What constitutional crisis?

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1. People who arrived in America illegally as unaccompanied minors cannot be deported even though you know they came here illegally.

2. Constitution says only legal citizens can vote but the federal government cannot require voters to prove that they are citizens.

3. Trump cannot stop funds from going to sanctuary cities that blatantly violate federal immigration laws.

4. Trump may not put federal grants and contracts on hold when schools and colleges discriminate against people based on race AKA DEI.

5. Trump must reinstate the leftist-controlled Voice of America and rehire all the employees.

Stephen Green: SCOTUS needs to put a stop to this judicial insurrection, but that seems highly unlikely.

But wait, there’s more!

David Strom:

The Founders would not have imagined a federal judge deciding that they could set standards for military service, because such standards are set prudentially--the military must function optimally to perform its duties. It is not a playground where judges implement their preferred social policies. 

What next? A new right for obese people incapable of running more than 10 feet to serve as Green Berets? 

This is absurd on its face. 

Leftists may want the military to accept transgender people for service, and may believe that they pose no problem, but it is the president and his chosen military leaders who are in the position to determine that, because it is they who are charged with defending the nation--a purely prudential matter. Just as we let officers and senior enlisted decide who will be sent to take a hill or what tactics and strategy will be used to accomplish a goal, we empower the president and Congress to decide what the military should look like and what it should do. 

Not judges. Without an effective military, constitutional order, and judicial power, the country is in jeopardy. There will be no Constitutional order to preserve.

These judges seem to think that an amendment was passed that says, "Anything Joe Biden did is the final word on any matter." This is not so. Nor is it the case that judges are empowered to use their power to set policy in all matters in the United States, whatever they think. 

For all the talk about nobody "being above the law," that clearly is not the position of the current federal judiciary. 

The new judicial standard is, as Louis the XIV said, "L'État, c'est moi."

Back with a price cut

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45 Binney Lane, now reduced from $35 million (June, 2022) to just $27,950. 13,428 sq.ft., which demonstrates why, if you must settle for a mere acre, do so in an R-12 zone with its 0.315 FAR.

Looks pretty special, and it comes, according to its listing, with “a true chef’s kitchen” — I’ve never quite understood what those are, but I imagine they’re probably like the professional one pictured below.

Of course, the titanic’s kitchen ultimately became a sunken cost, but no reason that has to happen to you.

Well, of course he was — and you won’t hear a single Democrat or media monkey complain

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Illegal Alien Attacks Rare Bird, Gets Deported

Rape a woman or a child, murder a family while driving drunk, meh — they’re only human. Animals, however, are special, and deserve the broadest protection possible, and those who hurt them the harshest punishment. Just ask PETA or, now that it’s shifted its focus, the ACLU.

There's nothing wrong with giving an objective view of the merits of a case; making it public is either deliberate sabotage or extreme carelessness

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If it was the former, they’ll probably be hired, at a nice increase in pay, by one of the City’s top law firms by 9AM tomorrow.

Trump admin boots gaffe-prone lawyers hours after they uploaded memo admitting plan to kill congestion pricing charge is ‘very unlikely’ to succeed

WASHINGTON — The Department of Transportation announced Thursday it was sidelining prosecutors who claimed the agency’s move to eliminate congestion pricing in New York was “very unlikely” to succeed — after the feds mistakenly divulged their lack of confidence in a court filing.

The Manhattan attorneys have since been replaced by others in the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, according to a DOT spokeswoman, who blasted the Southern District of New York for the “legal malpractice” of leaking internal deliberations about the tolling program.

“Are SDNY lawyers on this case incompetent or was this their attempt to RESIST? At the very least, it’s legal malpractice,” said spokeswoman Halee Dobbins. “It’s sad to see a premier legal organization continue to fall into such disgrace.”

The Manhattan attorneys have since been replaced by others in the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, according to a DOT spokeswoman.Stephen Yang

Previous article:

Feds accidentally upload internal memo detailing plan to kill congestion pricing — and making stunning admission

“SDNY’s memo doesn’t represent reality. Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing war against the working class was hastily approved by the Biden Administration after Donald Trump was elected,” she added.

“Taxpayers already financed the highways that Hochul is now shutting down to the driving public and there is no free alternative. This is unprecedented and illegal. If New York doesn’t shut it down, the Department of Transportation is considering halting projects and funding for the state.”

I'm not as sanguine about the Democrat Party's radical move the far-left — they could win — but it does sharply define who they are and what we'll be fighting for

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SCHUMER SINKS AOC SOARS IN NEW POLL AS LIBERAL VOTERS DEMAND HARDER LINE ON TRUMP

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul's approval and favorable ratings are also on the rise, according to a new poll

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's poll numbers in his home state of New York are taking a hit.

The top Senate Democrat and longtime lawmaker faced intense backlash from within his own party in March for supporting a Republican-crafted federal government funding bill that averted a government shutdown and was backed by President Donald Trump but opposed by most congressional Democrats.

That anger by Democrats appears to be reflected in a new poll of New Yorkers conducted by Siena College.

Schumer's favorable rating stands at 39% favorable and 49% unfavorable among New York state voters questioned in the poll, which was conducted April 14-16 and released on Tuesday.

It's the worst showing by Schumer in the 20 years Siena College has been conducting polls in New York state.

"A first in a Siena College poll: Schumer is 10 points underwater, with a plurality of voters viewing him unfavorably," Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said.

Fueling the deterioration of Schumer's numbers is a plunge in favorability among Democrats.

"While he continues to be viewed unfavorably by more than two-thirds of Republicans and a majority of independents, Schumer saw his standing with Democrats, particularly liberals, fall dramatically," Greenberg said. "Democrats view Schumer favorably 52-38%, down from 68-23%, and he’s still viewed favorably by a plurality of liberals, 47-41%, but that’s down from 68-21%."

While the poll shows that Schumer's favorable ratings are taking a hit, it also indicates that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's numbers are soaring.

Ocasio-Cortez, the four-term Democrat from New York City and a progressive champion, stands at 47% favorable and 33% unfavorable among New York state voters. That's a jump from 38%-39% the last time Siena asked about Ocasio-Cortez among a statewide sample of respondents, four years ago.

According to the poll, 64% of Democrats view Ocasio-Cortez in a favorable light, more than Schumer or Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. Six in 10 Republicans questioned in the poll view Ocasio-Cortez in a negative way, with independents evenly divided.

BERNIE SANDERS, AOC, AND OTHER ANTI-TRUMP PROGRESSIVES HAUL IN BIG BUCKS

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While the Senate minority leader isn't up for re-election until 2028, there are already suggestions that Ocasio-Cortez could wage a primary challenge against Schumer, with some early polling suggesting that she would top him.

Hochul, who is running next year for a second four-year term as New York governor, is enjoying a rise in her approval and favorable ratings, according to the poll.

The governor's approval rating stands at 48%-45%, up from 46%-48% in Siena College's March poll. 

And Hochul's favorable ratings now stand at 44%-43%, up from 40%-50% last month.

While only 39% of voters are prepared to re-elect Hochul in 2026 – with 48% saying they would like to see "someone else" – her standing is an improvement from March, when only 34% wanted to see her re-elected and 56% preferred someone else.

Greenberg noted that when it comes to the governor's approval and favorable ratings, "Hochul improved most among upstate and women voters."

While I was out ...

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Saint Claire Avenue

Sold: 1 Saint Claire Avenue, Old Greenwich. Asked $2.995 million, sold $3.565. 4 Days On Market

Rogues Hill

Rented: 188 Round Hill Road, $17,000. The long saga continues

Under Contract:

Clapboard Ridge

164 Clapboard Ridge Road, $3.7 million. 30 DOM

Butternut Hollow

108 Butternut Hollow Road, $2.4 million, 24 DOM

3 Relay Court, Cos Cob, $875,000. It’s been on the market since September, so 237 days, but it did have a contract in November that fell through.

Pending:

45 Willow Road, Riverside, $5.495 million, One day on market. Sold for $4.8 million November, 2021.