WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
By Councilman Rubén Díaz Sr.
District 18 Bronx County, New York
You should know that during the times of the Roman Empire, the Emperor Julius Caesar was double crossed and betrayed by
Gaius Cassius Longinus, which resulted in his stabbing death by his trusted friend
Marcus Julius Brutus. Caesar, before dying, looked at Brutus and with his last dying breath uttered “Et
tu, Brute?”, which means “Even you, Brutus”.
Now Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, after 27 years serving the State of New York as one of the most progressive elected officials,
has been put on notice by the New York Working families Party that they might support Cynthia Nixon.
Assemblywoman Glick, I believe, will go into the history books as the first
openly gay legislator in New York State. Assemblywoman Glick was sworn into office on January 3, 1998. This
was a time when many, from fear of repercussion, hid their sexuality. However, Assemblywoman Glick stood firm and fought for the rights of gay
and lesbian communities, opening doors, jumping
hurdles, and breaking through many obstacles to ensure equality.
Assemblywoman Glick serves as the Chair of the Committee of Higher Education and as a member of the Ways and Means
Committee. These are two of the most powerful and influential committees in the New York State Assembly.
Ms.
Glick has remained focused on her fight for women’s issues,
such as their right for reproductive freedom and abortion rights,
environmental protection, immigration rights, and many, many more issues
that are of importance for the progressives.
I believe that when the Progressive movement was created, seated at the table was Assemblywoman Deborah Glick.
It
is important for you to know that I am a social Conservative Democrat.
During the sixteen years I served in the New York State Legislature
as a State Senator, Deborah Glick and I never spoke to each other. I
can honestly say that Ms. Glick hates my guts. She can’t stand the
ground I walk on. Believe me when I say... she can’t stand me!
But
those that know me well will attest to the fact that I will always
speak the truth and call it out as it is when I feel someone
is being treated unfairly, even if the person being unfairly treated has
different opinions and disagreements with me, which is
the case with Ms. Glick.
Some might say that I should be happy to see that Ms. Glick is going through this situation with the Working Families Party, but
I am not.
The
Working Families Party (WFP) hatched a plan to have Cynthia Nixon run on
their line against Glick in the event Nixon loses
the election to Governor Cuomo. According to the WFP they don’t want
to have a candidate serve as a spoiler in the general elections. But,
surprise, surprise! They should have known that when
they hatched their plan to give their party
line to Cynthia Nixon, or maybe that’s been the plan all along, (it would be viewed as) a coup
against Deborah Glick.
I believe,
figuratively speaking, that given this political climate, we
politicians must walk with a political bulletproof vest because it
appears as though we have and unseen bullseye on our backs, and we never
know when and to whom we will have to say “Et
tu, Brute?”
I am Councilman Rev. Rubén Díaz and this is
What You Should Know.
