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NY Sentences Man to 10 Years for Making Homemade Gun

NY Sentences Man to 10 Years for Making Homemade Gun

pgnewser May 15, 2024

Judge Adena Darkeh gave Brooklyn resident Dexter Taylor 10 years for building his own gun in a trial that saw the judge bar Taylor from using the 2nd Amendment as a defense. Darkeh stated at the beginning of the trial, “Do not bring the Second Amendment into this courtroom. It doesn’t exist here. So you can’t argue Second Amendment. This is New York.”

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Judge Abena Darkeh sentenced Dexter Taylor, a Brooklyn software engineer, to ten years in prison for building firearms in his apartment. Officials labeled them as “ghost guns.”

… From RedState:

The judge disrupted [Taylor defense attorney Vinoo] Varghese’s opening statement multiple times as he tried to set the stage for Taylor’s defense. Even further, she admonished the defense to refrain from mentioning the Second Amendment during the trial. Varghese told RedState:

She told us, ‘Do not bring the Second Amendment into this courtroom. It doesn’t exist here. So you can’t argue Second Amendment. This is New York.’

Varghese said he had filed the appropriate paperwork to “preserve these arguments for appeal” but that the judge “rejected these arguments, and she went out of her way to limit me.”

 

 

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DNC-Funded Business Now Lobbies to Freeze Unions Out of Farming

DNC-Funded Business Now Lobbies to Freeze Unions Out of Farming

pgnewser May 14, 2024

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$6bn California agricultural company founded by Biden and Newsom donors sues state to stop a law meant to help farmworkers unionize

One of California’s most influential agricultural companies filed a lawsuit Monday against the state to stop a contentious law to help farmworkers unionize that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom reluctantly signed two years ago after pressure from the White House.

The action by the Wonderful Co. comes as it battles the United Farm Workers over a newly formed UFW local of 640 workers at one of its businesses. The $6 billion company founded by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who have donated to President Joe Biden and Newsom, makes a host of products recognizable to most grocery store shoppers, including Halos mandarin oranges, Wonderful Pistachios, POM Wonderful pomegranate juice and Fiji Water brands.

 

Budget impasse may be over in Missouri Senate– www.stltoday.com

Budget impasse may be over in Missouri Senate– www.stltoday.com

pgnewser May 9, 2024

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JEFFERSON CITY — A day of closed-door negotiations produced signs of progress Wednesday as House and Senate budget writers worked to end an impasse over the state’s more than $50 billion spending plan.

Leaders on both sides of the Missouri Capitol said they remained hopeful lawmakers could still finish their work on the massive spending package by a 6 p.m. Friday deadline.

“I think we’re making progress and we’re cautiously optimistic and we’ll know more tonight,” House Majority Leader Jon Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, told the Post-Dispatch Wednesday afternoon.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, said the Senate could begin taking up individual budget bills as early as Wednesday evening, but the Senate adjourned at 8 p.m. with plans to return at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Illinois Dems Supersize Power With Actual Attack On Democracy– thefederalist.com

Illinois Dems Supersize Power With Actual Attack On Democracy– thefederalist.com

pgnewser May 9, 2024

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If there’s any doubt left that Democrats are the actual threat to the republic, take a look at what Illinois’ “Democracy” just did.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a deep-pocketed leftist with a supermajority of Democrats in the Illinois Legislature, quickly signed an election bill last week that quashes the practice of slating, in which local party organizations name legislative candidates to general election ballots where the party was unable to recruit a primary candidate. Before Pritzker affixed his John Hancock to the bill, parties could appoint candidates to run up to 75 days after the primary.

Pritzker and his power-hungry Democrats could have waited to change the law until after the current election cycle. Instead, they decided to do it midstream, a slimy move that bolsters Democrats’ hold on power in the Land of Lincoln.

Senate GOP leader John Curran, according to the Chicago Tribune, blasted Democrats for “chang[ing] the rules halfway through an election cycle to stack the deck for their favored incumbent candidates.” The bill, he said, exemplified “how you steal an election.”

Alaska Supreme Court schedules date for homeschool lawsuit appeal • Alaska Beacon– alaskabeacon.com

Alaska Supreme Court schedules date for homeschool lawsuit appeal • Alaska Beacon– alaskabeacon.com

pgnewser May 9, 2024

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The Alaska Supreme Court proposed hearing the state’s appeal to a court case that struck down key components of its correspondence school program before the end of June.

Oral arguments would be held June 25, five days before the end of a hold on the lower court’s ruling.

Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman ruled that two sections of state law allowed public funds, in the form of per student allotments, to be spent at private and religious organizations in violation of the state constitution. Attorneys for the state appealed the decision last week.

The court date comes as lawmakers seek statutory fixes to stabilize correspondence programs for the families that use them.

Alabama lawmakers strengthen penalties for falsely reporting a crime after Carlee Russell kidnapping hoax– www.foxnews.com

Alabama lawmakers strengthen penalties for falsely reporting a crime after Carlee Russell kidnapping hoax– www.foxnews.com

pgnewser May 9, 2024

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A bill increasing penalties for falsely reporting a crime to law enforcement is heading to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk.

Lawmakers in the Yellowhammer State passed the bill on Wednesday with a 32-0 vote in the Senate.

Many in the state called for harsher penalties for making a false police report after Carlee Russell faked her own kidnapping off Interstate 459 in the city of Hoover last summer – a case that drew national attention.

Louisiana Bill to Restrict Concealed Carry Near Parades Fails in House– www.usacarry.com

Louisiana Bill to Restrict Concealed Carry Near Parades Fails in House– www.usacarry.com

pgnewser May 9, 2024

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BATON ROUGE, LA – A controversial bill that sought to restrict concealed carry of firearms within 100 feet of parade routes in Louisiana failed to pass in the Louisiana House on Monday, May 6. House Bill 627, introduced by Representative Mandie Landry, did not garner enough support, with 58 representatives voting against it and only 38 in favor.

The bill aimed to amend existing laws to prohibit the carrying of concealed handguns in the vicinity of parades or demonstrations that had obtained a governmental permit. This proposed amendment was part of an effort to enhance public safety at large public gatherings, which often see significant crowds.

HB 627 would have infringed on the rights of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves and their families, especially in places where the likelihood of encountering a threat could be higher due to large gatherings. The legislation would have done little to prevent criminals, who do not adhere to gun laws, from carrying firearms.

Is a tax on services in Illinois’ future? Pritzker no longer rules it out. – Shaw Local– www.shawlocal.com

Is a tax on services in Illinois’ future? Pritzker no longer rules it out. – Shaw Local– www.shawlocal.com

pgnewser May 8, 2024

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Gov. JB Pritzker unexpectedly moved away last week from his long-standing opposition to taxing services, saying he didn’t want to start taking ideas off the table as lawmakers search for ways to fund and reform the Chicago region’s mass transit system. A major business group predictably pushed back.

As you may know, Chicago area’s mass transit agencies are facing a $730 million “fiscal cliff” in 2026. The federal government’s COVID-era subsidies will expire that year. Also, ridership has declined as service worsens, operating costs have increased and average fare prices have fallen.

According to a report last year from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, imposing a service tax could be part of the solution. The CMAP report claimed adding a service tax to the state’s existing 6.25 percent state tax rate could generate $1.1 to $1.9 billion in 2026. Some legislators are proposing a $1.5 billion annual funding increase for transit, as part of a consolidation effort.