Hey did Channel 13 get this No New Tax Party petition hoopla from the police scanner or as some will say, did the little monkey Mertz make a phone call from George of the Jungle's office??
The monkey ain't mertz......the monkey is in charge of that vortex that sucks your money out of your pockets to hand over to other folks who didn't even break a sweat...... and NYS has a giant one......
want to go hunting?
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
You should be thanking God for the new no tax party. The dems will surely get in now. It will be a sweep! IMHO
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Mertz and OConnor are still Republicans at heart. My guess is IF they win one or both seats in the REP primary, would spell curtains for the Republicans. Dems in the backdoor!
Dems might get in the backdoor....but,,,,the next generation is upon us....and it WILL be short lived......
twitter twitter twitter.......
if you feel the need to tell your kids/grandkids/greatgrandkids that you 'work so hard so they dont have to'.....be my guest....the only thing they will learn is to be a leech and wait for the butt kissing crumb handouts of the 'monkey'.....
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Then the next thing they learn is "it's such a great humanitarian undertaking, it's your responsibility blah blah blah" which in turn changes to "I hope I get mine. Did we vote for mine? I'll give you this vote if you give me my dues."
and it goes on......and on and on......
so it is up to you----change or no change.......after all,,,,this is America....and sadly Schenectady county in NYS......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Quoted from PuddyCat: Hey did Channel 13 get this No New Tax Party petition hoopla from the police scanner or as some will say, did the little monkey Mertz make a phone call from George of the Jungle's office??
HeHeHe
No, not from the scanner. From emails that were sent to many media contacts and that contained an attached press release. And, the correspondences were not sent by John, but by the others of us on the No New Tax party slate.
They turned in over 1,700 signatures! This means a second line for real fiscal CONS that will positively effect County voting for years to come.
This does nothing to elect DEMS. It means the real fiscal CONS have leveled the playing field and finally have a party that stands for something. Look for NO NEW TAX PARTY to pass all third parties in votes received.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
How soon can I change my registration to the No New Tax Party? Will they be holding primaries for major offices (federal offices)? How do we go about making sure that in 2010 we can start spreading this to other districts in the county? The time to start planning is now (or immediately after the November election).
Posted on: 08/19/09 Jackie Sher email: news@spotlightnews.com
Brian McGarry, John Mertz, Michael O’Connor and Bradley Littlefield filed a petition with the Schenectady County Board of Elections on Tuesday, Aug.18, to establish an independent party line called the No New Tax Party in the Town of Rotterdam and Schenectady County.
The four collected more than 900 signatures in support of the party. The Board of Elections requires at least 770. Opponents have three days to make a general challenge of the petition.
The party has one issue on its platform, and that is to vote against any tax proposals or increase in taxes for the next two years. After that time, if the country is out of its recession, the party proposes capping tax increases at the rate of inflation and submitting any new tax district proposals to constituents for a vote.
“I think that when the four of us sat down and we vented out all the issues that are impacting our residents, taxes kept coming to the top of the list,” said Mertz, who is hoping to run for Rotterdam Town Council on the No New Tax Party Line, as well as compete in the Republican primary.
O’Connor is running for Town Council and will also compete in the Republican primary. Littlefield is running for Schenectady County Legislature, District 4 (Rotterdam, Duanesburg and Princetown), and will also run in the Conservative primary. McGarry is running for Rotterdam Town Supervisor and will compete in the Conservative primary Sept. 15.
“One of our objectives for candidates that are running is for the people and not for the party. Our objective was, ‘How can we empower the people?’ It’s about getting the power back to the people,” said Mertz.
He said that the No New Tax Party candidates empower people by simply promising a 0 percent tax increase for the next two years.
“We’re not making five, six, seven, 10 different promises to the people. We’re making one clear promise, and it should be reflective of how we’re going to approach everything else,” said Mertz. “The one thing they can hold us accountable for is the tax rate that we’re going to hold on the line for the next two years.”
He said that the first thing the No New Tax candidates are going to do is look at the current budget.
He criticized current Rotterdam Supervisor Steve Tommasone for having enough “fat” in this year’s town budget to “find” $100,000 to fund the Rotterdam EMS.
“The town needs to back off with the taxes; give residents a little relief to get through this recession,” said Mertz.
McGarry said that the major political party bosses “do not want competition in the realm of political thought.”
“What we’re doing today is really the true form of competition when it comes to political thought and expression and the people’s ability to vote for the ideals they believe in,” said McGarry. “I don’t think either party is enjoying the fact that we have a third wheel here.”
Littlefield said that what all four members of the new party have in common is that they are fiscal conservatives with “a common objective.”
“That’s to bring something to all and some constraint to the spending that is causing our residents and businesses to leave the town and county and state,” said Littlefield.
He said that all four members went door-to-door collecting signatures for the petition and heard the “same thing” from everyone, from business owners to senior citizens.
“The taxes and regulation are causing them hardship. We hear from the old people on fixed incomes telling us they can’t afford to be paying higher taxes,” said Littlefield. “There’s only so far that their money goes, and meanwhile you have an arrogant establishment of these entrenched incumbents who are out of touch with their constituents,” said Littlefield, who said that they also “don’t appear to know how this economy is impacting the people in our communities.”
In a release sent out by No New Tax Party members, they said that “to date, the No New Tax Party has attracted considerable support. The Upstate Conservative Coalition, the Primary Challenge organization, and the New York Tea Party Patriots have offered financial contributions and volunteers.”
SCHENECTADY COUNTY Parties won’t challenge No New Tax Party Leaders say they don’t expect new line on ballot to draw many votes BY MICHAEL LAMENDOLA Gazette Reporter
Leaders of the two major political parties in Schenectady County said they do not plan to challenge designating petitions filed earlier this week to create the independent “No New Tax Party.” The deadline to file general objections is today with the Schenectady County Board of Elections. Tom Buchanan, chairman of the Schenectady County Republican Committee, dismissed the No New Tax Party as irrelevant. “We are not challenging the petitions. It will have little or no effect, and it will draw few votes,” he said. Brian Quail, chairman of the Schenectady County Democratic Committee, also said he has no intention to file challenges. In fact, he said, he welcomes the new party. “It will not take votes away from Democrats; it will hurt the Republicans in Rotterdam,” he said. The No New Tax Party will appear on Row 6 of the General Election Ballot, the bottom row. Leaders of both parties did examine the petitions when they were filed Tuesday. One major party political official said the petitions were solid. Organizers of the new party said they anticipated challenges and collected signatures from voters not registered with a major party and therefore unlikely to have signed other designating petitions. They also collected more signatures than they needed. Quail said Democrats view the No New Tax Party as an “intraparty Republican dispute spilling over into another ballot line. It is healthy for democracy, but people should not be confused about where this is coming from; it is coming from dissatisfied elements in the Republican Party.” Buchanan sees the new party and its message — to hold the line on taxes — differently. “It really is a message that should be directed against county Democrats. We have not increased taxes in Rotterdam, but we have seen double-digit tax increases at the county,” he said. In Rotterdam, Buchanan sees the No New Tax Party as taking votes away from Democrat Frank Del Gallo. Del Gallo is running for supervisor against incumbent Republican Steven Tommasone and Brian McGarry of the No New Tax Party. “I think it is a big problem for the Democrats,” Buchanan said. At the county level, Quail sees the No New Tax Party as having little impact in the District 4 race, which has two open seats. District 4 consists of Rotterdam, Duanesburg and Princetown. There are two open seats in District 4. ......................>>>>..................>>>>...........http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01201&AppName=1
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Dems out the back door-Dead enders out the front door--Throw the hacks out the window. 
