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Letter from the Treasurer: First and foremost, I want to begin by thanking you for picking up The Record today. Whether you are reading this at our Clubhouse, on our website, or at an event, we dearly appreciate your continued support of the New York Young Republican Club and this incredible community of conservative minds you helped us build. Secondly, as the newest member of the Executive Committee, I want to thank our former Treasurer and the rest of the Committee for bringing me onboard to this integral role. I stepped in at a time when our financial health was improving extraordinarily. Our membership has grown from 500 members to almost 800 members since I took office, providing recurring cash flow that enables us to support a variety of efforts, including events at our Clubhouse in Manhattan. Our generous donors allowed us to turn this space into a safe haven for Conservatives, outfitted with entertainment, furniture, historic decorum and other amenities. As I look to the next year, knowing our continued financial stability will be essential to expanding our presence in New York and supporting our members in the fight against the Left, I promise to do my best to safeguard our financial health.
The first NYYRC event I attended fell on Joe Biden’s sad Inauguration Day, and I remember thinking as I left, “How will Republicans ever recover from the loss of our North Star, President Donald J. Trump?” Turns out, it’s easier than I thought. From unconstitutional vaccine mandates right here in New York City to a botched pull-out of Afghanistan and inflation like we haven’t seen in decades, the woke leftists don’t have much of a leg to stand on, which has further emboldened the Republican base since President Trump’s departure. Young Republicans need to remember the fires he stoked – it’s okay to believe in common sense, the conservatism of traditional values and the protection of freedom. Our call to action now, especially as Young Republicans in a blue city, is to grow our base by engaging in “common sense” conversations with our peers across the aisle, promoting our conservative values wherever we go and ensuring we foster new blood to enter the party.
Our latest rally outside Gracie Mansion, held to protest good-for-nothing Mayor de Blasio’s vaccine mandate, is the perfect example of how we have evolved as a club to answer that call to action. We garnered over 300 people from all walks of life to demonstrate the importance of our freedom of speech, our freedom of assembly, and, most importantly, our freedom to choose.
Lastly, I would like to mention the New York City mayoral election upcoming this November. In order for NYC to return to greatness, we must elect Curtis Sliwa. Please reach out to us directly or to his campaign (https://sliwaforny.com/contact/) to get involved.
P.S. - please mark your calendars for our Annual Gala on December 4, 2021! You don’t want to miss it!
Claire E. Roeschke Treasurer New York Young Republican Club
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W h e r e w a s P r e s i d e n t J o e B i d e n w h e n o f K a b u l h e a d i n g i n t o t h i s p a s t w e e k e n d , M r . A f g h a n i s t a n f e l l ? A s t h e o n c e f r e e A f g h a n p e o p l e B i d e n w a s u n d e t e r r e d i n a c h i e v i n g h i s p r i m a r y f l e d i n t e r r o r f r o m t h e T a l i b a n s u r g e t h a t h a s m i s s i o n : g o i n g o n v a c a t i o n . D e s p i t e t h e r e c a p t u r e d t h e i r h o m e l a n d s w i t h l i g h t n i n g i n c r e a s i n g s p e e d a n d v i o l e n c e o f t h e T a l i b a n s p e e d , t h e A m e r i c a n C o m m a n d e r - i n - C h i e f d i d t a k e o v e r , B i d e n ’ s D e p a r t m e n t o f D e f e n s e s h i l l , w h a t h e s o o f t e n d o e s i n t i m e s o f c r i s i s , h i d e . J o h n K i r b y , w i l t e d u n d e r q u e s t i o n i n g f r o m a W i t h B a g r a m a n d K a n d a h a r i n t h e h a n d s o f p e r s i s t e n t m e d i a o n F r i d a y i n p l a c e o f h i s b o s s , m i l i t a n t t e r r o r i s t s , a n d t h e e n e m y a t t h e g a t e s r e f u s i n g t o a c k n o w l e d g e a n y m i s t a k e s i n t h e
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B i d e n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ’ s h a n d l i n g o f t h e t r o o p t h a t h a s a l r e a d y f o r c e d w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n w i t h d r a w a l , a n d r e i t e r a t i n g y e t a g a i n t h a t t h e b a c k u n d e r I s l a m i c e x t r e m i s t s u b j u g a t i o n w h i l e m i l i t a r y c a p a b i l i t i e s o f t h e A f g h a n a r m y w e r e t h o s e w h o d a r e r e s i s t a r e l i t e r a l l y b e i n g m o r e t h a n e n o u g h t o p r e v e n t a t o t a l l o s s o f b u t c h e r e d i n t h e s t r e e t s . c o n t r o l t o T a l i b a n f o r c e s . S o t h e q u e s t i o n m u s t b e a s k e d a g a i n , w h e r e w a s E c h o i n g t h e t a l k i n g p o i n t s o f j u s t a f e w w e e k s P r e s i d e n t J o e B i d e n ? W a s h e s e e k i n g m o r e a g o f r o m t h e l i k e s o f J o i n t C h i e f s o f S t a f f c o u n s e l f r o m h i s S e c r e t a r y o f D e f e n s e L l o y d C h a i r m a n G e n . M a r k M i l l e y , a n d t h e P r e s i d e n t A u s t i n ? T h e s a m e m a n w h o o v e r s a w t h e a b y s m a l h i m s e l f , B i d e n s u r r o g a t e s s p e n t t h e w e e k e n d f a i l u r e o f t h e I r a q t r o o p w i t h d r a w a l i n 2 0 1 1 . W a s i n s i s t i n g t h a t s u c h a r a p i d d e t e r i o r a t i o n w a s n o t h e b r a i n s t o r m i n g h o w t o s p i n t h e p o l l i n g o n t h i s w h a t t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e o n t h e g r o u n d s u g g e s t e d . f o r e i g n r e l a t i o n s n i g h t m a r e w i t h h i s P r e s s T h i s w a s a l i e . W i t h o u t A m e r i c a n a i r s u p p o r t , o r S e c r e t a r y J e n P s a k i ? 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I t i s n o w c l e a r t h a t m o n t h s , t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s C o n g r e s s h a s b e e n w h i l e B i d e n w a s e n j o y i n g y e t a n o t h e r l e i s u r e l y r e c e i v i n g u p d a t e d i n t e l l i g e n c e b r i e f i n g s o n t h e r e s p i t e a t C a m p D a v i d o v e r t h e w e e k e n d , t h e t e n u o u s h o l d P r e s i d e n t A s h r a f G h a n i h a d o v e r w o r l d w a t c h e d i n h o r r o r a s A f g h a n i s t a n b u r n e d A f g h a n i s t a n , a n d t h e e x t r e m e l i k e l i h o o d o f a a f t e r t h e c u r r e n t A m e r i c a n P r e s i d e n t a b a n d o n e d T a l i b a n r e s u r g e n c e i f A m e r i c a n m i l i t a r y a n d y e t a n o t h e r a l l y . p r i v a t e c o n t r a c t o r f o r c e s w e r e t o e x i t t h e c o u n t r y t o o q u i c k l y . 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F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e N e w Y o r k Y o u n g R e p u b l i c a n C l u b d e n o u n c e s B i d e n ’ s r e m a r k s b l a m i n g t h e c r i s i s i n A f g h a n i s t a n o n e v e r y o n e b u t h i m s e l f . W h i l e w e b e l i e v e t h a t t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ’ m i s s i o n a b r o a d s h o u l d n o t b e f o c u s e d o n n a t i o n b u i l d i n g , w e c o n d e m n t h e B i d e n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n f o r i t s r e c k l e s s e x e c u t i o n o f U . S . t r o o p w i t h d r a w a l a n d u t t e r l y i n e x c u s a b l e b e t r a y a l o f o u r A f g h a n a l l i e s . W e a l s o d e m a n d t h a t t h e B i d e n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n r e s c u e t h o u s a n d s o f U . S . c i t i z e n s t h a t a r e c u r r e n t l y s t i l l t r a p p e d i n a n d a r o u n d K a b u l .
Statement Against De Blasio's Mandatory Vaccine Pass A s s t a t e d o n D e c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 2 0 , t h e N e w Y o r k b y s u p p o r t i n g m i s l e a d i n g m e d i a n a r r a t i v e s a b o u t Y o u n g R e p u b l i c a n C l u b i s c o m m i t t e d t o p o s i t i v e v a c c i n e s ’ e f f e c t i v e n e s s a n d s a f e t y . W h e n a a c t i o n t h a t s u p p o r t s t h e h e a l t h o f e v e r y p o l i t i c a l p a r t y c o n s p i r e s w i t h m e d i a a n d b i g A m e r i c a n c i t i z e n . H o w e v e r , w e o n c e a g a i n t e c h t o s h u t d o w n s p e e c h , i t s h o u l d c o m e a s n o r e a f f i r m o u r o p p o s i t i o n t o m a n d a t o r y s u r p r i s e t h a t t h e a v e r a g e N e w Y o r k e r h a s n o v a c c i n a t i o n a t a n y l e v e l o f g o v e r n m e n t . c o n f i d e n c e t h a t a v a c c i n e w i l l p r e v e n t t r a n s m i s s i o n o f t h e n o v e l c o r o n a v i r u s , O u r p a r t y f o l l o w s s c i e n c e . I n D e c e m b e r , w e p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t h e f a c e o f a n e w v a r i a n t . c o n c l u d e d , a s d i d m o s t o f t h e c o u n t r y , t h a t B e c a u s e t h e m e d i a a n d t h e D e m o c r a t - c o n t r o l l e d , v a c c i n e s w o u l d d e f e a t C O V I D - 1 9 . D e m o c r a t s u p p o s e d l y a p o l i t i c a l p u b l i c h e a l t h i n s t i t u t i o n s l e a d e r s h i p a n d s t r a t e g i s t s , h a d , a t t h e t i m e , c a s t h a v e e n g e n d e r e d s u c h d i s t r u s t , N e w Y o r k e r s d o u b t a b o u t t h e s a f e t y a n d v i a b i l i t y o f t h e r e m a i n u n a b l e t o r e s o l v e t h e o p e n q u e s t i o n s v a c c i n e s s i n c e t h e y w e r e f i r s t m a d e a v a i l a b l e a r o u n d c a u s a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n s e r i o u s t h r o u g h O p e r a t i o n W a r p S p e e d . I n r e c e n t w e e k s c o n d i t i o n s ( e . g . , B e l l ’ s P a l s y , f e r t i l i t y ) a n d a n d t o d a y , D e m o c r a t s h a v e c o n t i n u e d t o d e s t r o y r e c e i p t o f t h e s e a s y e t u n a p p r o v e d v a c c i n e s , j u s t t h e p e o p l e ’ s f a i t h i n p u b l i c h e a l t h i n s t i t u t i o n s j u s t a s t h e y w e r e e i g h t m o n t h s a g o .
P a g e 4 I S S U E V , S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 1 T H E R E C O R D
D e s p i t e p u b l i c c o n c e r n s o v e r t h e i n o c u l a t i o n s , I n s t e a d o f m a k i n g i t a p r i o r i t y t o p r o t e c t t h e M a y o r B i l l d e B l a s i o h a s c h o s e n t o p u n i s h , m o s t v u l n e r a b l e o f N e w Y o r k e r s , h o w e v e r , M a y o r r a t h e r t h a n l i s t e n t o , N e w Y o r k e r s w h o a r e B i l l d e B l a s i o h a s c h o s e n t o a t t a c k t h e c i v i l j u s t i f i a b l y s k e p t i c a l . T h e i r o n i c a l l y n a m e d “ K e y l i b e r t i e s o f a n e n t i r e t h i r d o f t h e c i t y w h o t o N Y C P a s s ” l o c k s t h e c i t y d o w n t o a n y o n e w h o q u e s t i o n t h e w i s d o m o f , a n d a v o i d , a v a c c i n a t i o n q u e s t i o n s d e B l a s i o ’ s j u d g m e n t a b o u t h i s o r h e r m a n d a t e f o r e v e n h e a l t h y y o u n g a d u l t s . S u c h o w n p e r s o n a l h e a l t h d e c i s i o n s . I n h i s a d d r e s s s u s p i c i o n s s t e m f r o m a l a c k o f t r u s t i n a n i n e p t e x p l a i n i n g t h e v a c c i n e m a n d a t e , h e d e c l a r e d t h a t c i t y g o v e r n m e n t t h a t h a s d i s m i s s e d l e g i t i m a t e a n y o n e w h o d e c l i n e s t o s u b j e c t t h e m s e l v e s t o h i s m e d i c a l c o n c e r n s w h i l e s i m u l t a n e o u s l y i g n o r i n g p r e f e r r e d m e d i c a l i n t e r v e n t i o n w i l l b e t h e p r e s s i n g l o c a l q u a l i t y o f l i f e i s s u e s , s u c h a s p r e v e n t e d f r o m “ l i v i n g a g o o d , a n d f u l l , a n d r i s i n g c r i m e , t h a t c o m m u n i t i e s f a c e o n a d a i l y h e a l t h y l i f e . ” W h i l e h e a t t e m p t e d t o b l a m e t h e b a s i s . R a t h e r t h a n d i l i g e n t l y p r o t e c t i n g t h e o n e v i r u s f o r t h i s c h o i c e , h e m a d e i t c l e a r t h a t h i s t o t w o p e r c e n t o f t h e c i t y ’ s p o p u l a t i o n a t g o v e r n m e n t a c t i o n w o u l d i m p o s e t h i s h a r m , g r e a t e s t r i s k , M a y o r d e B l a s i o c h o o s e s t o w h i c h t h e v i r u s i t s e l f c o u l d n o t . S u c h a p r e o c c u p y h i m s e l f w i t h m a k i n g s u r e t h a t t h o s e s e n t i m e n t b a f f l e s a n y o n e f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e w h o d i s o b e y h i s e d i c t a r e n o t p e r m i t t e d t o D e m o c r a t s ’ d e c a d e s - o l d m a n t r a o f “ m y b o d y , m y “ [ l i v e ] a g o o d , a n d f u l l , a n d h e a l t h y l i f e . ” c h o i c e ” . T h e C O V I D - 1 9 p a n d e m i c a n d d r a c o n i a n I n r e c e n t w e e k s , v a c c i n a t i o n r a t e s h a v e s t a r t e d g o v e r n m e n t r e s t r i c t i o n s i m p o s e d i n i t s n a m e t o r i s e , p e r h a p s d u e i n p a r t t o t h e n u m e r o u s h a v e k i l l e d t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s a n d d e s t r o y e d r e c r e a t i o n a l a n d f i n a n c i a l i n c e n t i v e s e x t e n d e d l i v e l i h o o d s a c r o s s o u r b e l o v e d N e w Y o r k C i t y . t o r e c i p i e n t s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y . T h i s h a s M a n y s t i l l g r i e v e t h e l o s s o f t h e i r p a r e n t s , b r o u g h t o u r n a t i o n a l v a c c i n a t i o n l e v e l b e y o n d g r a n d p a r e n t s , f r i e n d s , b u s i n e s s e s , a n d e v e n w h a t p u b l i c h e a l t h o f f i c i a l s p r e v i o u s l y c l a i m e d c h i l d r e n . T h e N e w Y o r k Y o u n g R e p u b l i c a n C l u b w o u l d g i v e u s h e r d i m m u n i t y . A p p a r e n t l y s u p p o r t s s c i e n t i f i c a l l y r o o t e d a n d p r o p e r l y u n s a t i s f i e d w i t h t h e r e s u l t s o f o f f e r i n g u p s o r e s t r a i n e d m e a s u r e s t o m a k e o u r c i t y a b e t t e r m a n y “ c a r r o t s ” , s o m e o f o u r e l e c t e d l e a d e r s p l a c e . O u r c l u b d o e s n o t , h o w e v e r , s u p p o r t s e e m g i d d y t o s w i t c h t o t h e “ s t i c k ” a n d i m p o s e i r r a t i o n a l m e a s u r e s t h a t p u n i s h t h e p o p u l a t i o n p a n d e m i c r e s t r i c t i o n s h i s t o r i c a l l y i m p o s e d o n l y f o r e x e r c i s i n g a r i g h t t o b o d i l y a u t o n o m y . i n t i m e s o f c l e a r a n d i m m i n e n t c r i s i s w i t h a r a t i o n a l b a s i s t o a l e g i t i m a t e g o v e r n m e n t o b j e c t i v e . C O V I D - 1 9 , e v e n t h e d e l t a v a r i a n t , h a s b e e n f o u n d t o h a v e a m o r t a l i t y r a t e a s l o w a s o n e p e r c e n t , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e D i r e c t o r o f t h e N a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e o f A l l e r g y a n d I n f e c t i o u s D i s e a s e s a n d m e d i a d a r l i n g D r . A n t h o n y F a u c i . B e c a u s e o f t h e v a c c i n e s ’ d e c r e a s i n g a n d u n c e r t a i n e f f e c t i v e n e s s i n p r e v e n t i n g t r a n s m i s s i o n o f p a r t i c u l a r s t r a i n s , e f f o r t s a t i n o c u l a t i o n s h o u l d b e f o c u s e d o n e n c o u r a g i n g t h o s e m o s t a t r i s k t o g e t v a c c i n a t e d i n o r d e r t o p r o t e c t t h e i r o w n h e a l t h , w h i l e r e s p e c t i n g t h e i r o w n b o d i l y a u t o n o m y . S u c h a m e a s u r e w o u l d a t l e a s t b e a r a r a t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p t o t h e l e g i t i m a t e g o v e r n m e n t o b j e c t i v e o f s a v i n g l i v e s . Photo by Denice Flores Almendares NYYRC Takes Over The NYC Metro Area T h e B o a r d o f G o v e r n o r s o f t h e N e w Y o r k Y o u n g d e s e r v e s o u r a c t i o n a n d a t t e n t i o n ; w e w i l l s t o p R e p u b l i c a n C l u b h a s a m e n d e d t h e C l u b ’ s b y l a w s a t n o t h i n g t o w e l c o m e a l l Y o u n g R e p u b l i c a n s i n t o e x t e n d t h e g e o g r a p h i c p e r i m e t e r o f g e n e r a l o u r s u r r o u n d i n g a r e a i n t o t h e f o l d . I t i s o u r d u t y m e m b e r s h i p t o i n c o r p o r a t e a n y o n e w h o l i v e s , t o g a t h e r t h e s e l i k e - m i n d e d i n d i v i d u a l s i n t o a w o r k s , o r s t u d i e s i n t h e N e w Y o r k C i t y s t r o n g c o a l i t i o n t o f i g h t t h e R a d i c a l L e f t a n d i t s m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a , t h e l a r g e s t m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a i d e o l o g i e s t h a t a r e d e s t r o y i n g o u r r e g i o n a n d i n t h e w o r l d b y l a n d m a s s a n d l a r g e s t i n t h e o u r n a t i o n . T h r o u g h o u r v a s t n e t w o r k a n d U n i t e d S t a t e s b y p o p u l a t i o n . T h i s m e a n s t h a t a n y c o n n e c t i o n s , w e w i l l e m p o w e r a n d m o b i l i z e i n d i v i d u a l l o c a t e d i n t h e n e a r b y c o u n t i e s o f N e w Y o u n g R e p u b l i c a n s i n e v e r y n o o k a n d c r a n n y i n Y o r k , N e w J e r s e y , C o n n e c t i c u t , o r P e n n s y l v a n i a t h e r e g i o n t o s t a n d u p f o r w h a t w e b e l i e v e i n c a n n o w j o i n a s a g e n e r a l m e m b e r o f t h e C l u b . a n d t o M a k e A m e r i c a G r e a t A g a i n . D e m o c r a t s s h o u l d f e a r o u r c a n d o r a n d s p i r i t a s w e b u i l d a n T h e N e w Y o r k Y o u n g R e p u b l i c a n C l u b f i l l s a v o i d a r m y o f p e o p l e w h o l o v e A m e r i c a a n d w i l l i n i t s c o m m u n i t y b y s e r v i n g a s a b a s t i o n f o r p r o u d l y s t r i v e t o p r e s e r v e a n d p r o t e c t i t . D o n o t c o n s e r v a t i v e , l i b e r t y - m i n d e d y o u n g a d u l t s . u n d e r e s t i m a t e w h a t w e a r e c a p a b l e o f a n d o u r S t r o n g i n t e r e s t f r o m s u r r o u n d i n g c o m m u n i t i e s u n w a v e r i n g p e r s e v e r a n c e a n d t e n a c i t y .
P a g e 5 I S S U E V , S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 1 T H E R E C O R D Event Spotlight: March on Gracie Mansion
On Sunday, August 15th, the New York Young Republican Club organized a protest in front of Gracie Mansion to protest Mayor Bill de Blasio's Vaccine Mandate. We had several key note speakers at the event including New York City Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, and New York State Republican gubernatorial candidate Andrew Giuliani. Our collective message Photo by Denice Flores Almendares is simple: if you want the vaccine, that is your choice, but to mandate a vaccine is wrong. We believe in medical autonomy. America is founded on freedom and to force any form of medication on any American citizen is not the freedom to choose.
This is not just a spotlight. This is a wake up call to all New York City residents. This is every member of the Photo by Denice Flores Almendares our Club screaming as loud as we can that Vaccine Mandates are evil and This is a call to stand up and fight this invading our city, the largest and most evil tyranny that is plaguing our nation important city in America, and it wont and causing mass hysteria. An stop just here. If it can happen to New unvaccinated person does not deserve York City, then it can happen to any city to be treated like a second class citizen in the USA. because they have either: chosen not to put a foreign untested substance in their bodies, or cannot be vaccinated due to other medical or religious reasons. To take away the freedom to choose, is not the American way and Dictator Bill de Blasio should be ashamed to call himself an American.
The New York Young Republican Club firmly stands against this tyrannical executive order and will do everything in our power to stop it and return NYC to normal, equal and free society. Photo by Denice Flores Almendares
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Event Spotlight: August Speaker Series with Scott Presler
At the end of August, we invited Scott Presler, a Conservative activist, to speak to our members. Scott is known for his work on the Trump campaign and for organizing trash cleanups in inner cities and low-income neighborhoods. Scott's main focus of his activism work and speech to us was voting. Specifically, he spoke about the importance of local elections, ballot harvesting (which is legal) and strategies for winning local elections, Congress and the White House. The Democrats are aware of these same tactics and can utilize them just as well, which is why young Republicans need to mobilize and execute to get right leaning officials elected to office. Photo by Denice Flores Almendares
Club History: 1948 – The Club helped elect another died in office in 1945. Dewey received Club member, George Frankenthaler, as 45.1% of the popular vote to Truman’s the Surrogate of New York County, the 49.6%. In the Electoral College, Dewey first and last Republican ever elected to won 16 states with 189 electoral votes, that office. The Club ran one of its Truman 28 states with 303 electoral members, John Ellis, against former votes, and Thurmond four states (all in Club member Democratic Congressman the South) with 39 electoral votes. The Vito A. Marcantonio; like Frederick P. key states in the election were Illinois, Bryan 2 years earlier, John Ellis’ California, and Ohio, which together campaign failed to secure a win. had a combined 78 electoral votes. Thomas E. Dewey was the Republican Truman won each of these three states candidate again in the 1948 presidential by less than one percentage point; had election, with California Governor Earl Dewey won all three states, he would Warren on the bottom half of the ticket. have won the election in the Electoral Dewey was almost unanimously College, and if he had any two, this projected to win against incumbent would have forced a contingent election Harry S. Truman, who had taken over in the House of Representatives. from Roosevelt when he
P a g e 7 I S S U E V , S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 1 T H E R E C O R D Opinions I.R.O.A.R. v. de Blasio By James F. West, Esq. state's Covid-19 infections can be sourced to these locations. By contrast, almost 75% of the spread can be attributed to gatherings in people’s homes.
There are a number of fact-specific arguments set forth further demonstrating the arbitrariness of the Executive Order. However, one particularly remarkable argument is relative to the popularized vaccination rate – which is included in the Executive Order – that 56% of New York City residents are fully vaccinated. That statistic, they argue, is entirely misleading. The April 1, 2020 census estimated the population of New The legal battle against New York City’s York City to be about 8.8 million – however, vaccine mandate has begun on Staten Island. 20% of the population is under the age of 18 and about 10%-15% is under the age of 12. In an action brought against Bill de Blasio and Therefore, 10%-15% of the population is not the City of New York, the Independent even able to receive the vaccine. That means Restaurant Owners Association Rescue the vaccinated percentage of people eligible to (“I.R.O.A.R.”) seeks a permanent injunction receive the vaccine is much higher, at against NYC Executive Order 225 to prevent anywhere between 70% and 77%. damage to small businesses that have already been suffering under the City’s rules. The Petition rightfully lies heavily on Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, the The Petition filed by I.R.O.A.R. on August 17th Supreme Court case decided last year which alleges that the vaccine mandates are upheld the notion that the Constitution does “arbitrary, irrational, unscientific, and not go away, even in an emergency. As Justice unlawful,” and are continuing the pattern of Gorsuch stated, “[e]ven if the Constitution has City, State, and Federal mandates that have taken a holiday during the pandemic, it “severely and irreparably damaged small cannot become a sabbatical.” The mandates businesses all over the [c]ity.” must be narrowly tailored in order to satisfy the strict scrutiny required of them – and, Attorneys Mark Fonte and Louis Gelormino instead, the Mayor’s orders became more form a strong Constitutional basis for their voluminous, in contravention of the increased arguments, the first appearance for which is medical and scientific data that has become scheduled for September 3rd. available.
The first cause of action argues that the Massachusetts v. Jacobson, a Supreme Court Executive Order is arbitrary and capricious. case from 1905 which upheld mandatory The mandate applies to indoor dining, indoor vaccine laws, has been a part of the pro- fitness facilities, and indoor entertainment mandate argument since around the start of facilities. However, December 2020 data the pandemic itself. The Petition gets ahead of released by the (former!) Governor Cuomo this argument by distinguishing these himself stated that only 1.4% of the mandates with those at issue in Jacobson.
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Even then, the Court held that states have of antibody positivity according to 3 “authority… to enact quarantine laws and commercial kits was still high at 8 months ‘health laws of every description’” unless such after infection.” Moreover, there are serious laws bear “no real or substantial relation” to medical concerns for people who may have an “public health.” However, a number of lower adverse reaction – in fact, the CDC states Courts have rejected Jacobson, and Roman (emphases from the Petition) that “[p]eople Catholic Diocese makes it clear that Jacobson with HIV and those with weakened immune does not govern. In fact, not one Justice in systems due to other illnesses or medication Roman Catholic Diocese – even those who might be at increased risk for severe Covid-19. dissented – argued that Jacobson provided the They may receive a Covid-19 vaccine. operative framework for Covid-19 regulations. However, they should be aware of limited safety data.” Other conditions with limited The first cause of action concludes with the data include “other autoimmune conditions, argument that the fundamental right to Guillain-Barre syndrome, Bell’s Palsy, and “pursue a calling” is “impinged on and anyone who is allergic to one or more significantly interfered with” by the Executive ingredients of the vaccine.” There is simply Order. Beyond patronizing any of these not enough research, the argument goes, to institutions, the Order makes it impossible for justify such a mandate for these people who those who choose – or are unable – to be may be put at risk by receiving the vaccine. vaccinated to work in any of the industries affected by the mandate. Additionally, certain religious beliefs do not condone injecting a “relatively unknown The second cause of action argues that the foreign substance into one’s body.” The mandate is inherently problematic as it makes mandate thereby violates the freedom of no exceptions and grants no accommodations religion and compels employers to violate for individuals who cannot or should not be Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. vaccinated. The factual bases for this argument run the gamut for reasons scientific The arguments set forth are clear and strong. and spiritual. We hope justice prevails and that the Court recognizes the unconstitutionality of this For people who have had Covid-19 and executive order and any executive order that recovered, the vaccine is not necessary. The continues to destroy small businesses and the Petition cites to a study found on the CDC livelihoods of their owners and employees. website itself, which states that the “rates
"I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I've been challenged by so many people, and I don't frankly have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time either." - Donald J. Trump
P a g e 9 I S S U E V , S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 1 T H E R E C O R D Endorsement: Elizabeth Joy For Congress (NY-20)
believes deeply in the sanctity of life, secure borders, and economic growth for New York. She supports safety, security, and has gained every Law Enforcement endorsement in her district, including New York State Police. Career politician Paul Tonko, Joy’s opponent, has served seven terms in Congress but has objectively done very little for his constituents.
Joy would be a leader for New York and an outspoken advocate of conservative values. Unlike her opponent, Joy plans to promote and vote for legislation that protects the unborn. She is in support of Constitutional freedoms, and she vows to prioritize issues that matter most to her constituents. The New York Young Republican Club enthusiastically endorses Elizabeth Joy for The New York Young Republican Club New York’s 20th Congressional District. strongly urges voters in the 20th Born and raised in upstate New York, Joy is Congressional District of New York to an author, realtor, and mother of four who support Elizabeth Joy.
Endorsement: Jackie Toboroff For City Council (CD-1)
The New York Young Republican Club is proud to endorse Jackie Toboroff for New York City Council, District 1. Jackie Toboroff is a born and raised New Yorker, raising her 2 children here in New York, and knows first-hand the struggles all New Yorkers face in 2021. The streets are unclean and unsafe, the mentally ill now roam the subways unsupervised, the city’s present political leadership has adopted anti-business policies, and is openly hostile to entrepreneurship, and has vilified working-class families. Toboroff knows that New York City is spending way beyond its means and is bankrupt. New York City cannot continue under the present trajectory and Toboroff is ready to get back to business basics and prioritize the budgeting of essential city functions and services. On the New York City Council, Toboroff will:
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Fully fund and support the New York currently lives in Lower Manhattan, and is Police Department a self-described ‘creative.’ Toboroff’s Hold all city agencies accountable message to her fellow creatives is to join Cut spending her campaign and bring their creativity. In Pass a balanced budget her own words, “There’s nothing sexier Ban Critical Race Theory than being a Republican. We are the Party Remove all public school syllabi that of creative ideas, inclusion, freedom, and teach our children to hate small government. The left is boring, all they want to do is destroy, and it’s time for In fact, Toboroff has already written adult supervision to step in and provide legislation, called the “Parent’s Bill of leadership.” Rights,” and will introduce it on day one. In short, this bill requires all New York City Jackie Toboroff knows what her community Public Schools to provide the entire needs and will not stop fighting until curriculum in advance of the school year victory is achieved. There is a special for parental review, allows parents to opt- opportunity in this election cycle to elect a out of Department of Education emails, and whole new crop of qualified leaders who requires the school to report a child’s will return New York’s character to New grades to parent/s after fourteen days. York. Overall, the bill aims to empower parents to be provided with clear oversight over their The New York Young Republican Club looks child’s education and common sense forward to seeing Jackie Toboroff lead in features for accountability. New York City Council District 1. The New York Young Republican Club strongly urges Toboroff is a life-long New Yorker who all New York City voters to support grew up on the Upper East Side, attended Jacqueline Toboroff for New York City New York University, graduated from Council District 1. Parsons with a Bachelors of Fine Arts,
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To promote and maintain the principles of the Republican Party; to foster within the Republican Party and make practical in service of the municipality, state and nation, the idealism characteristic of youth; to correct in our own party that tendency of all parties to make organization an end rather than a means; to develop sound principle and public spirit in party politics; to promote honest and fair electoral methods, to the end that the expression of the popular will by whatever party or body, shall be as free, untrammeled and equal as possible; to resist and expose political corruption; to advocate merit rather than partisan service as entitling to public office; to watch legislation and to encourage public attention to and efficiently criticize the conduct of government.
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