The bill [S3093](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S3093) to partition New York State into three autonomous regions is still stuck in committee due to lack of support of county officials. While a few towns have passed home-rule resolutions in support, no counties have passed one! 
**2023 is an election year for most counties in NYS; we need you to repeatedly contact your county officials’ most officials never hear from their voters so they feel safe to do nothing! ** Below are details and a button to connect you to your county officials’’ contact information. **Keep contacting them BY EMAIL or PHONE till to you get a reply** If you do NOT ACT NOTHING WILL CHANGE.
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Please personalize & send the following email to your County officials so they adopt the following home-rule resolution. A link to their emails is also below.

SAMPLE EMAIL
     In NYS under the home rule clause, NYS Senators and Assembly(wo)men are obliged to introduce a bill if a municipality in their district passes a home rule resolution; and then sends a copy of the resolution AND the bill (Amendment) to their NY State legislators.
Please adopt the following home rule resolution. The proposed amendment would partition NYS into three Autonomous Regions; the amendment text and an outline that explains it can be found at this link. [https://www.divideny.org/amendment.html](https://www.divideny.org/amendment.html)  A sample resolution is below:

   “Whereas: The views of people who live in the upstate and downstate areas of New York State are very different and really should be divided into separate states, or completely autonomous regions.
It is therefore resolved: that the ______(supervisors/legislators)__ of _ (county name)__County have adopted this home-rule resolution and request our New York State legislators support  2023-24 S3093  an amendment to our New York State constitution to partition our state into completely autonomous regions; the New Amsterdam, the Montauk and the New York Regions. Each region has its own regional governor and legislature (Senate and Assembly). All regional legislatures would meet jointly as the state legislature for six weeks a year. New York State pensions remain unchanged.  The token state government that would remain has almost no power. “ 
Sincerely,
(your name)
Home-rule resolutions must be sent by a county official via certified US mail to all the State legislators whose district includes all or part of the County adopting the resolution; otherwise it is a meaningless non-binding resolution.

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​It takes REPEATED emails and calls to GET OFFICIALS to ACT. Please send an email to your NYS Senator see below and your Assemblyperson see below. You can use the two sample emails below just enter the names and then personalize the email(s).

Use this link to send the email https://www.nysenate.gov/senators-committees
REPEATED emails or phone calls are needed to GET our legislators to ACT.
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    Puerto Rico voted to be admitted to the union as a state, and the US House voted to admit it in 2021, but the US Senate blocked its admission; because it’s two senators would change the balance of the United States Senate.  Please email your member of Congress you can lookup the email here​https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative .​ Ask him/her to introduce the bill to link the admission of Puerto Rico with the creation and admission of New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam would be created by partitioning NY State.
​   Below is a sample email. Ask for a reply. If all you get is an automated reply; please call his/her Washington DC office. It will take a lot of emails to get a Congress(wo)man to introduce this pair with Puerto Rico bill.

===Sample email===
Please introduce the law to pair the admission of Puerto Rico & New Amsterdam to the union New Amsterdam would be created by partitioning NYS. The text of the proposal can be found here
https://www.constitutional-remedies.com/pr-new-amsterdam-ny.html
Section 6 of this law requires that the existing 2022 shapes of the NY congressional districts be maintained, in New Amsterdam till the next census. balance of the Senate would be maintained and both states would be admitted, on Jan 3, 2025.
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26,000 families never thought it would happen to them.

Back in 2019, New York State legislatures passed a bill requiring children in schools K through 12. They no longer could have a religious exemption for vaccinations.

Suddenly, my beautiful daughter, who adored her private Catholic schools, found herself no longer able to attend. 26,000 families lives changed in an instant. No one stood up for us, not even the schools

Since then, I have homeschooled, and it’s been no easy flight. As a single, disabled mother, this has been a project in the works. in some ways, it’s been a blessing in disguise’.

There a bill in New York State legislation to require children to have the Covid jab for school. If it’s passed, you too will be forced to make a decision to homeschool, move, or vaccinate your child.
You will NOT be able to get a religious exemption!

This be a big enough reason to divide New York into three autonomous regions. If not now, when?

Ask your town or city for a home rule resolution at your board meeting. Contact your senators and assemblyman. Ask them to support Divide New York.


Article written by Diana, one of our board members and WNY Area Leader. She can be reached at Dianamarie531@yahoo.com

As we push through our busy lives and stay largely disinterested in the issues that shape our worlds, power-hungry politicians have a field day with our ignorance and apathy. Yet, a small portion of us do care, but what can we do to change things? Surely in a state like New York, we cannot vote our way to freedom; and the governor, bureaucrats, and lawmakers in Albany have free rein to enact laws and policies in a one-party state. Our taxes increase, regulations grow more burdensome, and the cost of living becomes unbearable; but what are we doing to challenge the elitist policies? 
We have a few options available, but all of them will take up some critical time and effort. Divide New York Caucus is attempting to partition the state into three autonomous regions. For years, Upstate New York has been subject to the whims of New York City, and there has been no relief for struggling families and individuals interested in retaining their God-given rights. Gaining semi-statehood within New York State; which would provide New Amsterdam (Upstate New York), Montauk (New York City suburbs), and New York City (city limits) with their own executive, legislative, and judicial branches; would alleviate some of the pain, hopelessness, and bitterness that many residents feel. New York City would be able to keep its money to fix its own infrastructure (or add any additional social programs), while New Amsterdam would be able to govern itself without the excessive taxes and regulations that hurt businesses and create an environment of depression.
 
Currently, very few state legislators are on board with this idea, and many have not never heard of it. Yet, if the people are in support of it and the politicians are not, what does this say about our present governing structure? Do these politicians not work for us? Why do they get to put their own financial interests or political ambitions above what we desire for our state? We can petition them, but they will likely reject our ideas. In addition to writing to our state senators and assemblymen, which is still worth doing (we can always try), taking local action is our best bet. In fact, if we can get counties or municipalities (cities, towns, and villages) to adopt home rule resolutions, this will compel the state legislators to cosponsor the Divide New York bill. The formats are available on the website, and with just a little bit of your time, we can get this idea circulating around the state. If the politicians feel enough pressure from their citizens, it may get to the point where they have to start caring about our interests.
 
What can we do in the meantime? Well, spread the word around as much as possible and start to educate yourself on the issues surrounding the state, and begin to gain an understanding of what is in the pipeline (not Nord Stream or Keystone) if we do nothing. We can also attempt to engage in acts of non-violent civil disobedience in response to unjust laws and regulations. As risky as it may be, if you own a company and are able to ignore certain laws, this would be a good way to show the state that we are serious about our liberties. The more businesses that resist, the better chances of success. Since they cannot arrest everyone or shut down every company, they might eventually have to give in to the demands of the injured people of Upstate New York. If we create parallel structures and economies and the state government becomes overwhelmed and cannot enforce the laws, we have a chance for real change. At that point, our overlords may have little choice but to grant us the autonomy that we deserve and pass the three-regions plan.
 
Can we pull this off? Well, one thing is for certain: if we do nothing and continue living our lives how we have been for many years, the one-party state will constrict tighter and tighter on our liberties and take everything that it can from us. If we take small actions in the now, there is a chance that we can save the state for posterity. Are we content just simply worrying about what Governor Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Senate Speaker Andrea Stewart-Cousins want for our lives, or will we stand up for what is rightfully ours? Ultimately, we must make that choice.
 
Thank you for reading, and please take action today!

Craig
​Divide Caucus Treasurer

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