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City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino is under attack by the New York City Council’s ethics committee for speaking out on public policy. She faces possible censure, fines, or even expulsion. 

Vickie stated: “As an elected official and an American, I have an absolute first amendment right to speak on these matters of public policy in any way I see fit. Period.” 

We hold our constitutional rights dear, and protecting free speech is our fundamental duty as patriotic citizens. Neither citizens nor elected officials should be punished for expressing their political opinions. 

Below is a letter you can sign and send directly to City Council Speaker Julie Menin. Flood her email in support of Vickie Paladino. City Councilwoman Linda Lee is on the ethics committee, who voted to sanction Vickie, needs to hear from us as well.
 
Please take a moment to copy the letter below, add your name and borough, and email to the City Council Ethics Committee:    SpeakerMenin@council.nyc.gov
Email Councilwoman Linda Lee:   District23@council.nyc.gov

Thank you for standing with Vickie. 

Dear Members of the City Council Ethics Committee and Speaker Menin:

Council Member Vickie Paladino has been a strong and outspoken representative for her constituents, and many New Yorkers respect her willingness to speak honestly on important issues.

Sanctioning a council member for expressing her political views raises serious concerns about our free speech protections. The First Amendment exists to protect open debate, even when opinions are controversial.

As New Yorkers and Americans, we urge the Committee to reconsider this action and uphold the constitutional principles of free expression and fairness.

Sincerely,
(Name)
(City / Borough)

Keep Politics Out of Our Classrooms

Senator John C. Liu personally benefited from due process protections in 2013, when his NYC mayoral campaign faced regulatory scrutiny over campaign finance violations and a federal investigation into alleged straw-donor schemes. Though members of his campaign faced legal charges, due process protected Liu from “guilt by association” by requiring prosecutors to prove that he had personal intent and knowledge of the wrongdoing. They could not. Despite intense media scrutiny and public anger, Liu was judged in court, not by politics or politicians. He went on to serve on the New York Senate underscoring the importance of this constitutional safeguard.

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By Chris Wales

I am happy to say that U.S. Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) has introduced legislation to
repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), also known as the “Motor Voter” Act.
The NVRA has fundamentally compromised the integrity of our electoral system by requiring
states to register voters without proof of citizenship. House Resolution No. 55 (H.R. 55) seeks to
repeal this unconstitutional legislation.

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Message from the Secretaries

Welcome to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030.

These Guidelines mark the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in our nation’s history.
The message is simple: eat real food.

To Make America Healthy Again, we must return to the basics. American households must prioritize diets built on whole, nutrient-dense foods—protein, dairy, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, and whole grains. Paired with a dramatic reduction in highly processed foods laden with refined carbohydrates, added sugars, excess sodium, unhealthy fats, and chemical additives, this approach can change the health trajectory for so many Americans.

The United States is amid a health emergency. Nearly 90% of health care spending goes to treating people who have chronic diseases. Many of these illnesses are not genetic destiny; they are the predictable result of the Standard American Diet—a diet which, over time, has become reliant on highly processed foods and coupled with a sedentary lifestyle.

The consequences have been devastating. More than 70% of American adults are overweight or obese. Nearly one in three American adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 has prediabetes. Diet-driven chronic disease now disqualifies large numbers of young Americans from military service, undermining national readiness and cutting off a historic pathway to opportunity and upward mobility.

For decades, federal incentives have promoted low-quality, highly processed foods and pharmaceutical intervention instead of prevention. This crisis is the result of poor policy choices; inadequate nutrition research; and a lack of coordination across federal, state, local, and private partners.

Learn more below….

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Brooke L. Rollins
Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Our featured special guest speaker at the New Year’s Kickoff Meeting on January 8th was Edward Lombardo, whose company is Lombardo CRE Consulting, Inc. A commercial real estate mortgage and energy policy expert, Edward Lombardo he foremost expert on the subject of he green energy agenda NYC has initiated to combat climate change. He spoke about New York City’s green energy mandates that are no longer theoretical—they are hitting property owners with higher electric bills and serious penalties will be forthcoming under Local Law 97. Here is his detailed power point presentation.

By Elena Chin Coppola

“Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such thing as Wisdom; and no such thing as public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech.” – Benjamin Franklin

On December 15, I had the honor of attending a White House event commemorating the ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791. With America nearing its 250th birthday, it was a powerful reminder of the liberties that make our unique experiment in self-government possible. Today, more than ever, those liberties are being put to the test and must be defended, especially in our schools and on our college campuses, where viewpoint diversity is too often punished rather than debated. Students are learning that certain perspectives are protected while others are policed; that conformity is rewarded and dissent is prohibited.

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