Legislators Offer Differing Approaches To Legalizing Prostitution
New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms is concerned about the movement to relax or eradicate state laws that protect the public against prostitution. As reported by the Albany Times Union, there are different bills pending in the state legislature that would partly or completely decriminalize prostitution. While the 2023 regular legislative session has concluded, advocates may…
Bill Could Protect From Pornographic Deepfakes
Bill S.1042-A-Hinchey/A.3596-A-Paulin addresses the troubling issue of pornographic deepfakes, defined as “pornographic media created using artificial intelligence that includes a person’s image without their consent.” Advances in artificial intelligence now make it possible to superimpose a picture of a person’s face onto a picture or video of another person’s nude body in a realistic-looking way.…
GOP Rejects Abortion And Transgender Policies In Defense Act
On July 13, 2023, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives took two key votes to beat back the Biden administration’s pro-abortion, pro-transgender policies affecting the United States Armed Forces. The House of Representatives is in the process of crafting this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Passed annually, the NDAA authorizes funding for the Armed…
Democrats Position 2024 Amendment To Promote Party’s Interest
Unfortunately, the so-called Equality Amendment to the New York State Constitution is scheduled to appear on the general election ballot in 2024. If passed, the Equality Amendment (Bill S.108-A-Krueger/A.1283-Seawright) would create a constitutional ban on discrimination based on “ethnicity, national origin, age, [and] disability,” as well as “sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,…
Urge Gov. Hochul To Veto ‘Clean Slate’ Legislation
Before leaving Albany in early June, the New York State Legislature passed the Clean Slate Act (Bill S.7551-A-Myrie/Bill A.1029-C-Cruz). In a misguided effort to give second chances to New Yorkers who have committed crimes, the Clean Slate Act would conceal many people’s criminal records from New York employers and landlords who seek information about prospective…
Hochul Keeps Law Enforcement From Cooperating In ‘Transgender’ Investigations
On June 25, 2023, prior to the commencement of New York City’s ghastly LGBT Pride Parade, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the ‘Transgender’ Non-Cooperation Bill (Bill S.2475-B-Hoylman-Sigal/A.6046-B-Bronson) into law. Known to some as the “Safe Haven Law,” this legislation blocks New York from cooperating with other states in regard to arrests, subpoenas, and extraditions arising from…
Recreational Marijuana Law Faces Court Review
In 2021, the New York State Legislature took the foolish step of passing the Marihuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA). The MRTA legalized the recreational use of marijuana, supposedly laying the groundwork for the state to rake in millions of dollars in tax revenue from the sale of the drug. In passing the MRTA, the…
Albany Democrats Advance Controversial Election Law Changes
Albany politicians have made an art form out of sneaking controversial bills through the Legislature during the waning days and hours of the legislative session. By doing this, they can often avoid public scrutiny of their corrupt proposals until it is too late to stop them. Of course, this approach to policymaking is the opposite…
Biden Administration Fully Committed To LGBT Pride
Over the past few decades, the month of June has come to be known as LGBT Pride Month. Sadly, a slew of parades, rallies, and other events now occur across the country every June to celebrate sexual sin and gender confusion. Predictably, President Joe Biden has taken this opportunity to reiterate his loyalty to groups…
New York State Ups The Ante On Pot Promotion
The shambolic kickoff of New York’s legal recreational marijuana marketplace has led Albany politicians to propose bizarre measures in an effort to fix their self-created problem. In April, Albany Update noted that Gov. Kathy Hochul had rolled out a pro-marijuana public education campaign in an effort to motivate New Yorkers to purchase marijuana from the…
Opioid-Affected Infants Need State Support
In New York and across the United States, opioid addiction has become a crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control, drug overdoses accounted for 70,237 deaths in the U.S. in 2017. Two-thirds of those deaths were opioid-related. Opioids do not just take a toll on adults; they also take a toll on babies who…
Houghton U Still Stands For Christian View Of Human Sexuality
She/her. He/him. They/them. Over the past several years, it has become common in certain circles for employees to list their preferred pronouns in their e-mail signatures. A person’s purpose for stating these pronouns is to indicate what gender identity he or she has adopted. Houghton University, a small Christian university in south-central New York, has…
Hinchey Bill Incentivizes Abortion And Transgender Relocation
On several occasions, Gov. Kathy Hochul has invited women from pro-life states to come to New York to undergo abortions. A bill recently introduced by Sen. Michelle Hinchey would double down on the Governor’s invitation. Bill S.6637-Hinchey would provide a $500 income tax credit to three categories of taxpayers who permanently move to New York…
What Might Move In The Last Days Of The Legislative Session?
The 2023 New York state legislative session is scheduled to close on June 8, 2023. At New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (NYCF), we are eager for this day to come; the longer the legislature remains in session, the more opportunities it has to do damage to life, family, and religious liberty here in the Empire…
State Assembly To Consider Clean Slate Act
The proposed Clean Slate Act is an ill-advised bill that would conceal New Yorkers’ criminal records from prospective employers and landlords. Bill S.211-A-Myrie/Bill A.1029-A-Cruz would cause most felony convictions to be automatically sealed seven years following sentencing and would cause most misdemeanor convictions to be automatically sealed three years following sentencing, provided that a defendant…
Republicans Pass Protection Of Women And Girls In Sports Act
On April 20, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (PWGSA). The PWGSA would make it unlawful for any federally-funded school or college to allow biological males to participate in team sports that are designated for women or girls. For purposes of this legislation,…