Senator Chuck Schumer ought to be ashamed of himself. He represents one of the most progressive states in the nation, so why has Schumer gone and voted against reforms to the Patriot Act – twice in two weeks?
Last week, Schumer voted against protecting Americans from known abuses of the Patriot Act’s Section 215. [...]

These 11 congressional Democrats from New York State, who have declined to support the repeal of DOMA, could be effectively targeted by the Green Party in the 2010 congressional elections through a focus on LGBT equality on marriage and other issues.

The Democrats in the 24th district have been supporting Mike Arcuri for years. It would be awkward for them now to push for the health care reforms that Arcuri opposes.

Eric Massa was one of six Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee to vote in favor of expanding the military budget in order to pay for yet more F-22s.

Currently, the city government of Corning isn’t doing anything to protect its citizens from this unconstitutional federal spying. The present Aldermen don’t seem to think it’s their place to take a stand to protect their constituents’ civil liberties. Darin Robbins sees things differently.

The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2009 would deal with this problem by prohibiting the U.S. government from selling or giving cluster bombs to any foreign country.

We’ve come to expect this kind of indifference and bigotry from Republicans. Sadly, we’re coming to expect it from Democrats too.

Families going through hard times in New York’s 24th and 29th congressional districts might as well have Republicans representating them in Congress, their U.S. Representatives are so far to the right. Mike Arcuri and Eric Massa are two Blue Dog Democrats who need to be challenged from the left, by credible Green Party candidates in 2010.

Don’t we have the right to know what’s being pumped down through the aquifers where they get their water for washing, and for drinking? Apparently, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand doesn’t think so. She has failed to sign on as a cosponsor of S.1215, though as a New York State Senator, she should have been among the first to do so.