Hijacking a House Majority: NY Democrats Threaten to Hold Elise Stefanik Seat Hostage

Guest post by Rev. Jim Harden

President Trump named New York’s 21^st Congressional Representative Elise Stefanik as his pick for U.N. Ambassador.

Should Congresswoman Stefanik be voted in and resign her position in the House, she must be replaced through a Special Election.

Unsurprisingly, recent actions by Democrat lawmakers in the New York State legislature in league with Gov. Hochul are designed to delay the special election for Rep. Elise Stefanik’s soon-to-be-vacant seat in the 21st Congressional District.

Proposals are being made to extend the timeframe for the Governor to call a Special Election beyond the current 10 days from a vacancy in addition to extending that Special Election to a date in the distant future such as coupling a Special Election with a June primary or the next November election.

According to Hochul, this is all being done under the guise of reducing election administration costs and increase voter turnout. But since when is money an object to one of the bluest and highest taxed states in the Union?

Further, are the people of NY’s 21^st really willing to give up representation for some vague fist full of dollars saved on administering an election?

This is just one more manifestation of the political corruption saturating New York State politics as Democrats in control seek to sacrifice Constitutional representation of the people on the altar of their political power. Who will end it?

Resetting special election controls is a baldfaced effort for New York Democrats to interfere in Federal politics, reducing the already slim Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

These maneuvers not only disenfranchise the residents of New York’s North Country but also threaten the foundational tenets of our republic.

The United States Constitution enshrines the right of citizens to full and fair representation in the House of Representatives.

Article I, Section 2 mandates that the House be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states.

This framework ensures that the voices of the populace are heard in the federal government without undue delay or obstruction.

The current New York State law requires the governor to declare a special election within ten days of a congressional vacancy, with the election to be held within 70 to 80 days thereafter.

This timeline is designed to minimize the period during which citizens lack representation.

But neither the U.S. House of Representatives nor the good people of New York’s conservative 21^st district are without hope.

There is one person alone who has the power to safeguard both the House Republican majority while at the same time making Hochul’s move moot.

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who is the current representative in New York’s 21^st, could simply refuse to resign.

Now that President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the U.N.’s World Health Organization and its inhumane Human Rights Council, why not pull out of the U.N. altogether?

Given the U.N.’s socialist agenda and criminal history this would send a clear message that the U.S. is the new global moral leader.

By remaining in her seat, Congresswoman Stefanik can reinforce the House Majority while at the same time clearing the field to unseat Hochul for Governor of New York in 2026. Stefanik for Governor 2026.

Rev. Jim Harden, M.Div. is the CEO of CompassCare Pregnancy Services and lives outside of Rochester, NY with his wife and ten children. He has written extensively on medical ethics, executive leadership, and pro-life strategy. CompassCare’s pro-life medical office in Buffalo was firebombed on June 7, 2022, reopening a miraculous 52 days after the brutal attack. Since then, he has tirelessly spoken in the public square for women and pre-born babies. www.CompassCareCommunity.com.

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