The Republican leader of a suburb bordering New York City has Democrats up in arms over a plan to deputize private citizens for emergency situations. County Executive Bruce Blakeman has continued to irk opponents on the issues of crime and women’s rights as he seeks to wrestle control of the state capital and give his constituents a greater say in local policy. Lawmakers opposing the plan are calling it a “militia,” drawing comparisons to Nazi “brownshirts” and held a rally outside the executive’s office calling on him to halt the proposal. “I think it’s completely disgraceful, first of all as...
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