Mayors Against Illegal Guns’ Website Still Hosted by the City of New York

1. Given that the yearly traffic for the MIAG main site is likely lower than TTAG’s monthly numbers, Bloomberg wouldn’t even notice the expense if it was added to his next meal. You’d think he’d get it fixed just to avoid the publicity, let alone the risk of legal action.

   • Correction, MAIG’s annual numbers are lower than TTAG’s daily traffic!
     Other than that, spot on.
     He hasn’t left office yet, if I am correct, but it will be interesting to see if they are kept on there after he is officially gone.

2. I don’t know what you’re complaining about. It’s Bloomberg’s city. He bought and paid for it and he can do with it what he wants.

   • He only rented it. His lease expires in a few days.

     • It’ll be interesting to see what DiBlasio does with it. He could quietly continue it; quietly transfer it; or do something legal to it. Difficult choice for him. January will be interesting – pass the popcorn.

     • just because the title goes away doesn’t mean anything changes.

     • TRUST ME. HE OWNS IT!! EVEN LONG AFTER HE’s [not] GONE!!

3. I HATE that smug little bastard so much.

   I’m not saying that I want it to happen, but were he to take a baseball bat/brick/warhammer/car to the face, I would be happy.

   • +1 for war hammer.

4. He didn’t get rich using his own money.

5. If I were to use my work DNS and webservers to host MAIG I would be fired and possibly sued for misuse of public funds.

   This is so wrong and appalling.

   • But then, you are NOT the monarch of New York City.

6. Isn’t there a law, or a way to sue him/MAIG/NYC for using government facilities to promote the political interested of a lobbying group?

   • I think the odds of doing anything about this are pretty low.

     I believe this would be covered under the misuse of resources. The NYC Conflicts of Interest Board is responsible for the rules and enforcement. In their FAQ they have a link to a “plain language” leaflet on the misuse use of resources. The leaflet is here: http://www.nyc.gov/html/conflicts/downloads/pdf2/leaflets/misuse.pdf

     The very last item is a question about the use of city resources for non-profit/volunteer work. The answer to the question is this:
     “Under a new Conflicts Board Rule, you may be able to use City resources, equipment, personnel, and supplies (but not letterhead) for certain private activities, but only if you obtain the prior approval of both your agency head and the Conflicts of Interest Board. The new rule is intended for situations similar to the one described above, where the private activity is a volunteer or charitable one that is determined by an agency head and the Conflicts of Interest Board to “further the purposes and interests of the City.””

     I would be willing to bet that if he hasn’t already got it, it would be easy for the Mayor to get the approval of the head of the agency (probably him) and the Conflicts of Interest Board to use city resources to host the MAIG website. I am sure he would claim that it would further the purposes and interests of the city. After all NYC and Mayor Mike are all for civilian disarmament. The rule does require prior approval, so if he hasn’t go it already he would be in violation but I doubt anything would come of it.

     Just in case you want to try to do something about this, the conflicts of interest board web site is http://www.nyc.gov/html/conflicts/html/home/home.shtml. If you follow the “ethics iinks” link you can find your way to the department of investigation here http://www.nyc.gov/html/doi/html/home/home.shtml. They have a link for filing a report/complaint.

   • I don’t think so. Taxpayers probably don’t have standing. The City probably does, but who’s kidding who? The City will never sue its Little Emperor.

7. At first glance of the headline, I thought it read “Mayors Illegal Website…”

   • You would still be correct.

8. For those foolish enough to still live in NYC..
   They got what they deserve in my opinion.
   I just feel bad for those that cant leave and want to for whatever reason.
   I had enough and got out……….almost anyone who wants to can.
   There is no toll on the way out…………..actually there is but its a cheap price to see the skyline in your rear view mirror.

   • Jay, I’ve been thinking.

     Suppose that an amendment to EXPEL the CIty of New York from the United States was introduced, and 37 states passed it (yes, I can certainly see it happening. Even California might ratify it just to spite their hated adversary) and New York City then became its own country. There is precedence for this, by the way. Singapore was expelled from Malaysia in 1965, I believe. Since then it’s certainly become a successful example of a city-state.

     Could – or would – the inevitable movement of population out of/into this new city-state be pulled off? What do you think?

     I think there are actually some merits to the idea. NYC would get to make its own bed after all, and by closing its bridges and tunnels (essentially, everything below the Tappan Zee) it could control all its own imports and exports. Including, of course, firearms. Since the City blames everyone and everything but itself, after all. Albany would have the rest of the state, after sending all it’s riffraff back down the river from which they came, and NY would be able to free itself from that despised City’s political influence and chart its own path.

     If secession isn’t possible, what about expulsion? Yes, I know there are many Americans living in the City that deserve a better life. Why not provide the opportunity?

     Say what you will, but it’s certainly food for thought IMO.

     Tom

     • It could or would never be done for the same reason California would never secede from the Union.
       Too much free Federal dollars.
       They don’t have to be new countries.
       Let them become individual states.Their economies individually are larger then most countries of the world.
       If one wishes to live as they have why not let them.
       I cant speak for California.
       But the majority of the counties in NY despise the city, Weschester LI, and its dwellers.
       They represent no one but themselves.
       Yet due to the cities total population, as NYC goes so goes the state. NYC and its voters control the state.
       California broke as it is has like the 26th largest economy in the world.
       Im not aware how most of Californians feel say of the LA Orange county area..
       But given my choice.
       Id kick NYC and LI along with Westchester out and all of California if I could.

   • There’s a simply remedy for what NYC has become: Just move the NY Fed to Oklahoma city, along with all its financial wire traffic. Forbid the location of financial trading servers on islands, for security reasons. NYC could then revert to being its inner Baltimore.

     I recommend the same island rule to the EU.

9. It’s illegal for a municipality to finance this website. The word illegal means nothing to the rich, the buy off the judicial system like the whores they are.

10. Any residents of NYC out there who’d be willing to sue for misappropriation of tax dollars? Class action, maybe?

    • You’re funny, Henry.

    • Henry, I don’t think that the taxpayers have standing.

      • Really? I’d think the taxpayers would be the only ones with standing. I guess government doesn’t want to set that precedent though, right? I mean, if taxpayers actually had a say in how their tax dollars were spent, how could government do all the things that nobody wants it to do?

11. Actually. . . . Well, let’s not discuss too much publicly. The walls have ears. 🙂

12. Another outrage, however, the citizens of NY need to step up to the plate on this one. If the dismantling of this scam doesn’t bother them I cannot see the people in Florida or Idaho taking the lead. A friend said “We need a revolution!” I answered, “You go first. Maybe we’ll all follow you and they’ll be stamping your image into coins in 50 years. But maybe we won’t and you’ll just die.” Needless to say he didn’t start any revolt. Bloomberg and his minions are the enemy. But other areas of the country view him as a sideshow. Something to watch and chuckle at. I doubt he sees it this way. He is a true believer in gun control. Most people won’t lift a finger until the “wolfs at the door” so to speak. Then they’ll strike at the wolf from 3 directions simultaneously and skin the beast alive before you can get things under control.

13. Ethics Violation ,big time,Every state has a State Dept Of Ethics and complaints can be filed from out of staters who believe an elected official is embezzling public resources.Sure seem’s like that’s happening here now doesn’t it?

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