Chairman Kassar reflects on Memorial Day
Memorial Day Weekend This is not the Memorial Day weekend I, or anyone else, imagined we would be having, but American’s are resilient and our resolve will get us beyond the health crisis that has affected countless New Yorker’s. Resiliency is a quality in Americans, one that goes back generations and generations. Resilient men and…
Pick me, Pick me! I want to be one of the 10!
Is the pressure to reopen New York getting to Governor Cuomo?
Gov. Cuomo proves he has little respect for life at its beginning and at its end.
Chairman Kassar’s weekly wrap up topics are justice for General Flynn, Cuomo reverses deadly nursing home order, and our congressional candidate in the 18th CD Chele Farley.
Taxes and Spending
In order for New York State to keep residents from moving to states with lesser taxes and more economic growth, New York must reconsider its financial structure to lower its debt, provide mandate relief, reconsider regulations that strangle businesses, end the wasteful spending on programs that are doomed to fail and cut spending across the…
Law Enforcement
In order to keep our streets safe and conducive to business the Conservative Party recommends: The Criminal Justice Reforms, passed in last year’s budget, must be repealed and replaced with more realistic, attainable goals. Bail should be denied to defendants charged with commissions of felony crimes of violence. Community, victims and witnesses safety should be…
Family Rights
We reject surrogacy contract legislation because it commercializes children and devalues the role of a mother in a child’s life. Legislation must be adopted to protect religious institutions from being required to recognize/perform marriages that are not within their traditional definition of marriage. We do not support legislation that seeks to expand the Human Rights…
Preservation of Life
We believe that New York’s expanded abortion law should be repealed and the legislature should re-adopt the prior statute permitting therapeutic abortions only under the most clearly defined conditions hazardous to the life of the mother. Elderly, terminally ill, and patients who cannot advocate for themselves should have the full protection of the law to…
Education
The Conservative Party recognizes that a good education is vital for members of society to prosper. We believe that every parent should have the opportunity to send their children to the best schools available. We oppose allowing Courts to determine New York State’s system for educational financing and support. We also oppose the establishment and…