Andrew Cuomo is bankrupt, lazy, and constitutionally inept

Who the hell would listen to a leader who thinks he can close a public benefit corporation, Nassau OTB, on his religious holidays in preference to the same holidays observed on different days by other religious people.
See below.

If you bet horses or can read NY Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3. tell Cuomo he does not belong in carrying out NY PML Sec 105 and Sec 109 which are clearly unconstitutional.  Better yet, bet him that if he dares ask Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for a free FORMAL OPINION he will be told that the law is not constitutionally defensible.

Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law 
* §  109.  Filing  of pari-mutuel tax returns or reports by electronic
  means. Every corporation or association authorized by  this  chapter  to
  conduct pari-mutuel betting on horse races shall file in a timely manner
  pari-mutuel  tax  returns  or other reports relating to such activity in
  such form and by such means,  including  electronic  means,  as  may  be
  prescribed by the state racing and wagering board or the commissioner of
  taxation  and  finance,  as  the  case  may  be  in  accordance with the
  provisions of this chapter.
    * NB Effective until October 1, 2012
    * §  109.  Supplementary  regulatory   powers   of   the   commission.
  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  the  commission
  through its rules and regulations or  in  allotting  dates  for  racing,
  simulcasting  or in licensing race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting
  is permitted shall be authorized to:
    1. permit racing at which pari-mutuel betting is conducted on  any  or
  all  dates from the first day of January through the thirty-first day of
  December, inclusive of Sundays but exclusive of  December  twenty-fifth,
  Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday; and
    2. fix minimum and maximum charges for admission at any race meeting.
    * NB Effective October 1, 2012

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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012

Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.

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Last Updated: Thu., Sep. 6, 2012, 05:11pm

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Gov. Cuomo says White House race is 'gut check election' for America

By CARL CAMPANILE

Last Updated: 3:55 PM, September 6, 2012

Posted: 1:41 PM, September 6, 2012

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CHARLOTTE - Uttering rhetorical flourishes that echoed his father, Gov. Cuomo slammed the GOP ticket and presented a case for President Obama's re-election.
"This an election when the country is going to take a long look in the mirror. This a gut check election," Cuomo said in a speech to the New York delegation.
"We're going to say, "do you believe in the politics of inclusion? Do you believe in fairness for all? Do you believe in the opportunity for all, that this nation was founded on, is still alive? And our answer is yes!" Cuomo said to applause.

The rhetoric was reminiscent of Mario Cuomo's "City on a Hill" keynote address at the 1984 convention. Unlike his father, Andrew Cuomo opted to to keep a lower profile role during his first convention as governor.
But he was treated like a national candidate. He spoke in a tent filled with red, white and blue balloons. Security was tight and national media attended.
Cuomo credited Obama with helping dig the country out of a ditch left by Republicans. "People forget. Memories are short," he said, "People feared there would be a run on the banks."
"Now (the Republicans) want to present themselves as the savior of the problem," he said.
"That's absurd and it's not going to sell."
Like his dad, Cuomo trashed taxes cuts for the wealthy as "trickle down" economics of the 1980s. "Been there. It didn't work. We're not going back," he said.
He said Mitt Romney's blueprint is running mate Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan that passed the GOP-run House. He charged the proposals would hurt the middle class and needy.

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