NY Proposition 1 Called ‘Deceptive’ By NY Post Board, GOP Lawmakers
4 weeks ago
What’s being called a deceptive initiative that would essentially give lawmakers the power to allow non-citizens to vote, is on the ballot in New York.
According to the New York Post Editorial Board, Proposition 1, named the "Equal Rights Amendment," is being disguised as an abortion measure, however, the state GOP says the amendment goes much further than abortion – with Constitutional lawyer Bobbie Anne Cox warning the Proposition is "a Trojan horse of epic proportions."
The newspaper's board agrees, saying the amendment would ban "'unequal treatment' for a long list of categories" — including sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin — and would allow "unequal treatment as long as it's in the name of countering past unfairness."
Meaning, that the 2021 law allowing 800,000 non-citizens with green cards to vote, wouldn’t have been able to be blocked by the courts, because prop1 would prohibit discrimination based on "national origin."
The editorial board and lawmakers in the state are now calling for people to read the exact language of the proposition and understand what it means before making a decision.
According to the New York Post Editorial Board, Proposition 1, named the "Equal Rights Amendment," is being disguised as an abortion measure, however, the state GOP says the amendment goes much further than abortion – with Constitutional lawyer Bobbie Anne Cox warning the Proposition is "a Trojan horse of epic proportions."
The newspaper's board agrees, saying the amendment would ban "'unequal treatment' for a long list of categories" — including sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin — and would allow "unequal treatment as long as it's in the name of countering past unfairness."
Meaning, that the 2021 law allowing 800,000 non-citizens with green cards to vote, wouldn’t have been able to be blocked by the courts, because prop1 would prohibit discrimination based on "national origin."
The editorial board and lawmakers in the state are now calling for people to read the exact language of the proposition and understand what it means before making a decision.
