Posted by
Upstate Conservatives on Saturday, November 18, 2006 2:01:39 PM
November 10, 2006
Upstate Conservatives Press Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jim Brewster
Phone 315 776 5312
Email: jdbrew1@localnet.com
Upstate Conservatives Coalition Calls for the Ouster of Joe Bruno
Senate Majority Leader is a One Man Legislature
Upstate Conservatives has formed to restore conservative ideals in New
York State government. The same coalition that had the website
www.dumpjeffbrown is now calling for the resignation of Senate Majority
Leader Joe Bruno. The Conservative coalition is presently headed by
former New York State Conservative Party Vice-Chairman Jim Brewster and
several Upstate Conservative Party leaders and also includes a cross
section of bipartisan political leaders and citizens. During the past
election season members of Upstate Conservatives played a role in
helping to defeat Senator Bruno and Assemblyman Jeff Brown in their
attempt to purchase the 49th Senate District for $1.5 Million dollars.
During his tenure as majority leader Bruno has created a dictatorship
in the Senate that goes against the most basis principles of democracy.
• Only after being sued by journalists has Joe Bruno agreed to release
detailed information about millions of dollars of public funds spent
under his direction. Each year Bruno alone distributes these funds to
Senators with no public oversight and no accountability. Citizens who
live in minority districts receive millions less in tax dollars than
those represented by members of Bruno’s Republican majority who use
vast amounts of public funds to support pet projects and clandestinely
reward political supporters.
• Joe Bruno has continually courted the support of the New York State
Conservative Party, but at the same time has supported legislation that
is in direct opposition to the party’s platform. i.e. SONDA
Legislation, etc.
• .
• Working with his Assembly counterpart, Bruno has been able to
effectively stop true legislative reform in Albany, gerrymander
legislative districts to ensure election outcomes, and create an
overload of bureaucrats on the public payroll.
“The time has come for Joe Bruno to go. The Republican Party under the
leadership of Joe Bruno is on LIFE SUPPORT” said Brewster. “The voters
of this area have rejected Bruno politics”. The Upstate Conservatives
will be launching a variety of initiatives during the upcoming
legislative session to excite public interest in his resignation. We
will be reaching out to potential Conservative replacements for Senator
Bruno to ensure they have the necessary support to challenge him.
Upstate Conservatives firmly believes that by freeing the New York
State Senate to function in an honest and open fashion, true
legislative reform can begin in this state with a transfusion of new
leadership.