NY Const Art 1, Sec 3 proudly proclaims that we are Christian nation and that there shall be no betting at Nassau OTB, a public benefit corporation, when our future President Andrew Cuomo may be in Church.
Loretta Lynch does not believe that anyone has a right to bet at a public benefit corporation in NY on any day of the year as many New Yorkers choose to buy a NY Lottery Ticket at their local store on any day of the year that they so choose or go play the slot machines in NY on any day of the year that they choose.
The law made me do it. There shall be no betting at Nassau OTB, a public benefit corporation, every day of the year.
What the US needs is more competent crooks with character and a long range view.
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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.
Obama Nominates Loretta Lynch for Attorney General
U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of New York Would Succeed Eric Holder
President Barack Obama names U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch to replace
retiring Attorney General Eric Holder, on Sat., Nov. 8. Photo/Video: AP
Mr. Obama, speaking from the White House on Saturday, said he is nominating Ms. Lynch, 55 years old, to succeed departing Attorney General Eric Holder .
“Throughout her 30 year career she has distinguished herself as a tough, fair and independent lawyer,” Mr. Obama said on Saturday. Ms. Lynch “spent years in the trenches” fighting terrorism and cybercrime “while vigorously defending civil rights,” Mr. Obama said.
He also noted that Ms. Lynch has gone after public corruption in “both parties.”
Ms. Lynch, he said, is one of the few people who “battles drug lords and mobsters and terrorists and still has the reputation for being a charming people person.”
In turning to Ms. Lynch—someone without close ties to the White House and who has prosecuted both Democrats and Republicans in her current job—the administration sees someone they believe could pass muster with the new Republican-controlled Senate, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Ms. Lynch has twice been confirmed by the Senate to her post as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, a fact Mr. Obama noted Saturday.
If confirmed, Ms. Lynch will inherit many of the same thorny issues Mr. Holder has wrestled with, including assertions of broad executive authority to conduct military strikes on terror targets, use of lethal drones against U.S. citizens overseas suspected of terrorism, and gathering Americans’ communications records.
Ms. Lynch, speaking at the White House on Saturday, said if confirmed “I will wake up with the protection of the American people my first thought.”
She is something of an unconventional choice. U.S. attorneys are almost never chosen for the top job, because if they become attorney general, they vault over several rungs of Justice Department leaders who are currently their superiors. She is known to eschew turf battles with colleagues and has a good relationship with her bosses in Washington, including Mr. Holder, according to those who know her.
If confirmed, Ms. Lynch would be the first black woman to hold the job of the nation’s top law-enforcement official.
When Mr. Holder announced his plan to resign, Ms. Lynch was considered a potential candidate, but not at the top of the list of choices, said people close to the discussions. They said that, over the course of the selection process, White House officials came to focus on her, as well as Solicitor General Donald Verrilli and Labor Secretary Tom Perez.
Republicans have been sharply critical of Mr. Holder, who became a lightning rod for his handling of terrorism, civil rights, Wall Street investigations and other issues. On Friday, several top Republicans suggested they were open to confirming Ms. Lynch.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R., Iowa), a critic of Mr. Holder and the Republican set to take over the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee in January, said Ms. Lynch would go through a “very fair, but thorough” vetting process.
“U.S. attorneys are rarely elevated directly to this position, so I look forward to learning more about her, how she will interact with Congress, and how she proposes to lead the department,” he said through a spokeswoman. “I’m hopeful that her tenure, if confirmed, will restore confidence in the attorney general as a politically independent voice for the American people.”
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) said “a full and fair confirmation process is always essential, and its importance has only increased in light of the troubling abuses under the current Attorney General. I look forward to hearing Ms. Lynch’s plans for restoring trust in the Department of Justice.”
Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.), who lives near Ms. Lynch in Brooklyn said she has “a first-rate legal mind and is committed in her bones to the equal application of justice for all people.”
The exact timing of Ms. Lynch’s confirmation hearing hasn’t been decided. Republicans said that Ms. Lynch should be voted on by the new Congress next year—when they will be in control of the Senate.
“Ms. Lynch will receive fair consideration by the Senate,” said Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), who is expected to become Senate majority leader. “And her nomination should be considered in the new Congress through regular order.”
Mr. Obama urged the Senate to confirm Ms. Lynch “without delay” but didn’t appear to be pushing for a confirmation during the lame-duck session.
On Friday, a White House official said the administration would “defer to the Senate leadership and Judiciary Committee, but believe she should be confirmed as soon as possible,” a White House official said.
—Colleen McCain Nelson and Siobhan Hughes contributed to this article.
