Restore the USA2024-03-29T06:36:19Zhttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/feed/allWhere is the Rage ~ New Jersey??https://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/where-is-the-rage-new-jersey2018-06-21T14:49:50.000Z2018-06-21T14:49:50.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><div class="thumbnail-cn"><img class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.insidernj.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/stpat1-1024x768.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://www.insidernj.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/stpat1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, <a href=" /></div>
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<p><strong>By Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco</strong></p>
<p>I have had the privilege of living in New Jersey my entire life. I was born here, went to school here, raised my family here, and continue to work here. Fortunately for me, two of my children have chosen to stay here and raise my three grandchildren. Until recently, I believed we could make New Jersey more affordable to live, work and raise a family by working together on a bipartisan basis.</p>
<p>At this time, however, I have grave concerns about the course that has been set for the future of the state we call home.</p>
<p>As a legislator, I watched Gov. Phil Murphy propose a budget that increases spending by nearly eight percent with nearly $1.6 billion in new or increased taxes. Our debt has reached $60 billion and when added to the $150 billion in unfunded obligations to government pensions and health benefits, the Jersey tab exceeds $200 billion.</p>
<p>It is routinely reported that we have the highest taxes state in the nation. We are ranked the worst state in the country to retire. And, we rank 49th out of 50 states for the worst economic performance in the country. Is it any wonder why governors from other states, such as Texas, are placing ads in our newspapers seeking to lure our residents and businesses away from the Garden State? It should come as no surprise that we have one of the highest outward migrations for retirees and now millennials.</p>
<p>While this might be new to some, for the most part, this information has been known are reported for years. One would think that the state’s negative position among other states in the nation would served as an incentive to reclaim our competitiveness and improve our position in the national rankings.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the exact opposite is happening in Trenton. Instead of comprehensive planning to reverse our competitive disadvantage and make New Jersey more affordable, the governor and my colleagues across the aisle are considering raising the sales tax to the second highest in the nation; raising the corporate business tax to the highest in the nation; taxing Uber, Lyft and AirBNB; raising taxes on phone usage; and cutting property tax relief in half to fund raises for public unions.</p>
<p>What surprises me the most is that no one seems to care or appear outraged. Is it just because our residents have given up and hope to leave, or are they simply not aware of what is happening?</p>
<p>If you believe that reducing our property tax burden and making New Jersey more affordable should be a priority as I do, I encourage you to show your outrage over what is happening in Trenton. Residents can no longer sit back and allow the Democrats to continue to make New Jersey more unaffordable or fail to address our highest-in-the-nation property taxes.</p>
<p>If there is one thing that I have learned during my time in Trenton, it is that my colleagues tend to respond only when the public becomes engaged. There are many ideas and solutions that would have a positive impact on reducing New Jersey’s high cost of living. Unfortunately, these ideas will not be considered unless the public demands fiscal accountability.</p>
<p>In that regard, I have decided to establish the website wherestheoutragenj.com. I intend to use this site to highlight some of the more outrageous policies coming out of Trenton along with some of the proposed solutions.</p>
<p>Please join me in helping to bring people’s attention to the issues that are affecting all of us, and working to make New Jersey more affordable.</p>
<p><em>Anthony M. Bucco, Assemblyman, 25th Legislative District</em></p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.insidernj.com/wheres-outrage-new-jerseyans/">https://www.insidernj.com/wheres-outrage-new-jerseyans/</a></em></p>
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</div>Bergen County Sheriff Saudino Breaks His Oath https://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/bergen-county-sheriff-saudino-breaks-his-oath2018-04-18T13:54:41.000Z2018-04-18T13:54:41.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><p><img class="wp-image-81648 align-center" style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" src="https://www.oathkeepers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20155599_1437328139650203_5676752617954396114_n.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="433" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Sheriff Saudino insists men like those he controls should be the "Only Ones" allowed to have "weapons [that] are<br />
designed to take out mass amounts of people..." (Bergen County Sheriff's Office/Facebook photos)</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bergen County Sheriff Saudino breaks his Oath with a resounding "but..."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.oathkeepers.org/nj-sheriff-former-chief-show-contempt-oaths-2nd-amendment-infringements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bergen County Sheriff Saudino Breaks His Oath</a></span></p>
</div>Is Bob Menendez Above the NJ Gun Laws?https://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/is-bob-menendez-above-the-nj-gun-laws2018-04-13T11:18:28.000Z2018-04-13T11:18:28.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><p><iframe style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffollow.lonegan%2Fvideos%2F999605093531711%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
</div>Did the NJEA waste $5M trying to oust Sweeney?https://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/did-the-njea-waste-5m-trying-to-oust-sweeney2017-11-11T19:29:15.000Z2017-11-11T19:29:15.000ZRon Basshttps://restoretheusa.net/members/RonBass<div><p>Did the NJEA waste $5M trying to oust Sweeney? Here's what union members said.<br />
<a href="http://www.nj.com/education/2017/11/did_the_njea_waste_5m_trying_to_oust_sweeney_heres.html#incart_river_index">http://www.nj.com/education/2017/11/did_the_njea_waste_5m_trying_to_oust_sweeney_heres.html#incart_river_index</a></p>
</div>Submit A Question For “New Jersey’s Next Governor” with Steve Adubatohttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/submit-a-question-for-new-jersey-s-next-governor-with-steve-aduba2017-09-12T14:10:59.000Z2017-09-12T14:10:59.000ZStepman NJhttps://restoretheusa.net/members/StepmanNJ<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2364092?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2364092?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.insidernj.com/submit-question-new-jerseys-next-governor-steve-adubato/" target="_blank">Click Here to submit questions.</a></p></div>Senator Rubio Supports NJ 14th District (Mercer and Middlesex Counties) Senatorhttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/senator-rubio-supports-nj14th-district-republican-senator2017-08-24T12:34:38.000Z2017-08-24T12:34:38.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><p><span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;" class="font-size-3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2364079?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2364079?profile=original" width="400" class="align-left"></a></span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;" class="font-size-3">Senator Rubio is backing our local NJ Senate candidate. Her name is Ileana Schirmer and she is running in the 14th district against Linda Greenstein. Ileana is a Hamilton Councilwoman.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;" class="font-size-3">Here are Marco's words of support.</span></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;" class="font-size-3">"My friend Ileana Schirmer has my full support in her campaign to take Trenton in a new direction," Rubio said in a statement obtained by NJ Advance Media. "She is an independent-minded leader with a proven track record of fighting for affordability in her community. I know that Ileana will be a fierce advocate for her constituents and will not stop until a serious dent is put in New Jersey's affordability crisis."</span><br></span>
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<p><span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;" class="font-size-3"><b>District 14</b><span> - </span><font color="blue"><b>(Mercer and Middlesex)</b></font><span> </span><span>Cranbury, </span><span>East Windsor, </span><span>Hamilton (Mercer), Hightstown, Jamesburg, Monroe (Middlesex), Plainsboro, Robbinsville, Spotswood </span></span></span></p></div>Middlesex County jail won’t help feds deport all arrested immigrantshttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/middlesex-county-jail-won-t-help-feds-deport-all-arrested-immigra2017-06-09T17:55:46.000Z2017-06-09T17:55:46.000ZRon Basshttps://restoretheusa.net/members/RonBass<div><p>Middlesex County jail won’t help feds deport all arrested immigrants<br />
June 8, 2017<br />
This month the all-Democratic Board of Freeholders ordered Sheriff’s officers not to assist federal immigration officials in deportation matters, and ordered the jail to ignore requests to hold inmates suspected of being in the country illegally unless they have been convicted of serious crimes.<br />
<a href="http://nj1015.com/middlesex-county-jail-wont-help-feds-deport-all-arrested-immigrants/?trackback=tsmclip" target="_blank">http://nj1015.com/middlesex-county-jail-wont-help-feds-deport-all-arrested-immigrants/?trackback=tsmclip</a></p>
</div>NJ State Senator Sam Thompson in LD #12 faces primary battle from former Old Bridge Town Chair Art Haney.https://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/nj-state-senator-sam-thompson-in-ld-12-faces-primary-battle-from-2017-05-09T21:56:37.000Z2017-05-09T21:56:37.000ZRon Basshttps://restoretheusa.net/members/RonBass<div><p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Bail Reform Supporter Fails to Gain Republican Nomination in Middlesex</strong></span><br />
By Shore News Network - Mar 19, 2017<br />
<a href="http://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2017/03/report-bail-reform-supporter-fails-to-gain-republican-nomination-in-middlesex/" target="_blank">http://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2017/03/report-bail-reform-supporter-fails-to-gain-republican-nomination-in-middlesex/</a></p>
</div>Gas Taxes to increase -- Time to pressure legislatorshttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/gas-taxes-to-increase-time-to-pressure-legislators2016-07-22T16:12:43.000Z2016-07-22T16:12:43.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><h1>Sweeney & Prieto Announce Agreement on Plan for Renewed Transportation Trust Fund</h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;" class="font-size-3">I personally do not want to continue to have our tax money spread amongst the unions and special interests.  It is time to review and change, for one, the prevailing wage laws in New Jersey.  We spend about $2,000,000 per mile of roadway due to the structure of the bidding scheme.  See some excepts below regarding this piece.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;" class="font-size-3">I encourage all to form your local groups and take action by bringing this issue to your community and your local representatives office.</span></p>
<p>While the plan increases our taxation of fuel, "the gas tax would increase by 23 cents a gallon. An estimated 35 percent would be paid by out-of-state motorists.", it provides the following tax cuts.</p>
<p>The plan also includes five tax cuts worked out over the past several months during ongoing negotiations involving Democratic and Republican lawmakers from both the Senate and the Assembly. The plan does not include any changes in jet fuel taxation.</p>
<p>The tax cuts would provide:</p>
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<li><b>Tax Savings for the Working Poor</b>: Increase the Earned Income Tax Credit for the working poor to 40 percent of the federal benefit amount beginning in Tax Year 2016. Total tax savings of $137 million annually.</li>
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<li><b>Tax Savings for Retirees</b>: Increase the New Jersey gross income tax exclusion on pension and retirement income over four years to $100,000 for joint filers, $75,000 for individuals and $50,000 for married/filing separately. In the fifth year, seniors earning up to $125,000 can take a 50 percent credit on up to $100,000 in retirement income and those making up to $150,000 can take a 25 percent credit. Total tax savings of $75 million the first year and $164 million annually when fully phased in.</li>
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<li><b>Eliminate the Estate Tax To Make NJ More Competitive</b>: Phase out the estate tax over 3 1/2 years, replacing the current $675,000 threshold with a $2 million exclusion after January 1, 2017, going to the federal $5.4 million level from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019, and eliminating the estate tax altogether as of January 1, 2020. Total tax savings of $109 million the first year and $552 million annually when fully phased in.</li>
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<li><b>Tax Deductions for NJ Motorists</b>: Provide an annual income tax deduction on up to $500 in state gas taxes paid for all New Jersey motorists with incomes up to $100,000. Total tax savings of $20 million annually.</li>
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<li><b>Tax Savings for Veterans</b>: Provide a $3,000 personal exemption on state income taxes for all New Jersey veterans honorably discharged from active service in the military or the National Guard. Total tax savings of $23 million annually.</li>
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<p><a href="http://www.njsendems.org/sweeney-prieto-announce-agreement-on-plan-for-renewed-transportation-trust-fund/" target="_blank" style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.njsendems.org/sweeney-prieto-announce-agreement-on-plan-for-renewed-transportation-trust-fund/</a></p>
</div>NJ2AS President Assaulted by Congresswoman's Chief of Staffhttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/nj2as-president-assaulted-by-congresswoman-s-chief-of-staff2016-06-30T15:24:32.000Z2016-06-30T15:24:32.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><p><span class="font-size-4">On June 29, 2016, NJ2AS President Alexander Roubian, tried to ask Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman the question why her sons only served 1/4 the sentence they should have received for armed robbery. In March of 2000, possessing automatic firearms and "high capacity" magazines (during the peak of the federal assault weapon ban), her two sons stormed a local Kids "R" Us and stole $1,800 while terrorizing the employees. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman who advocated for stricter gun laws and sentencing responded to this incident by trying to abuse her power and have the laws changed to release her two sons early. To make matters worse she also spearheaded and sponsored laws that would prohibit employers from asking if an applicant was ever arrested or a felon.</span></p>
<p><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrrfywSwMEY&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrrfywSwMEY&feature=youtu.be</a></p>
</div>Islamic State Hackers Publish Names, Addresses of NJ Policehttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/islamic-state-hackers-publish-names-addresses-of-nj-police2016-03-10T02:06:19.000Z2016-03-10T02:06:19.000ZRon Basshttps://restoretheusa.net/members/RonBass<div><p>The Islamic State’s 'Caliphate Cyber Army' (CCA) released the names, addresses and cell phone numbers of 55 New Jersey police officers, after hacking into a uniform laundry list.<br />
The officers’ ranks, employee numbers and working locations were disclosed, as well as some home addresses.<br />
A file containing the information on the officers, who all work for the transit police, was uploaded to an Arabic-language, file-sharing site, which showed that in less than 24 hours, the file had been downloaded 300 times.<br />
<span style="color: #008080;"><a href="http://www.clarionproject.org/news/islamic-state-hackers-published-names-addresses-nj-police" target="_blank"><span style="color: #008080;">http://www.clarionproject.org/news/islamic-state-hackers-published-names-addresses-nj-police</span></a></span></p>
</div>Reporting for duty.https://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/reporting-for-duty2016-03-02T14:15:38.000Z2016-03-02T14:15:38.000ZRon Basshttps://restoretheusa.net/members/RonBass<div><p>Anyone reading this posting send me a friend request.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Ron</p>
</div>NJ Homegrown Violent Extremists (HVE) in the US, 2015https://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/nj-homegrown-violent-extremists-hve-in-the-us-20152016-02-29T20:50:49.000Z2016-02-29T20:50:49.000ZRon Basshttps://restoretheusa.net/members/RonBass<div><p>Homegrown Violent Extremists (HVE) in the US, 2015<br />
<a href="http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54d79f88e4b0db3478a04405/t/56cefd12044262547c453117/1456405779534/HVEs+in+the+US+2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54d79f88e4b0db3478a04405/t/56cefd12044262547c453117/1456405779534/HVEs+in+the+US+2015.pdf</a></p>
</div>List of Faithful that want more Refugeeshttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/list-of-faithful-that-want-more-refugees2016-01-21T19:01:13.000Z2016-01-21T19:01:13.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span class="font-size-4">New Jersey</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Rev. David Wiley <br> Rev. Dr. Bradford L. Motta, Senior Pastor Morrow Memorial Church, Maplewood, NJ <br>Shivonne C. McKay, Pastor, Galilee United Methodist Church, Greater New Jersey Conference <br>Bishop John Schol, The United Methodist Church, Greater New Jersey <br>Bishop Tracie L. Bartholomew, New Jersey Synod ELCA <br>Rev. Dr. Debra L. Duke, Vice Moderator, Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor, The Community Church of Mountain Lakes <br>Rev. Patricia Wentworth, First United Methodist church of Mount Ephrain <br>Rev. E. Joy Kulvicki, Minister Associate at All Saints' Church, Princeton <br>Rev. Julie Yarborough, Christ Church, Summit, NJ <br>The Rev. Diana L. Wilcox, Rector, Christ Episcopal Church in Bloomfield & Glen Ridge, NJ <br>The Rev. Hugh E. Brown, III, D. Min., Rector, All Saint's Episcopal Church, Princeton, New Jersey <br>The Rev. Valerie L. Balling, Rector, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Monmouth Junction</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Here is the entire list:</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2364005?profile=original" style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_self">Religious-Leader-Letter-Syrian-refugees_Senate_01.14.16.pdf</a></span></p></div>Menendez, Booker help block move to restrict Syrian refugeeshttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/menendez-booker-help-block-move-to-restrict-syrian-refugees2016-01-21T16:32:31.000Z2016-01-21T16:32:31.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><p><span class="font-size-4">So here we have both of our Senators voting to allow lower restrictions on refugees coming into the country. As we know, Christie vowed not to accept them into NJ but did nothing after being told by the Feds they would cut the funding to the state. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to restrict the flow by having more vetting by multiple agencies. Our "ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE", Menendez and Booker, vote to allow.</span></p><p><span class="font-size-4"><span style="color: #000000;">We need to surround their offices with Patriots to let them know that</span> <span style="color: #ff0000;">"we do not approve!"</span>.</span></p><p><span class="font-size-4">See the story <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/01/booker_menendez_help_block_bill_restricting_syrian_1.html" style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p></p></div>Bayonne Muslim group aims to open mosque; residents have mixed reactionshttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/bayonne-muslim-group-aims-to-open-mosque-residents-have-mixed-rea2016-01-15T15:20:43.000Z2016-01-15T15:20:43.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><p><span class="font-size-4">This is ongoing and a resistance rally is planned for Tuesday, Jan 19th. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #ff0000;">Wisniewski said he and other neighbors are inviting Donald Trump and political activist Pamela Geller to a demonstration they have planned for next Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in front of City Hall.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">The residents do not want this in their neighborhood and are using their Constitutional right to oppose it.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2363989?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2363989?profile=original" width="480" class="align-center"></a></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">See the story <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/08/bayonne_muslim_group_aims_to_open_mosque_residents.html" style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">here</a> and the followup <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/01/bayonne_residents_against_planned_islamic_center_t.html" style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p></div>Christie panel recommends easing of gun possession lawshttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/christie-panel-recommends-easing-of-gun-possession-laws2015-12-22T15:29:24.000Z2015-12-22T15:29:24.000ZWebmasterhttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee602<div><p><span class="font-size-4">The political maneuvering is blatant.  This was timed perfectly from the beginning.  Create a task force in June with the mandate to report in December before a major presidential primary.  HO-HUM.  This panel recommended nothing that has any teeth but will be touted as an example of Christie's leadership and so called constructiveness.  PLEASE!  Do not be fooled.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Here is the <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/news/christie-panel-recommends-easing-of-gun-possession-laws-1.1477901" style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">article</a>.</span></p>
</div>Christie admits he’s powerless to keep Syrian refugees outhttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/christie-admits-he-s-powerless-to-keep-syrian-refugees-out2015-12-22T14:31:00.000Z2015-12-22T14:31:00.000ZWebmasterhttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee602<div><p><span class="font-size-3">Governor Christie, who opposes humanitarian efforts to settle Syrian refugees in New Jersey and warns that even widows and orphans “could be connected to terrorism,” conceded for the first time Friday that he does not have the power to stop any refugees from settling anywhere.</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">“I sent a letter out making it very clear to people that we didn’t want them,” Christie told Fox News radio host Brian Kilmeade, referencing a Nov. 17 letter the governor sent to President Obama calling for a refugee ban.</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">“Here is the problem, Brian: The federal government can override us and they are,” Christie said. “The president has made it clear he is not going to listen to any request from any governor not to accept these folks. Since immigration is still a federal issue, the fact is they are going to be able to continue to do what they are doing.”</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">Running for the Republican presidential nomination as a law-and-order candidate, Christie often tells crowds that, as a former U.S. attorney, he is the only candidate who knows how to “prosecute terrorists.”</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">That pitch seems to be resonating in New Hampshire, a key state that holds the first presidential primary. Christie’s poll numbers began to rise there after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 last month.</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">In New Jersey, a family of Syrian refugees was settled in Paterson late last month. Christie had left open questions as to whether he would seek to remove them or seek to block federal assistance funds from getting to them. Those questions were answered Friday.</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">“I sent a letter, Brian, there is nothing else for me to do,” Christie told Kilmeade.</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">In the days after the Paris attacks, Christie drew criticism from Obama and others for demanding a ban on all Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the United States. The Obama administration has announced plans to settle 10,000 such refugees who are fleeing the terrorist Islamic State group that has taken over parts of Iraq and Syria. GOP front-runner Donald Trump has since called for an even broader ban on all Muslim immigration.</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">In his November letter to the president, Christie wrote, “I will not accept any refugees from Syria in the wake of the deadly Paris terrorist attacks.”</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">But this month, Christie began to hedge his statements.</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">‘A federal decision’</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">“In the end, it’s not my decision. It’s a federal decision,” Christie told reporters Dec. 1 in Manchester, N.H. “It’s immigration law, and the president gets to decide.”</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">Christie added that he would get a briefing from his staff in Trenton later that week to see “if there are options available to me under the law.”</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">A spokesman for Christie, Kevin Roberts, said Friday that after being briefed the governor found there was no action he could take.</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">But Roberts reiterated Christie’s criticism of the vetting process the United States uses to screen refugees. FBI Director James B. Comey has expressed doubts about the government’s ability to vet so many refugees within the time frame set by the Obama administration.</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">“Until the FBI director has confidence in the process, the governor will not have confidence in the process,” Roberts said.</span><br />
<span class="font-size-3">Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson responded in a letter to 25 governors last month, noting that “the overwhelming majority of Syrian refugees we have accepted and will accept are families, victims of torture, and children.”</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">“Bottom line — under the current system, if there is any doubt about whether an applicant would pose a security risk, that individual will not be admitted to the United States as a refugee,” they wrote.</span></p>
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</div>N.J. Senate bill granting driver's licenses to unauthorized immigrants getting reworkedhttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/n-j-senate-bill-granting-driver-s-licenses-to-unauthorized-immigr2015-12-22T13:46:13.000Z2015-12-22T13:46:13.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><p><span class="font-size-4">Christie says he will veto the bill in its current form. Now the advocates for this travesty are tweaking the bill in order for the Governor to sign it. We have to keep the pressure on our legislators so this bill does not pass the Senate or Assembly. Find your representative <a rel="nofollow" href="http://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/nj-state-government-governor-and-legislators/home" style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span class="font-size-4"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-senate-bill-granting-driver-s-licenses-to-unauthorized-immigrants-getting-reworked-1.1464980" style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Link to article</a></span></p></div>Rally to Support Syrian Refugees. Saturday, December 5th, 12:00 to 2:00pmhttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/rally-to-support-syrian-refugees-saturday-december-5th-12-00-to-22015-11-30T01:08:42.000Z2015-11-30T01:08:42.000ZRon Basshttps://restoretheusa.net/members/RonBass<div><p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a href="http://www.sussexdems.com/20151205_refugenow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Rally to Support Syrian Refugees</span></a></strong></span><br />
POSTED BY SUSSEX COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE 33SC ON NOVEMBER 25, 2015<br />
This is an emergency call for solidarity among working people, students, social justice activists, and community members. We must say NO to fear, division, and war! We must not be silent while media and political figures engage in dangerous rhetoric about closing our borders to Syrian refugees, shutting down mosques, creating databases or ID cards for Muslim RALLY!</p>
<p>Saturday, December 5th, 12:00 to 2:00pm</p>
<p>Spring Street & Main Street (Newton Green), Newton, New Jersey 07860</p>
<p>Please bring your voices & your signs!!!</p>
<p>Click here for more details.<br />
Americans, applying religious tests for entry into the US, or other political stunts designed to incite suspicion and hatred.<br />
<a href="http://www.sussexdems.com/20151205_refugenow" target="_blank">http://www.sussexdems.com/20151205_refugenow</a></p>
</div>Time to Rumble New Jerseyhttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/time-to-rumble-new-jersey2015-11-10T13:55:49.000Z2015-11-10T13:55:49.000ZWebmasterhttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee602<div><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-6">HERE IS AN ISSUE THAT WE MUST RALLY AROUND.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">The last time I looked, the Federal Code identified those that crossed our border unannounced as "Foreign Invaders".  Now we have these oath breaking legislators using our money to seat in committee and prescribe bills that would allow these "Foreign Invaders" the very same privileges that WE HAVE.  That's right, driving in New Jersey is a privilege granted to its citizens.  Of course we must pay for that privilege, but it is in fact one that can be revoked.  So if you don't care that illegals get the same privilege as you and I, than go back to your "frog in the pot" and await the lid to be sealed.</span></p>
<p>See the report from: <b><a style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://politickernj.com/2015/11/dems-move-forward-with-drivers-license-option-for-undocumented-workers/" target="_blank">POLITICKERNJ</a>.</b></p>
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</div>New Jersey Senate Overrides Christie’s Veto of Gun Control Billhttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/new-jersey-senate-overrides-christie-s-veto-of-gun-control-bill2015-10-23T12:51:22.000Z2015-10-23T12:51:22.000ZStepman NJhttps://restoretheusa.net/members/StepmanNJ<div><p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-3">When it comes to control of our firearms, these feckless politicos will do any and all in their so-called power to infringe on OUR RIGHTS. At first glance this looks like an easy vote to keep firearms out of the hands of the mentally challenged. In retrospect it grants far reaching powers to pierce OUR BILL of RIGHTS.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-3">See the details</span> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff;" class="font-size-3"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/nyregion/new-jersey-senate-overrides-christies-veto-of-gun-control-bill.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-3">.</span></p><p></p><p></p></div>New Jersey town forced to pay $7.75 million to Muslims to build mega-mosquehttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/new-jersey-town-forced-to-pay-7-75-million-to-muslims-to-build-me2015-10-20T21:17:10.000Z2015-10-20T21:17:10.000ZRon Basshttps://restoretheusa.net/members/RonBass<div><p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">December 8, 2014  Almost 1 year ago.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="https://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/new-jersey-town-forced-to-pay-7-75-million-to-muslims-to-build-mega-mosque/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">https://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/new-jersey-town-forced-to-pay-7-75-million-to-muslims-to-build-mega-mosque/</span></a></span></span></p>
</div>Black youths viciously attack homeless white woman - as passersby do nothinghttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/black-youths-viciously-attack-homeless-white-woman-as-passersby-d2015-10-20T16:06:13.000Z2015-10-20T16:06:13.000ZWebmasterhttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee602<div><p><span class="font-size-3">This is a real shame when everyone sits around and does nothing while these guys terrorize women no less.  What has happened to our culture?  Have we become spineless beings that suck on the government teat?  Probably so for some.  The irony of this very <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;"><a href="https://youtu.be/vKJOpU7oZw8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">graphic video</span></a></span> is that this is to come when the collapse of our society as we know occurs. </span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">See story</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;"><a href="https://www.rt.com/usa/319139-black-teen-beating-woman/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;">here</span></a></span><span class="font-size-3">.</span></p>
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</div>New Jersey millennials are stuck in their parents’ basementshttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/new-jersey-millennials-are-stuck-in-their-parents-basements2015-10-19T17:53:32.000Z2015-10-19T17:53:32.000ZRon Basshttps://restoretheusa.net/members/RonBass<div><p>It’s the worst-kept secret in the Garden State: People are leaving the state in droves — New Jersey has the highest out-migration rate in the nation — and those who stay aren’t doing well.<br />
But New Jersey is also the nation’s leader in another troubling, underappreciated category: Nearly half — 48 percent — of New Jersey’s young adults are living with their parents, more than in any other state.<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://nypost.com/2015/10/18/new-jersey-millennials-are-stuck-in-their-parents-basement/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">http://nypost.com/2015/10/18/new-jersey-millennials-are-stuck-in-their-parents-basement/</span></a></span></span></p>
</div>Why I Knew All Along Menendez Slept With Underaged Prostituteshttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/why-i-knew-all-along-menendez-slept-with-underaged-prostitutes2015-10-18T12:32:59.000Z2015-10-18T12:32:59.000ZRon Basshttps://restoretheusa.net/members/RonBass<div><p>Why I Knew All Along Menendez Slept With Underaged Prostitutes<br />
<a href="http://gotnews.com/why-i-knew-all-along-menendez-slept-with-prostitutes/" style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://gotnews.com/why-i-knew-all-along-menendez-slept-with-prostitutes/</a></p>
</div>Christie likes to spend our moneyhttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/christie-likes-to-spend-our-money2015-10-07T19:21:53.000Z2015-10-07T19:21:53.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><p>As stated in the link, Gov. Christie has no transparency. </p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.durfee.us/wordpress/opposing-transparency-gov-christie-hides-media-list-against-court-orders/">http://www.durfee.us/wordpress/opposing-transparency-gov-christie-hides-media-list-against-court-orders/</a></p></div>Why we need Constitutionally Oriented Politicoshttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/why-we-need-constitutionally-oriented-politicos2015-10-07T12:55:38.000Z2015-10-07T12:55:38.000ZEdward Durfeehttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee<div><p><span class="font-size-5">The Republicans and Democrats have upended our Constitution. They believe that they can actually remove our God given Rights by fiat. We must engage and change the make of OUR Republic. Return it to its Constitutional Guidance. Support the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.njoathkeepers.org/" target="_blank">New Jersey Chapter of Oath Keepers.</a></span></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://libertyupward.com/hillary-clinton-pledges-gun-control-by-executive-action/">http://libertyupward.com/hillary-clinton-pledges-gun-control-by-executive-action/</a></p></div>Action taken by fed up NJ resident.https://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/action-taken-by-fed-up-nj-resident2015-10-06T22:57:18.000Z2015-10-06T22:57:18.000ZWebmasterhttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee602<div><p>'Stacking' prompts Morristown man to sell his house.  Part of his frustration, he says, is that he’s paying $10K a year in property taxes and he’s done either way, and will be heading down south to Georgia. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.my9nj.com/chasing-news/20908463-story" target="_blank">http://www.my9nj.com/chasing-news/20908463-story</a></p>
</div>September CSG (Center For Self Governance) classeshttps://restoretheusa.net/state-groups/new-jersey/articles/september-csg-center-for-self-governance-classes2015-10-06T21:40:16.000Z2015-10-06T21:40:16.000ZWebmasterhttps://restoretheusa.net/members/EdwardDurfee602<div><p>September CSG (Center For Self Governance) classes begin next week!<br />
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Here's the fall schedule!<br />
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