“Dr. King called upon us to be just and be fair and not judge people,’’ Hochul preached to around 50 people at Trinity Church in Brooklyn for Sunday services.
“Dr. King called upon us to be just and be fair and not judge people,’’ Hochul preached to around 50 people at Trinity Church in Brooklyn for Sunday services, before heralding LaSalle as “a good man and a great judge.““It should not have taken this long for a person of color to lead the highest court in our state, and he will,” said the Democratic governor, referring to LaSalle, who would become the first Hispanic to become New York’s top jurist if confirmed.
“He viewed himself as a Democrat — center-left, not conservative as he’s been called, but center-left. And to think this individual is [labeled] anti-women, anti-choice — he’s stunned,” Hochul said of LaSalle, in response to criticism from unions and others of some of his past rulings. “How many people want their names maligned and their reputation smeared and the lies told about them? None of us want that,” she said. “That’s what Dr. King would expect [of[ us in a non-violent, peaceful way.”
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