Judge candidates on multiple party lines limits options for voters

Editor:

Early voting is coming up this Saturday until November 3rd. If you can, get your vote banked.

Anything can happen between now and November 5th. My reason for writing is most folks know who they are supporting for President,  Senate and Congress but many don’t know who the Judge candidates are that will be on the ballot in our 8th Judicial district for Supreme Court Justice.

I will speak for the Conservative Party in Orleans County. I believe that all the mayor parties have a roll in this. Every year the Conservative Party circulates a petition to participate in the 8th judicial convention.

As chairman of my county I make it clear to the people signing the petitions as well as my committee that gets the signatures that we will be picking and voting for the most conservative judges as humanly possible that fit within the values of the Conservative Party.

I and my vice chairman attend these as I am the delegate and he is the alternate delegate. Only the delegate can vote but my vice chairman is 100% on the same page as I am and should I not be able to attend he would have the vote.

I am very unhappy with how the voting goes down. It seems to be predetermined, rigged to me. It seems the Republicans and the Democrats get together in a room and cross endorse the candidates. Then they come over to the Conservative Party and they do the same, except for but one county that is Orleans County.

I will never endorse a Democrat after what they have done to this state and country. Especially when the term is for 14 years. A rattlesnake no matter how nice you are to it will eventually bite you. Their allegiance will only be to other rattlesnakes. Especially Democrats that also take the endorsement from the Working Family’s Party.

The Working Family’s Party is the Communist Party. It is in our platform to never endorse a candidate that takes that endorsement. I have been called foul names. I have been called unreasonable by supposed fellow conservatives at these conventions for not falling in line. Once you sell out your principles just that one time it’s over. I am very proud the tell the conservatives in Orleans County that I voted “No” to these Democrats that take in the United States of America an endorsement from the Communist Party. I have always voted “No” to Democrats any year. All the other county chairman fall in line but not me and not our committee. I could not look myself in the mirror if I did otherwise and broke my promise.

I’m thinking it’s either the checks that are written or the fact that the chairman of the 8th Judicial convention is a lawyer and they are all lawyers and maybe they will have cases that will come in front of these judges and having endorsed them may carry favor. Either way if that’s the case I’m glad I am a thorn in their back side and shame on them. Glad to do it.

So who are the candidates? I don’t know these two people only that that belong to a very destructive party. The Democrats are fielding Henry Nowak and Kathrine Nugent-Panepinto. They have the Democrat, Republican, Conservative and Working Family’s party lines. Meaning they will be on every line so if you don’t want to vote for a Communist Party-endorsed candidate for such an important position write the names down and skip checking them.

The Republicans are fielding Michael Norris and Deborah Chimes. They also will have the Democrat, Republican and Conservative lines. I am not happy they took the Democrat endorsement but I know that their values are way more in line with the Conservative Party than the Democrat candidates. Please vote for them on the Conservative line.

I am partisan and I am sick and tired of how the Democrats have ruined the justice system and every system in this state and the whole country. I hope every Democrat is defeated this election cycle. I know that is wishful thinking as there are way too many poorly educated voters in this country.

Paul Lauricella Jr.

Orleans County Conservative Party Chairman