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A New York State Supreme Court justice ruled on Wednesday that the borders for New York’s 11th Congressional District can be re-drawn to include parts of lower Manhattan by February 6th. The district, which currently consists of Staten Island and part of Brooklyn, has become the only Republican enclave in the U.S. House of Representatives, but the redrawn lines would seek to change that. Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY 11) is the individual who would most be affected by the lawsuit if it is successful, as she has been sent to Congress three times to represent the district since 2020. Speaking on 710 WOR’s Mendte in the Morning program in her first interview since the lawsuit was filed, she explained why this is just the latest in Democrat shenanigans.
Malliotakis told host Larry Mendte that she ultimately expects the lawsuit to be tossed out: “When it wasn’t tossed out, as we really thought it should have been, we were obviously concerned, but if you look at the judge, the judge was the former counsel and chief-of-staff to Governor Kathy Hochul, so it makes sense this round would be tough for us in court. I do believe, at the end of the day, that we would prevail and protect the voices of the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn… and so, here we have this Washington law firm trying to come in here and say, ‘We don’t care what the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn said- we’re going to make it so that you can never elect another Republican again, and you’ll be stuck with a Democrat forever!’.”
Malliotakis also touched upon the images of ICE agents meeting heavy resistance when forced to go into cities like Minneapolis to capture illegal immigrants with criminal records: “The issue is that, when you don’t have these local municipalities just simply turning these people over when they’re released from jail, it creates this scenario where the federal law enforcement agency needs to go into the community and find them, and it makes it much more dangerous for the law enforcement officer, makes it much more dangerous for the public, and it’s unnecessary, quite frankly.”
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