Farouk Samaroo, a Democratic candidate for the New York State Assembly in the 38th Assembly District filed suit today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Samaroo asked the Court to set aside Governor Paterson’s proclamation of a special election to fill the seat vacated by the disgraced Anthony Seminerio, who pled guilty to charges of influence peddling.“Let the voters decide”, said Farouk Samaroo, a decorated combat veteran of the Afghanistan campaign. “Our right to vote in a free and fair election is being violated by the Governor’s action. I am suing under the Voting Rights Act and asking the Court to set aside this bad joke played on the electoral process.”
Thousands of voters signed petitions to enable five candidates to appear on the September 15th Primary Election Ballot, with the winners to compete in the November 3rd General Election. The Governor’s Proclamation claims the right to cancel an already scheduled election, which was to be conducted under normal rules allowing voters enrolled in political parties to choose who represents them in a General Election. Governor Paterson’s action replaces the will of the voters to choose who will run as the Democratic candidate with the whims of the District Leaders of the 38th Assembly District - including the disgraced and convicted Seminerio.
The unelected Governor previously has shown confusion over this election, first proclaiming a special election, then rescinding it, and now re-proclaiming it. The earlier actions have been reported to have been provoked by a feud between competing party bosses.
Somehow I doubt that when Mr. Samaroo enlisted in the army he thought he was doing so to protect and defend the rights of Crowley's Clubhouse. But that's what is happening here.
"I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating." - William Marcy "Boss" Tweed
Hey, Dave: EVEN FRIENDS SINGING, 'BYE-BYE, GOV'
8 comments:
God help us! The whole Special Election fiasco was called at the behest of Joe Crowley and Mike Reich, who want Councilwoman Liz Crowley to have a fall back seat on our tax dollars. Now we will have Mike Miller-a 500 pound overweight buffoon, a man without a family, a Conservative Republican "representing" a District that has suffered under 30 years under Seminerio, who put himself first. When Councilwoman Liz Crowley loses this election to Tom Oginbene, Miller side steps for her to take the seat, takes a no show job on our tax dollars and gets to eat all those pot roast he likes so much-as much as he wants. Parkside Consultants, headed by State Senate Toby Stavisky and her son Evan, must make a public statement on their deals with Seminerio, McLaughlin and how Mike Miller (the chosen successor to cover up all their rotten deals), and Joe Crowley and Queens County hide the truth from us. Get rid of corruption.
Mike Miller does not have a job because he was fired from a credit union he stole from, lives off money from pork grants given to the various organizations he latches on to with every muscle in his 500 pound frame-GCOP, kiwanis, Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, and others-just the kind of buffoon Parkside Consulting, Crowley, McLaughlin, Seminerio and others need to avoid indictment. He is a front man for Congressman Joe Crowley's pork allocations, shell organizations which give the millions of pork allocations back to Joe Crowley!
Another fix by the gov and Queens orgaizaiton. No Gov dummy your not getting their support if you a big enough jerk to run and Albert all the ass kissing you did to try to get the machine support was a waste of time
Is his name Farooq or Frank?
The party bosses snubbed a recent war vet. This could be their last shred of credibility going down the drain!
Anonymous said...
Is his name Farooq or Frank?
His name is "American War Veteran" you ignorant asshole.
Frank, control your temper! You've been told before!
Afghanistan campaign......you see...this is what I mean. Where are Americans?
When you come to this country to live, be an American.
The Afghanistan campaign has been fought by Americans since 2002. Where have you been?
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