New York Democrats are trying to sabotage House Republicans

New York Democrats are trying to sabotage Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

Fox News reports that they are trying to do with "an unprecedented move" designed to keep the House seat vacated by U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) from being filled.

Stefanik is leaving the House of Representatives for the administration of President Donald Trump. There will be more on this in a moment.

First, however, we'll look at the Democrats' "unprecedented" scheme.

Here's what they are doing:

To make a long story short, New York Democrats are using legislative tactics to try to keep Stefanik's seat from being filled, and, if they succeed, it could take many months before it is.

Fox explains:

Under current law, New York's governor has 10 days to declare a special election for a vacant seat and an additional 80 to 90 days to hold the election. Stefanik's seat is key for the Republican Party and Trump's second administration, as Republicans hold a slim majority at 218 members to the Democrats' 215 members.

The Democrats, though, are trying to pass legislation that would change the election laws, pushing the special election back to the summer of 2025.

Fox reports:

The state Democrats' anticipated legislation has not yet been introduced, but Democrats were summoned to an emergency conference on Friday evening to reportedly discuss such a bill . . .

They are expected to introduce the bill this week.

Background

Trump nominated Stefanik to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Trump, in making the nomination, said:

I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter.

This particular pick from Trump was not that big of a surprise to anyone, as Stefanik has been one of Trump's strongest supporters in the U.S. House of Representatives. The only downside, of course, is that Republicans lose a strong voice in the House. It remains unclear who Stefanik's replacement will be.

But, this is putting the cart before the horse. The fact is that, at the time of this writing, Stefanik has yet to be confirmed. She is actually in the middle of the process.

Roll Call reports:

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced Rep. Elise Stefanik, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, by voice vote Thursday. Sens. Chris Coons of Delaware, Jeff Merkley of Oregon, and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland were among several Democrats who requested to be recorded as voting “no,” in part as a protest against the administration’s pause on foreign aid. Republicans voted to advance her without comment about their support.