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The left in this country is composed of two major factions. We have the traditional FDR, JFK, patriotic, liberal Democrat, and then you have the far-left, progressive liberal who is staunchly in control of the Democratic Party at the national level.

They are the Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, George Soros, Bill and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama progressives, who believe government is the cure for all ills, and they will use any means, ethical or not, legal or not, to achieve their vision of the world.

Yes, the world! Their allegiance is not to America and our republic; it is to their party and its vision of a new world order, to which the United States is a problem. Has the progressives' unpatriotic disdain for America been any more evident than during President Donald Trump's address to Congress last week?

I understand that progressives think Donald Trump is the Antichrist on steroids. After all, he is a successful businessman who loves his country. That's a progressive's worst nightmare.

But, to sit on your hands when any president, Democrat or Republican, advocates America leading the world, America being great again, creating good-paying jobs at home, protecting Americans from terror and supporting the police is shameful.

One must ask of these individuals, do you love the country to whom you swore allegiance? Do you care about those who put their trust in you, and chose you to represent them? Isn't your country more important than your party? Have you ever said, God bless America and meant it? Have you shed a tear during the Star Spangled Banner? I'm afraid the answer to all these questions is No.

I've often thought that if the progressives have a national anthem, it has to be John Lennon's Imagine. Let's examine the words they live by, Imagine there's no heaven, It's easy if you try, No hell below us, Above us only sky, Imagine all the people, Living for today ... Imagine no heaven, no hell, and living for today? Is that on anyone's wish list?

Imagine there's no countries, It isn't hard to do, Nothing to kill or die for, And no religion, too, Imagine all the people, Living life in peace ... No countries? No America? They say it, as if it were a good thing. Shouldn't there be important things in life that we'd die for? I would hope so.

No religion? If we have God, you have right and wrong. Can't have that. Do they really believe this will let people live in peace?

You may say I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one, I hope someday you'll join us, And the world will live as one ... Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can, No need for greed or hunger, A brotherhood of man, Imagine all the people, Sharing all the world ...

You're not a dreamer, you're a naive loon. The world never has, and never will, live as one. No possessions? These words written by John Lennon, who posed as a man of the people, but was nothing more than a selfish, materialistic weasel.

In other words a true progressive! Someone who will pose as a magnanimous individual while scheming to attain power for the advancement of his agenda. They can't be truthful, because people would never support their end product, which is one world, no borders, no individualism, no possessions except theirs, no freedom, and no religion too.

Last week, we read in the Daily Star that Sen. James Seward and Assemblyman Clifford Crouch are introducing a bill to modify the NY SAFE Act for upstate New York. Let's hope they succeed, for the Safe Act has been nothing more than an unconstitutional infringement on our right to bear arms.

I think our chances are good. First, we have the efforts of two good men. Secondly, Gov. Cuomo is a politician, and he knows Republicans control many more states than Democrats. Many were once Democratic strongholds like New York, and 2018 is a gubernatorial election year.

President Trump, a New York City native, will be popular in 2018 and many in the city may vote Republican. Upstate always votes Republican. What better way to help his chances than to sign this bill that upstate voters support, but leaves the NY SAFE Act intact downstate where it is supposedly popular?

Finally, the NY SAFE act is headed to the United States Supreme Court. With Judge Gorsuch likely to be the new justice, the SAFE Act would go down 5-4, and then Gov. Cuomo's signature legislation would cease to exist. With the passage of Sen. Seward's and Assemblyman Crouch's bill, it is likely no further court action would be needed.

Thank you, Sen. Seward and Assemblyman Crouch.

CHUCK PINKEY is a retired area businessman. He can be reached at chuck.ontherightside@gmail.com. The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of The Daily Star and its editorial board, but the author thinks they ought to.

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