Joe Bruno Press Release

the Upstate Conservatives have issued a press release:

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.
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• 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.