CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC.
"The government is us, we are the government, you and I." Teddy Roosevelt
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NASSAU COUNTY CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. "The government is us, we are the government, you and I." Teddy Roosevelt |
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"THE POWER TO TAX INVOLVES THE POWER TO DESTROY... -John Marshall, Chief Justice, U.S. Sup. Ct.-
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August 28, 2008 Battle over accessory housing in North Hempstead heats up! Story and details on September meeting in New Hyde Park will posted shortly August 27, 2008
The Second American Revolution August 27, 2008 Guest Op/ed by Tim MulhearnTimothy P. Mulhearn is president of United New Yorkers for Choice in Education, based in Hempstead. August 19, 2008 Obama and his position on Abortion Over the last several weeks, Barack Obama has been forced to defend his statements pertaining to his record on abortion. While attempting to straddle the middle while running for president, his campaign acknowledged his opposition to the Born Alive Infant Protection Act while in the Illinois State Senate. The bill was in response to several instances of botched abortions resulting in live births. Obama indicated that he opposed the initial bill as it defined the fetus as a person and could have been interpreted to encompass all abortions regardless on the viability of the fetus thus effecting Roe v. Wade. A second bill was drafted that limited the scope of the legislation to that of a fetus born alive. During the interim between both bills, a federal bill with the same language as the second Illinois state bill was passed without opposition in the U.S. House and Senate then signed by President Bush in 2002. In 2003, Obama voted against the second Illinois bill Click here for the story August 19, 2008 Obama and McCain appear at Saddleback Church in California This past Saturday, both candidates appeared at Pastor Rick Warren's church to discuss their positions on several issues important with voters. Both candidates were told in advance of the topics that would be addressed and both appeared separately. to see how they stand on the issues.August 4, 2008 53% of voters see Obama's comments as racist. 22% see McCain ad as racist for Rasmussen pollJuly 31, 2008 Homosexual Marriage Goes National While the focus has been on California in light of the recent ruling by the state's high court to legalize homosexual marriage, Massachusetts's Governor Patrick Deval (D) has signed legislation that repealed a 1913 statute prohibiting out of state residents from obtaining marriage licenses if their marriage would be illegal in other states. The change goes into effect immediately. In California, opponents of homosexual marriage have placed a constitutional amendment on the ballot to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. While pro family advocates are optimistic of the amendment's passage in California, the Massachusetts legislature killed a similar ballot question last year. Thus a single state may become the doorway to force homosexual marriage across the nation based on the full faith and credit clause of the constitution. This unilateral decision by Massachusetts's to force homosexual marriage upon America without debate will certainly thrust this issue into the presidential race. Barack Obama has promised to repeal the federal 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and has voiced his support of the California Supreme Court's decision to legalize homosexual marriage. His opponent, John McCain while in the Senate voted for DOMA. Even though McCain has supported state constitutional amendments protecting marriage, he has opposed a federal constitutional amendment. With homosexual marriage going national, the issue can no longer be ignored. Now is the time for leadership. Read more.... July 1, 2008 Breaking News: Nassau County Legislature poised to vote for pay raise in August Sources have told the Nassau County Civic Association that the legislature will vote for a legislative pay raise in August. Under the County Charter, any vote to raise legislator's salaries must be voted on by the legislature in the current term and cannot take effect until after the next election when a new legislature is seated. Thus the pay raises if approved would take effect in 2010. No details have been provided as to the amount of the proposed pay raise. If history is a guide, the raises will certainly be double digit. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. June 30, 2008
Join the New York Property Tax cap Coalition. Together we can work to reform oppressive property taxes. lick here to get started.June 17, 2008 Open Government website debuts NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli launched a new website today which will provide public information as to how tax dollars are spent by 113 state agencies and information on thousands of state contracts. It is anticipated that additional public financial information will be added to the site in the future. The Nassau County Civic Association commends the Comptroller for his commitment to open government. Open Book New YorkWe would like to thank our guest speaker, NYS Comptroller Tom P. DiNapoli for speaking at our June 18th meeting and for having a question and answer session. It was an extremely informative meeting. We also wish to express our thanks to all of our members, supporters and the general public for the great turn out. For more details, go to meetings. June 17, 2008 UPDATE: Members of Long Islanders for Education Reform (LIFER) and good government groups across the state met with Governor Patterson today to discuss the Commission on Property Tax Relief's recommendation to enact a tax cap. The Governor held a news conference in which he endorsed the tax cap and called on the legislature to pass this much needed tax relief measure.June 2, 2008 New York State Commission on Property Tax Relief recommends tax cap. Report seen as encouraging. An initial analysis by the Long Islanders for Education reform found the report by the NY State Commission on Property Tax Relief to be taxpayer friendly and a giant step in the right direction. While the report contained many positive aspects, there is some concern over the recommendation to alter the STAR program after the tax cap is enacted. The new STAR "circuit breaker" provision would be based on income and ability to pay. While the tax cap would help to restrain property tax growth for all taxpayers, many middle class taxpayers may not qualify under the circuit breaker provision for actual tax relief. Click here to read more...
June 20, 2008
RALLY IN SUPPORT OF MARRIAGE A SUCCESS!
On Thursday, June 19, 2008, New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms held a rally in support of marriage at the State Capitol in Albany. The event drew more then 400 evangelical pastors who met with several members of the legislature to urge New York's elected leaders to defend marriage as the union of one man and one woman. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, a member of organization of The Coalition to Save Marriage in New York presented Senator Serphin Maltese (R – Queens) and Rev. Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. (D – Bronx) with 15,575 petitions in support of traditional marriage.For more information, click here
Press release from the Coalition to Save Marriage in NY J une 2, 2008Tell Governor Patterson to stop his attack on marriage! To take action, Click here to get started!
You can also call the
Governor at
1-518-474-8390 June 3, 2008
Attorneys with
the Alliance Defense Fund filed suit Tuesday in New York state court
on behalf of lawmakers and taxpayers to halt implementation of Gov.
David Paterson’s directive ordering state agencies to recognize
same-sex “marriages” from other jurisdictions.
Read more.... Yesterday, the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, certified the California Marriage Protection Act for the November 2008 ballot. Backers of the initiative obtained more then 1.1 million signatures. April 28, 2008 Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action... We would like to thank legislators Dave Mejias and Dave Denenberg for standing with the People on this issue by opposing any effort to amend the charter simply for personal gain. For political news archives, click here February 3, 2008 To see how the major party candidates stand on the issues, click here for a voter guide from Liberty Counsel.
Do Something about Illegal Immigration Join Minuteman Civil Defense Corp., Nassau County Chapter Click here to watch "Press One for English" on YouTube
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