Elections

Lara Trump: Joe Biden has done nothing for the black community

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1 year ago

June 7, 2020

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“If you look at the track record that Joe Biden has had, he has been in politics for around four decades,” Lara Trump, a senior adviser to the Trump 2020 Campaign said on Fox News’ “Justice with Judge Jeanine.” “This man has done absolutely nothing positive for the African-American communities in this country.”

“He served eight years under the first black president, Barack Obama,” she said. “They did nothing for black Americans in this country.”

“So when you compare the fact that Joe Biden has been absolutely terrible for the black communities in this country and he’s telling you if you don’t vote for him, you’re not black versus Donald Trump, who is actionable, actually enact and substantive change for these communities,” Lara Trump said. “I think Joe Biden is probably doing pretty poorly with the black community in this country.”

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New York City Dems Push Law to Allow 800,000 Non-Citizens to Vote in Municipal Elections

The New York City Council will vote on December 9 on a law to allow green-card holders and residents with work permits to vote in municipal elections

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22 hours ago

November 28, 2021

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New York’s Democratic party is battling over the constitutionality of voter laws. On December 9, the New York City Council will vote on a law to allow green-card holders and residents with work permits to vote in municipal elections.

“Around 808,000 New York City residents who have work permits or are lawful permanent residents would be eligible to vote under the legislation, which has the support of 34 of 51 council members, a veto-proof majority” reports Fox News.

“It’s important for the Democratic Party to look at New York City and see that when voting rights are being attacked, we are expanding voter participation,” Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, a sponsor of the bill and Democrat who represents the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, told the New York Times. Rodriguez immigrated from the Dominican Republic and became a U.S. citizen in 2000.

Fox News reports:

Laura Wood, Chief Democracy Officer for the mayor’s office, said at a hearing on the bill in September that the law could violate the New York State Constitution, which states that voters must be U.S. citizens age 18 or older.

Mayor Bill de Blasio indicated he could veto the bill following the September hearing.
“We’ve done everything that we could possibly get our hands on to help immigrant New Yorkers—including undocumented folks—but…I don’t believe it is legal,” de Blasio told WNYC radio at the time.

Mayor-elect Eric Adams, however, submitted testimony to the September hearing in favor of the bill. “In a democracy, nothing is more fundamental than the right to vote and to say who represents you and your community in elected office…Currently, almost one million New Yorkers are denied this foundational right.”

The legislation was first introduced two years ago, but had not yet gained traction due to the legal concerns.