New York - Democrats Want To Expel Felder From The Party For Caucusing With Republicans |
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FILE - Council Member Simcha Felder holds a press conference , Monday Nov. 12 , 2007. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Party-switch-key-to-GOP-Senate-control-4035354.php#ixzz2CFrXAPEvNew York - Democratic are looking to expel Simcha Felder from the party after the state senator-elect announced he would caucus with the Republicans, helping them in their bid to regain the majority in the closely divided chamber.
George Arzt, a spokesman for the Kings County Democratic Leader, told Azi Paybarah from capital newyork that Democratic party officials are looking at “both the Kings County and state Democratic Party rules” to see if Felder could be ousted from the party.
“If they do not have provisions, they will propose ways of expelling members for actions of this type,” Arzt said.
Already, Assemlbyman Nick Perry, also of Brooklyn, wrote on Twitter that Felder “should be removed from [the] Dem[ocratic] Party. Let the GOP have him.”
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Nov 14, 2012 at 09:50 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Wipe his own record clean and let him renew his ties in another party.
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Nov 14, 2012 at 10:00 PM Facts1 Says:Report as Inappropriate
Oh dont look at his party affiliation, look at his record.
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Nov 14, 2012 at 10:13 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Politicians are all the same. Especially in NY, they are all chazerim.
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Nov 15, 2012 at 12:42 AM schwartzi Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Politicians are all the same. Especially in NY, they are all chazerim. ”
couldnt have said ir better
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Nov 15, 2012 at 03:56 AM Richard2 Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Politicians are all the same. Especially in NY, they are all chazerim. ”
Chazerim are in fact clean animals as long as it doesn´t come to eating them! But political trixers/fixer are NEVER clean. It doesn´t matter if they have or have not anyting on their heads. They only care for what to have in their pockets!
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Nov 15, 2012 at 07:24 AM Butterfly Says:Report as Inappropriate
He lied. He said and ran as a democrat.
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Nov 15, 2012 at 08:29 AM monalisa Says:Report as Inappropriate
I'm a Republican & I don't blame the Dems. He uses all their resources & within a week of getting electing he's switching allegiance (even if his motives seem to be good.) Not surprised they are furious! Typical indecisive, self serving politician. He should have run on the R ticket, but I suppose they didn't want him to run against Storobin in a primary. Will this be a record for staying in a party?
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Nov 15, 2012 at 09:15 AM tro222 Says:Report as Inappropriate
He beat the democratic maschine at therer own game. The only way to get elected in a one party state (like the communist systems) is to run on there ticket. NY can be proud of there political system.
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Nov 15, 2012 at 09:37 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
who cares he doesn't need the. now. fisrt of all let him join the republicans. And he really doesn't need any party. He is a shoe in in the frum community.
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Nov 15, 2012 at 09:56 AM NiesNow Says:Report as Inappropriate
How about ousting the Manuvel Vito Lopez first ?
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Nov 15, 2012 at 09:58 AM awacs Says:Report as Inappropriate
How do they 'expel someone' from their party? I have no idea what that even means (in NY), unless they mean canceling his voter registration as a member of the Democratic party, which they can't. What are they going to do, not invite him to their meetings?
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Nov 15, 2012 at 11:04 AM OyGevald Says:Report as Inappropriate
Oh! I thought the Dems were the Party of "reaching across the isle" willing to settle to get things done?
Kidding. Knew the Dems are animals.
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Nov 15, 2012 at 11:47 AM kitniyot Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ How do they 'expel someone' from their party? I have no idea what that even means (in NY), unless they mean canceling his voter registration as a member of the Democratic party, which they can't. What are they going to do, not invite him to their meetings? ”
I imagine he will be cut of from the county and state party resources and employees that assist Democratic candidates' election and reelection campaigns.
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Nov 16, 2012 at 11:22 AM awacs Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I imagine he will be cut of from the county and state party resources and employees that assist Democratic candidates' election and reelection campaigns. ”
You might be right. But, I doubt he was drawing very heavily on those resources, anyway; he's built up quite an organization on his own.