Where Do NY Dems Stand On The 'Ground Zero Mosque'?

It is worth noting that about 150 House Republicans, including some from New York and Virginia, successfully killed health care funding for 9/11 responders. It is particularly shameful and disgusting that this roster of reprobates includes Eric Cantor and Frank Wolf, both of whom certainly lost constituents in the 9/11 attack and have responder constituents who are sick.

Schumer still disgusts me. That he would even utter "they believe in the Torah" when discussing Israel-Palestinian issues still pisses me off.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/11/chuck-schumer-on-gaza-str_n_609594.html

Dear Congresscritters,
How would you have felt about opening Cordoba House before 9/11? Really? You wouldn't have had a problem with it? Then why would you now? Are you letting terrorists scare you? Because that's what it sounds like.
* When you capitulate to terror, you play into Bin Laden's hands.
* When you give Al Qaeda recruiting material, you play into Bin Laden's hands.
*When you say "we'll build your mosque when you let us build a synagogue in Saudi Arabia" you essentially propose taking us down to Saudi Arabia's level.
I don't want to be at Saudi Arabia's level. This is America. Land of the free. Home of the brave. Try acting like it.

Who cares what they think. It's not up for a vote. It's not within their purview. They have no say what so ever about whether the private landowner can build a mosque.

Why do they have no say? Because in America we don't tell people that they can't develop their land just because someone doesn't like their religion. Since the land is zoned for things like the mosque, there is nothing of substance for elected officials to discuss.

Hey look, if they don't build it in Manhattan I don't want them building it in the Philadelphia area as it would be too close to the fourth hi-jacked terrorist plane that went down on 9/11 near Pittsburgh. It would be a poke in the eye of patriotic Pittsburghians.

The opposition to this is from people who 1) Don't know New York and 2) Don't care about New York, except when they think they can score political points be talking about 9/11. They LOOOOOOOVE them some 9/11 and (correctly) consider it an attack on all of the U.S., but for some reason, more in the Bible Belt than in, you know, the actual city that was attacked.

Two blocks in New York is not the same as two blocks in Indianapolis or Juneau. In New York, you can walk two blocks and be in a whole different world. I really wish people who hate New York and would be more than happy to see the whole New York Metro area fall into the Atlantic would keep their mouths shut about what happens here and what it means.

You know, I'm still traumatized by the financial collapse of 2008. Therefore, building any new banks, investment firms, or other cathedrals of capitalism anywhere near Wall Street would be a slap in the face of all those who suffered. Moderate bankers refudiate these actions!

As someone who is represented by both Maloney and Schumer, I can tell you that they get their opinions from AIPAC.

Having been at the NYC Landmarks Preservation Committee meeting on Aug. 3, I want to weigh in on the issues being dealt with, or not, by our Democratic leaders, as reported by TPM.
The media frenzy, responding to Deblasio and a few vocal, sign-carrying, shouting individuals, centered around the disturbance they caused rather than on the reasoned positions taken by the members of the commission and the public who applauded their 9-0 vote. This vote had nothing to do with their individual emotional states concerning the 9/11 events, or where they stood in relation to the building in question. They were appropriately voting on thorough examination of the premises and surrounding area in question and the criteria of their mandate for this commission. All of this information was clearly spelled out in their statements for all to hear. A thorough examination of the surrounding area indicated that numerous houses of worship of varying denominations were within a few blocks radius. (The 92ndSt Y has a community center in Tribeca, relatively nearby).
In addition, many Muslims died in the 9/11 events, people who worked at the Twin Towers and attended classes at the community college blocks away. Families of 9/11 are in two different groups. The larger one, with a membership of 2,000 have taken no position on this issue. Medea have reported facts of the vote inappropriately using biases of the vocal
protesters. The position of the ADL was reported on the same day, the other by the AJCOMMITTEE not noted.
In the light of the forgoing explanation, a group from J Street NYC activists (including myself) was present with a banner indicating who we represented as we delivered a petition signed by 10,000 Americans, many Jews and others. Very few people and media reps. asked our positions, and some who did misrepresented them n print and on TV and radio. (Blogs and articles in the next few days were more accurate and deliberate).
To their credit, in particular Congressman Nadler (who made a reasoned argument for maintaining separation between religion and state), Congresswoman Maloney, and Senator Gillibrand took strong positions on constitutional grounds, that the builders of the proposed community center/mosque be permitted to build without limiting the location. Mayor Bloomberg made strong media covered statements supporting the decision of the committee and the right to worship for all religions without intervention. As we in J Street believe, no religious group in his country should be treated differently than another. As American Jews, informed by our history and heritage, the values of religious freedom, equality and justice are deeply important to our community. What better way to honor the memories of the victims of 9/11 than to stand up against hatred and bigotry and for our core principles of freedom and tolerance?
Congressman Weiner has taken a position which appears to agree yet calls for oversight of funding as the building progresses. Senator Schumer has, as yet, not spoken out.
I am proud that J Street, the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans has joined other Jewish and non-Jewish groups, in supporting the community for the Cordoba House and the religious freedom it represents.