Il Duce Cuomo
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo |
As related by Jacob Sullum in two pieces over at Reason, Cuomo sure looks guilty.
Indeed, the governor’s own words convict him: “If the @NRA goes bankrupt because of the State of New York, they’ll be in my thoughts and prayers. I’ll see you in court.”
Precisely.
What has Cuomo done? “I am directing the Department of Financial Services,” he commanded, “to urge insurers and bankers statewide to determine whether any relationship they may have with the NRA or similar organizations sends the wrong message to their clients and their communities.”
Is this just regulatory business as usual, as defenders of Cuomo harrumph? Or is it a real violation of rights?
It can be both.
This is more than “bully pulpit” power, it is actual, gun-under-the-table power — the kind you give to regulators when you set up regulatory bodies rather than establish general principles under a rule of law.
It is a problem on every level of our society, especially the federal government. But states like New York are obviously not immune.
And it reminds me of Mussolini’s method, of The Leader taking control and bullying businesses and groups to do his bidding. (For the “public safety” and to “end violence” — of course.) The essence of fascism.
It’s good to see Il Duce Cuomo get some legal pushback.
In this Land of the Allegedly Free.
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
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Paul Jacob is author of Common Sense which provides daily commentary about the issues impacting America and about the citizens who are doing something about them. He is also President of the Liberty Initiative Fund (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge Foundation. Jacob is a contributing author on the ARRA News Service.
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