OPED: by Councilman Ruben Diaz, Sr. To build or not to build the wall
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a sell out or loser. They each want to be
perceived as the winner, the “Macho or
Heroine” in their cause to build or not
to build the Southern Border Wall.
This is why instead of working towards
a resolution that will bring an
end to this impasse, they sent their
members home for vacation, and this is
why the President stayed in Washington
and this is why these three leaders
have done nothing but blame each other
for the government shut down.
As a result, they have reached a
point of no return. Now they must fi nd a
way to ‘save face’ hoping to be seen as if
they won the battle of the wall.
Here is, my political two cents on
how they mostly will attempt to save
face. President Trump will declare this
matter a National Emergency, thereby
acquiring the needed funds from the
Department of Defense. He will then
proceed to order the military to build
the wall. POTUS will make it clear that
he was left with no other alternative. He
will walk away looking like a victor.
Senator Schumer and Rep. Pelosi
will then sue President Trump in an attempt
to stop him. They will then fi le
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court papers at the 9th Ninth Circuit
Court in California. They will charge
President Trump with abusing his
power, and they will say that they had
no choice because they were left with no
other alternative. Upon doing so they
too will look like winners.
The judges of the Ninth Circuit Court
will rule in favor of Schumer and Pelosi
. The judges of the 9th Circuit Court will
also come out smelling like a rose.
President Trump will appeal the
Ninth Circuit Court’s decision and will
take the matter to the nation’s Supreme
Court. The Supreme Court will hear the
case and their decision will side with
POTUS declaring that the President of
The United States is operating within
his authority and constitutional powers
to declare this matter a National Emergency.
They, the Supreme Court Justices
will also be seen as winners.
So, my dear readers embrace yourselves
and pray for patience. It will
take some time before all this comes
to fruition. But be certain that at the
end of this they will all be winners,
and there will be no losers, except we
the people who have had to endure all
this drama.
be transferred away from them.
I’ve submitted legislation to require
HPD to demonstrate that it has notifi ed
tenants in writing prior to any transfer
of ownership.”
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz
cautiously applauded the mayor’s new
bus proposals... “Mayor de Blasio’s plan
to dramatically increase NYC Department
of Transportation’s commitment
City is tremendous news and a signifi -
cant victory for my constituents in the
northwest Bronx. It is imperative that
NYC Transit and DOT successfully coordinate
on improving bus service for
the two million bus riders that rely
on buses to traverse our city’s streets.
The announcement is a strong indication
that those two agencies will do so
as we move forward with the Bronx
Bus Network Redesign launched by
Transit president Andy Byford in September.
...We need more frequent bus service
during morning and evening rush
hours: 6 a.m. to 10 a.m and 4 p.m. to 8
p.m., when northwest Bronxites experience
the most overcrowding. We need a
second MetroCard transfer so that people
who don’t have access to the subway
aren’t charged two fares just to get to
work or school. We need more reliable
express bus service so riders can regularly
complete their commutes within
the expected time.”
Senator Gustavo Rivera on the
passing of Luis Garden Acosta, founder
and president of El Puente... “I pay tribute
to the extraordinary life of the trailblazing
founder of El Puente, Luis Garden
Acosta, who sadly passed away
yesterday. His untimely death leaves an
immense void in our city and our state’s
civic discourse, an impossible one to
fi ll.”
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