See ny cons art 1 sec 3, the ny daily news, the daily racing form, etc
Most non lawyers know that the otb's public benefit corporations can't close on roman catholic holidays in preference to Greek orthodox holidays. Is it any wonder that ny can't make money when it's otbs are not open 365 days of the year like the nylottery and the slot machines.
Simcha felder, another Albany politician proudly supporting religious discrimination.
Presumed innocent is like picking what calendar day Nassau OTB is closed on " Easter Sunday"
I’ve tried to avoid writing too much about who may replace state Senate majority leader Dean Skelos should he step down after being indicted on federal corruption charges. I wanted to see what Dean’s conference would say both on and off the record over the weekend. I was particularly interested to see if anyone would publicly throw Dean overboard. So far, I’ve yet to see anyone attach their name to anything suggesting that Skelos should follow Sheldon Silver out the door.
I was also hoping that maybe someone would say something stupid and our old friend Simcha Felder (D-Pigeon Czar), also known as the dumbest pol in New York, really came through.
On Sunday, Mr. Felder said he “absolutely” supports Mr. Skelos retaining his leadership position. “We live in the most wonderful country in the world, where you’re presumed innocent unless proven guilty,” Mr. Felder said.Because Mr. Skelos has governed “by consensus,” Mr. Felder said, he wouldn’t face the same pressure to step down as did former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was ousted from his leadership post earlier this year after facing federal corruption charges in another case filed by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s office.….But with Mr. Skelos, Mr. Felder said, “his people love him; his members love him.”
So…Dean Skelos governs “by consensus.” This makes the federal corruption charges that Skelos will turn himself in to face this very morning less icky to his conference than the federal corruption charges that sent Sheldon Silver packing. We should note that Skelos and his son are expected to be charged with conspiracy, soliciting bribes and extortion.
It should also be noted that not everyone of Felder’s pals in the GOP conference share his enthusiasm for keeping Skelos on even after he gets arrested this morning.
Other senators disagreed, saying it would be wrong to keep Mr. Skelos as the chamber’s leader if he is charged with a crime, but those who held that view said they were reluctant to say so publicly until they know the precise nature of the charges.
Dean Skelos is indeed innocent until proven otherwise. And, if that’s the argument you want to make as a nominal “Democrat” as to why Skelos should continue to lead the Republican conference, well, good luck with that. I mean, what’s a little bribery and extortion amongst friends, right?
If Simcha Felder and the Republicans want to continue to “love” Dean Skelos as majority leader as he and his son defend themselves against federal corruption charges as we approach elections in a presidential year, I heartily approve.
I applaud you, Simcha Felder.
Bet the Preet
How many legislators and governor (s) will he indict and convict?
S04934 Summary:
BILL NO S04934 SAME AS SAME AS A06946 SPONSOR RANZENHOFER COSPNSR MLTSPNSR Amd S109, RWB L Permits racing or licensing race meetings on Palm Sunday.Go to top
S04934 Actions:
BILL NO S04934 04/24/2015 REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERINGGo to top
S04934 Votes:
There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.Go to top
S04934 Memo:
Memo not availableGo to top
S04934 Text:
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4934
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 24, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and
Wagering
AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to allotting dates for racing or licensing race meetings at
which pari-mutuel betting is permitted on Palm Sunday
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 109 of the racing, pari-mutuel
2 wagering and breeding law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 60
3 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
4 1. permit racing at which pari-mutuel betting is conducted on any or
5 all dates from the first day of January through the thirty-first day of
6 December, inclusive of Sundays but exclusive of December twenty-fifth[,
7 Palm Sunday] and Easter Sunday; and
8 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10410-01-5
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