https://nypost.com/2023/01/03/republica ... SocialFlow

What on earth? I am not sure of how you prove residency but shouldn't these things be decided before election day? Not sure how you get on the ballot if you haven't proved you live in the district you are running for. Will be curious to see how this pans out in the world that is NY politics.

"Dang straight"

Sincerely,
Tom Cotton
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2022 ... -live-here

Man Nik, you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel to get something aren't you!

It's not outrageous like some cases where people don't even live in the state they're running in, but still rules are rules, and the GOP are all about tackling election fraud, no ? No ?

leader1 wrote:

Chang owns a place in Manhattan, but supposedly lives with his mother in Brooklyn.

This is one will be interesting because of the political implications. NYC Asian voters have been trending towards the GOP the last few cycles because of the sentiment that NY Dems are taking advantage of them and ignoring their concerns over crime and education. If they unseat Chang, this would be the ultimate outrage and I can’t see them voting Dem again. Carl Heastie has been an absolutely atrocious NYS Assembly Speaker, so I have no doubt that he will move to unseat Chang. If there is a special election and Chang runs again (I’m sure by then his residency issues will be cleared up), it won’t be close like it was last time.

NYC dems have ignored everyone's crime concerns not just the Asian community. I still think this is all a waste of time and money. I don't know how you get on the ballot if you have not satisfied the residency requirement. You shouldn't even be allowed to debate until so.

NIKV69 wrote:

leader1 wrote:

Chang owns a place in Manhattan, but supposedly lives with his mother in Brooklyn.

This is one will be interesting because of the political implications. NYC Asian voters have been trending towards the GOP the last few cycles because of the sentiment that NY Dems are taking advantage of them and ignoring their concerns over crime and education. If they unseat Chang, this would be the ultimate outrage and I can’t see them voting Dem again. Carl Heastie has been an absolutely atrocious NYS Assembly Speaker, so I have no doubt that he will move to unseat Chang. If there is a special election and Chang runs again (I’m sure by then his residency issues will be cleared up), it won’t be close like it was last time.

NYC dems have ignored everyone's crime concerns not just the Asian community. I still think this is all a waste of time and money. I don't know how you get on the ballot if you have not satisfied the residency requirement. You shouldn't even be allowed to debate until so.

But have they? Crime is up all across the country, not just NYC. But, as long as Democrats can be blamed, blame them and hold no one else at all (especially MAGA Republicans) responsible in any way. Could it be that crime is up across the country because COVID restrictions have been eased and homelessness is up and we have no national health care system to help those with mental health issues? Nah.... Democrats are the problem.

seb146 wrote:

But have they? Crime is up all across the country, not just NYC. But, as long as Democrats can be blamed, blame them and hold no one else at all (especially MAGA Republicans) responsible in any way. Could it be that crime is up across the country because COVID restrictions have been eased and homelessness is up and we have no national health care system to help those with mental health issues? Nah.... Democrats are the problem.

The No Bail lunacy has backfired badly in NYC and crime is very bad. I am not going to get into a debate with you over this that it is post covid related. It's not even close and it's out of control. The Asian community has been targets of regular crime and hate crimes. Take 2 mins and google it. It's there. You won't see this on CNN or MSNBC for obvious reasons but like stated it's rampant. Democrats have had total control in the state legislature and their anti police, no bail mindset has caused this IMO and Hochuls decision to not engage will just have more bad results.

leader1 wrote:

I don’t agree with Nick on much, but he’s right here. Dems campaigned terribly, especially regarding crime.

Here is a good article that sums up what happened in NY. Nick Rafter is a liberal writer, too, and he’s spot on.

https://nickrafter.substack.com/p/defec ... -democrats

I am still in disbelief Hochul won because her attitude toward the crime was insulting not only to the Asian community but all New Yorkers, between her and Mayor Adams they have done nothing to even engage on how to combat crime. Look I am only working 10 years maybe 12 max and then I will be full time in Nevada but New York is just not livable anymore. You have to make $150k just to be slightly ahead of your bills and its just not safe in many areas. If you would have told me this 20 years ago I wouldn't have believed it but things sure have changed.

NIKV69 wrote:

seb146 wrote:

But have they? Crime is up all across the country, not just NYC. But, as long as Democrats can be blamed, blame them and hold no one else at all (especially MAGA Republicans) responsible in any way. Could it be that crime is up across the country because COVID restrictions have been eased and homelessness is up and we have no national health care system to help those with mental health issues? Nah.... Democrats are the problem.

The No Bail lunacy has backfired badly in NYC and crime is very bad. I am not going to get into a debate with you over this that it is post covid related. It's not even close and it's out of control. The Asian community has been targets of regular crime and hate crimes. Take 2 mins and google it. It's there. You won't see this on CNN or MSNBC for obvious reasons but like stated it's rampant. Democrats have had total control in the state legislature and their anti police, no bail mindset has caused this IMO and Hochuls decision to not engage will just have more bad results.

leader1 wrote:

I don’t agree with Nick on much, but he’s right here. Dems campaigned terribly, especially regarding crime.

Here is a good article that sums up what happened in NY. Nick Rafter is a liberal writer, too, and he’s spot on.

https://nickrafter.substack.com/p/defec ... -democrats

I am still in disbelief Hochul won because her attitude toward the crime was insulting not only to the Asian community but all New Yorkers, between her and Mayor Adams they have done nothing to even engage on how to combat crime. Look I am only working 10 years maybe 12 max and then I will be full time in Nevada but New York is just not livable anymore. You have to make $150k just to be slightly ahead of your bills and its just not safe in many areas. If you would have told me this 20 years ago I wouldn't have believed it but things sure have changed.

Actually, bail reform has been proven not to contribute to a rise in crime rates

https://youtu.be/xQLqIWbc9VM

Also it is not true that crime has increased. It has actually decreased

https://youtu.be/kCOnGjvYKI0

michael478 wrote:

Actually, bail reform has been proven not to contribute to a rise in crime rates
https://youtu.be/xQLqIWbc9VM
Also it is not true that crime has increased. It has actually decreased
https://youtu.be/kCOnGjvYKI0

C'mon... don't try to convince any MAGA supporter with facts; they have already made up their minds...

leader1 wrote:

seb146 wrote:

NIKV69 wrote:

NYC dems have ignored everyone's crime concerns not just the Asian community. I still think this is all a waste of time and money. I don't know how you get on the ballot if you have not satisfied the residency requirement. You shouldn't even be allowed to debate until so.

But have they? Crime is up all across the country, not just NYC. But, as long as Democrats can be blamed, blame them and hold no one else at all (especially MAGA Republicans) responsible in any way. Could it be that crime is up across the country because COVID restrictions have been eased and homelessness is up and we have no national health care system to help those with mental health issues? Nah.... Democrats are the problem.

I don’t agree with Nick on much, but he’s right here. Dems campaigned terribly, especially regarding crime.

Here is a good article that sums up what happened in NY. Nick Rafter is a liberal writer, too, and he’s spot on.

https://nickrafter.substack.com/p/defec ... -democrats

I know facts don't matter when MSM says otherwise but facts are facts...

Lets get back to the real subject of this thread. Rep.Chang residency is legal to be a member of the US House of Representatives from the district he represents although politically it looks bad.

The US Constitution only requires members of the US House of Representatives to be a resident of the state for the district they are representing, they not required to live in the specific district themselves. This also applies to the US Senate but as 'at large', representing the state, that is not an issue. All but a relative few House Representatives have their legal residence in their district. In part this recognizes that House districts can change every 10 years so the residence may no longer be in the district after reapportionment. There is also the costs of 2 residences. Many members and their families live year round in DC, Northern Virginia or Maryland as their practical residence, but for personal mail, taxation and voting purposes may have a token legal residence in the district like a small apartment, use the residence of a parent or other family member. Some may also may live in a shared apartment in DC when Congress is in session. Years ago, some stayed in hotels in DC when Congress was in session, when it might be a few months of the year. That is also the root of the term 'lobbying' as persons seeking the attention of Members of Congress would hang out in the 'lobby' of hotels where Members stayed during sessions. .

NIKV69 wrote:

seb146 wrote:

But have they? Crime is up all across the country, not just NYC. But, as long as Democrats can be blamed, blame them and hold no one else at all (especially MAGA Republicans) responsible in any way. Could it be that crime is up across the country because COVID restrictions have been eased and homelessness is up and we have no national health care system to help those with mental health issues? Nah.... Democrats are the problem.

The No Bail lunacy has backfired badly in NYC and crime is very bad. I am not going to get into a debate with you over this that it is post covid related. It's not even close and it's out of control. The Asian community has been targets of regular crime and hate crimes. Take 2 mins and google it. It's there. You won't see this on CNN or MSNBC for obvious reasons but like stated it's rampant. Democrats have had total control in the state legislature and their anti police, no bail mindset has caused this IMO and Hochuls decision to not engage will just have more bad results.

So, again, blame Democrats. I see you also blame "liberal" outlets for reporting stories they actually report on. But, there is a twist when they report the stories: Asian hatred has gone up since MAGAs bought into the lie that covid came from China and MAGA leaders using terms like "China virus" and "kung flu" to talk about covid. Not the kind of reporting to be found on Fox or Newsmax or AM radio.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/chin ... index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/05/us/new-y ... index.html
https://www.msnbc.com/american-voices/w ... 0806597768

seb146 wrote:

So, again, blame Democrats. I see you also blame "liberal" outlets for reporting stories they actually report on. But, there is a twist when they report the stories: Asian hatred has gone up since MAGAs bought into the lie that covid came from China and MAGA leaders using terms like "China virus" and "kung flu" to talk about covid. Not the kind of reporting to be found on Fox or Newsmax or AM radio.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/chin ... index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/05/us/new-y ... index.html
https://www.msnbc.com/american-voices/w ... 0806597768

The racist crimes against the Asian community was not from MAGAs and it wasn't because MAGAs blamed covid on China. This is just more Trump derangement.