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New tyranny on Independence Day 2023
Continued from Page 16 the hierarchal power of rich land and slave owners); Senate apportionment (Wyoming has two Senators and 40x the voting power of California while the District of Columbia with more population has no voting rights at all), the filibuster and absurd rules that allow a single Senator to put the kibosh on anything/every- thing in order to extort and hold government hostage (Sen. Tuberville is holding up military promotions to extort an end to access to reproductive care in the military); and congressional gerrymandering which has made a mockery of “one person, one vote” and the very notion of “equal protection.”
“Independence Day is a prominent remind- er that the great State of New York remains committed to the founding principles our great country was built upon — equality, freedom and justice for all,” declared Gov. Hochul. “New York State stands firm in our continued commitment to upholding and safeguarding the democracy that was stood up 247 years ago.”
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Here is what it means to be a “Patriot”: pay your fair share of taxes; serve on a jury when summoned; respect the equality, humanity and democratic rights of others; help your neighbor and your community; defend your country against enemies foreign and domestic; stand up for the rule of law, “justice for all”, and free and fair elections; and most of all, exercise your sacred right and obligation to vote.
