NY Primary Day (and Other Election News)

Today is a primary day for various states, including for the New York governor races. Looks like a more credible candidate is defeating Giulani's son on the Republican side, and the incumbents (Governor/Lt. Governor) won on the Democrats' side. I thought maybe there was a shot the Lt. Gov. was not a gimmee, since he just got there. I was rooting for the more liberal Working Family Party candidate. Oh well.

The state senate and House seats race is up next while there also was some assembly and judicial races (it seems) some places. Not for me. It was not a major election or anything, but it seems at least halfway reasonable numbers showed up at my polling place.  I worked a desk and say the Bronx Borough President (rocking a pink outfit) vote nearby.  

The whole thing is a bit of normalcy among so many craziness.  I do think, like one philosopher argued in a book, we have a duty to vote as citizens. It's appreciated around 200 hundred people did (in various cases bringing kids along) in my district, even if for one race, one where the winner was not really a nail-biter.  That is, after all, the standard New York election, though there are some close races and upsets.  

The surprising hearing shows the extreme alternative of sorts. One person responded online that it is somewhat hard to build up excitement to vote for two generally bland choices.  Surely.  Doing the right thing can be pretty tedious or unsatisfying or simply boring.  Such is life.  Like Mother's Day reminds us to celebrate something that should be celebrated all the time, it is good to remember that it still is so important.    [added paragraph]

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Meanwhile, a late scheduled 1/6 Commission hearing had a lot of shit, reminding that Trump should have been removed by impeachment.  Republicans (helped by the federal judge that testified giving them a b.s. excuse).  It really seems to be pushing things into "if you don't prosecute this guy, the fix is in" territory.  The committee has carefuly handled things so far; they wouldn't have had an emergency meeting for no good reason.

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A district court (carefully chosen by the Republican challengers, Staten Island a Republican stronghold) struck down the new New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote for local elections.  The ruling seems to suggest a constitutional rule the protects citizens voting means only citizens can vote.  Various lawyers studied the matter for the City Council and mayor, and I think they probably are right in disagreeing.  

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Someone was "invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below" by SCOTUS.  More notable, a 6-3 shadow docket ruling (no explanation by either side) holds up a extensively explained racial redistricting case, blocking  win applying to this election cycle.  

Remember how we got this Court?  For the nth time, fuck you "both sides do it" people.  Ditto really the idea that we should not do anything very major (such as expanded the Court or some other attention making thing)  is bad strategy.  The very unpopular Court is stripping abortion rights, making it harder to regulation guns, and a whole lot more.

The Court is not legitimate and are screwing us over. How fucking dare it for overruling Roe since they could What more will they do later this week? Well, we shall see.