"Our platforms and positions"
| 2025 Legislative Priorities | ||
|---|---|---|
|
We oppose NYS and local jurisdictions' support of open illegal immigration policies and sanctuary city status. We oppose non-citizen voting. The criminal justice reforms which included bail reform, discovery changes and raise the age must be repealed and replaced with more realistic, achievable goals. We reject extending and/or increasing the personal income tax on higher earners. District attorneys who establish internal procedures that create obstacles to fully prosecuting felony-charged individuals must be removed from office. The legislature must repeal same day voter registration, and mail-in early voting that were rejected by voters in 2021's statewide ballot proposals. We must adopt an ID requirement for voting. Congestion pricing is a regressive tax assessment and must be repealed. We oppose any minor, as defined by law, being encouraged or allowed to seek a chemical or physical sex change procedure, and object to tax money being used for chemical/physical alterations. Tax dollars should not be used to prevent or end a pregnancy, nor should they be used to establish an abortion travel industry in NYS for non-residents. We support term limits of two consecutive four- year terms for all statewide offices. We support term limits of four consecutive two- year terms for members of the Assembly and state Senate. The reparations commission should be abolished. We support constitutional amendments providing New Yorkers with the right to initiative and referendum as well as the recall of elected officials. We reject any effort to defund law enforcement. We oppose all efforts by the state to interfere with local zoning laws. We oppose efforts by NYS to chip away at the Scotus decision allowing concealed carry. NYS government should require all law enforcement agencies to hold, for federal law enforcement, any person in our state illegally. We support a constitutional amendment limiting the state budget to fiscal matters. We reject assisted suicide. We reject efforts to create safe injection sites and remain opposed to the state legalizing the recreational use of historically illegal drugs. We oppose efforts by the Governor and Legislature to create commissions that possess the authority to make laws. We support law enforcement agencies utilizing well established public safety tools such as stop, question and frisk; surveillance and profiling. We propose a state constitutional amendment protecting parental rights. We oppose any effort to provide college education, and the forgiveness of student loans. We oppose state efforts to allow men and women to participate in officially sanctioned sports events of the sex other than their birth gender. We support making emergency medical service an essential service. We oppose "back door" tax increases in the form of increased fees, tolls and fares. | ||