Rickards Law Firm Ad

D&D Banner

Save Jersey Ad Banner

Author:

Free Speech Flap at Montclair

Jan. 17 Civil Rights, Education, First Amendment, News, North Jersey 4 comments

freespeechBy Joshua Einstein | The Save Jersey Blog

Free speech is one of our fundamental first freedoms, Save Jerseyans, but it’s in danger at Montclair State University. 

A pillar of classical liberalism and the American way of life is under assault by those who have been charged to pass its wisdom on to the next generation of citizens.

The reported facts by NJ.com: Montclair graduate student Joe Aziz was recently suspended and banned from campus. His alleged offense? Aziz purportedly commented on a Facebook-posted video. The video (which has since been taken down) featured a heckler and a female friend at a Steve Lonegan speaking event on campus.

Aziz made light of the female’s weight and, not long after he posted his comments, he received a University No-Contact Order (viewable here: http://thefire.org/article/15323.html)…

CONTINUE READING….

Young Republican Holiday Red

Dec. 06 Bergen County, Hudson County, Hurricane Sandy, North Jersey, Republican Party 1 comment

A few nights ago, Save Jerseyans, over 40 young adults were in attendance at the Bergen County Young Republican hosted Holiday Party in East Rutherford, NJ.

The party, co-sponsored by Hudson County Young Republicans and charged with raising money to help New Jerseyans in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy, took place in the back room of Italian restaurant Café Capri.

Festivities were organized by Stephanie Rubin and featured speakers Bergen County Freeholder Maura DeNicola and former Assembly Majority Leader Paul DiGaetano (also of Bergen County).  State Young Republican Chairman Tony Howley was also in attendance…

CONTINUE READING….

Israel: the Least Effective “War Criminal” Ever!

Nov. 21 Foreign Policy, Israel, Uncategorized 34 comments

There are many people on the Left and some on the Right who are up in arms about the State of Israel defending itself against the bombing of its cities and population centers. 

They accuse Israel of war crimes and excuse the actions of any and almost all Arab parties to the conflict. They do this based on selectively chosen numbers – in the present conflict they point to the five Israelis (including an Israeli-Arab) murdered by terrorists launching rockets out of hospitals, schools, and homes and the roughly 100 Palestinians who have been killed both by rockets that have landed short and when Israel has sought to bomb the rocket launchers and terrorist leadership.

That the Geneva Convention prohibits combatants from using human shields does not bother Israel’s detractors. That Israel defends itself by bombing those sites instead of lettings more of its people become casualties to rockets launched from them does.

Were the presumptive “policy” of these detractors carried out and Israel to accept several hundred rockets per day (recently up from the average of 3 a day over the last decade), surely the number would continue to increase, more Israelis would be murdered, and Israel would not be able to function as a country.  But by the twisted logic of the morally underdeveloped, Israel would be in the right because more of its citizens would be dead.

Moreover, the anti-Israel crowd loves to assert that Israel is engaging in genocide. If so, Israel is perhaps the least effective perpetrator of genocide ever!

CONTINUE READING….

Keep the Faith!

Nov. 13 Barack Obama, Big Government, Chris Christie, Christianity, Corruption, Economics, Election 2012, Election 2013, Election 2016, First Amendment, Foreign Policy, Governmental Incompetence, Mitt Romney, National, ObamaCare, Religious Liberty, School Board Elections, Spending, Uncategorized 47 comments

With the reelection of President Obama, conservatives everywhere have had their faith challenged. We believed that the nation had seen the error of its ways and would leave behind this gargantuan some call government.

We were wrong.

Regardless of who loses the blame game, the truth remains that this election was a referendum on Obama and his Constitution-eroding big government policies.

That the nation wants more costly handouts and is blind to their consequences, both fiscal and constitutional, is the number one reason we conservatives must keep up the fight. Over 48% percent of the nation felt Obama had overreached; they objected enough to a coercive healthcare regime, the abrogation of the individual right of conscience, an extra-legal suspension of bankruptcy law (during the auto bailouts), failed stimulus, corporate cronyism, and shrinking Americanism abroad to vote for no one’s favorite candidate – Mitt Romney.

By the grace of God, the years ahead will be remembered as the time the economy truly rebounded. We will be able to look back and say that despite all of his horrid policies, Obama was not able to destroy the can-do American spirit of entrepreneurialism. But even if this was a likely scenario, the destruction Obama has already done to the Constitution would still be a reason to rally. And in the much more probable outcome that a weakened America and stagnant economy become the new normal, we have twice the reason to redouble our efforts.

CONTINUE READING….

Sandy Hoboken

Nov. 09 Hoboken, Hurricane Sandy, North Jersey 103 comments

My home of Hoboken is on the road to recovery, Save Jerseyans.

Almost all of the “Mile Square City” is back to humming with the sweet sounds of electricity and I recently received a PATH Alert email stating that the PATH train line has had partial service restored.

Although things are on their way back to normal, there are still many without heat, electricity, or even homes across NJ and NYC and our prayers are with them.

During the blackout, the people of Hoboken were out and about sharing soup, hamburgers, hot dogs, and even electricity. Residents who never blacked out (living on the two streets that by the good fortune of bad government, and are on different electrical grids from the rest of town) put out extension cords and power strips so those without could charge their phones and stay in touch with loved ones.

My building was without electricity or heat from Monday night until this past Saturday so I availed myself of these neighborhood good Samaritans. There were some fairly cold nights spent under 10 blankets but I had no choice but to tough it out (as my parents had no heat or electricity as well so what would be the point in attempting to go to them?). It wasn’t scary by comparison to the events of Monday night and what we all experienced as Hurricane Sandy arrived in Hoboken….

CONTINUE READING….

Save Jersey Talks to GOProud, the Leading Gay Conservative and Libertarian Organization

Oct. 26 Cultural Issues, Election 2012, Gay Marriage, Josh Einstein, Save Jersey 43 comments

I had the opportunity to chat with GOProud Co-Founder Jimmy LaSalvia last week, Save Jerseyans.

What is GOProud? It’s a growing community of Gay Americans who are conservatives, libertarians, and definitely not Obama supporters in 2012. In fact, they recently endorsed Mitt Romney for President.

Mr. LaSalvia and I discussed the upcoming election, key races, and the interesting challenges associated with advocating for Republican principles/candidates as a gay conservative/libertarian in an era when gay marriage is a topic of much debate.

Listen and please share your thoughts:

To learn more, check out GOProud.org.

 

Living the American Dream [Summit] Recap

Oct. 17 Barack Obama, Big Government, China, Class Warfare, Economics, Election 2012, Medicare, ObamaCare, Scott Garrett, Spending, Steve Lonegan, Taxes, Tea Party 53 comments

James Beattie interviews Steve Lonegan of AFP-NJ at the American Dream Summit

On October 15th in Parsippany, despite an unusually cold (37 degrees) fall morning, participants at the Defending the American Dream Summit were both warm and welcoming, Save Jerseyans. The mood at the Saturday conference put on by Americans For Prosperity was jovial and good spirited; the topics, however, were dead serious.

Conservatives of all stripes and types, from social to fiscal, Romneyites to Paulites, isolationists to interventionists, committeemen to Tea Partiers, Republicans and even a few Democrats, were all gathered to hear the great speakers lined up to talk about our nations future.

Speaking to the assembled was a well rounded list of well known conservative thinkers, activists, and authors including Dinesh D’souza, Jonah Goldberg, Michelle Malkin, John Fund, and James O’Keefe.
Ms. Malkin and Mr. Goldberg were even nice enough to spend some time talking to the Save Jersey community…
Breakout sessions ranged in topic from health care, citizen journalism, polling, to “hydrofracking” and more. Breakout sessions were lead by representatives of Townhall.com, The Franklin Center, Americans for Liberty, Texas Watchdog, Mountaintop Media, the Heritage Foundation, the Manhattan Institute, and the Independent Women’s Forum among others. Conference attendance was quoted as being somewhere between 800 and 1,100 participants and both the main hall and breakout sessions were overflowing with people eager to learn both the details of our nations present dangerous path and the tools that they can use to spread the message of a restoring a responsible and prosperous America.

A Jew Tea Partying With the Christian Right

Oct. 08 American History, Cultural Issues, First Amendment 108 comments

The Tea Party can rightfully be described as a mass movement of fiscal conservatives simultaneously upset and galvanized by our nation’s outrageous spending.

That said, the Tea Party is a full spectrum conservative movement that includes many socially conservative loud-and-proud Christians. About one week ago, your favorite Save Jersey Jewish contributor spent the day at a Tea Party conference aimed at these conservative compatriots.

The conference was entitled ‘God and Country’ and was organized by the Northern New Jersey Tea Party. It was a day dedicated to examining the Christian roots of our great nation and celebrating freedom of religion. The speakers and over 55 attendees came from a variety of denominations but were all united in their defense of the First Amendment.

The speakers, including lawyer Demetrios Stratis from the Defense Alliance Fund, talked about attacks on Christianity in the public arena, what they had done to defend it, and what we could do to preserve the First Amendment’s promise of the free exercise of religion.

CONTINUE READING….