{"id":65899,"date":"2026-10-25T13:47:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T17:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=65899"},"modified":"2026-10-25T13:47:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T17:47:59","slug":"the-camels-nose-under-the-tent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=65899","title":{"rendered":"The Camel’s Nose Under The Tent"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, Townhall<\/a> posted an article about the “Community Opportunity for Purchase Act” (COPA) passed by the New York City Council.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The New York City Council has passed a measure that’s clearly laying the groundwork for the eventual government seizure of private property. The “Community Opportunity for Purchase Act” (COPA) requires some property owners to delay putting their properties on the open market for 90 days so “community land trusts” and nonprofits have an exclusive shot at buying them first.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article quotes a New York Post<\/a> article:<\/p>\n

But the new legislation, which was recycled by progressive Brooklyn lawmaker Sandy Nurse earlier this year, is a watered-down version of a prior proposal that included a much larger number of properties.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Queens) called the bill\u2019s initial proposal an \u201cattack on private real-estate ownership\u201d in the five boroughs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re sliding headfirst into a communist dystopia where the government and their apparatchik developers own all the property, and the rest of us get forced into perpetual rentorship, and this legislation is helping to get us there even quicker,\u201d Ariola said at the time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tweaks brought some real estate groups on board with the legislation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

It’s absolutely an attack on private real estate ownership. As of right now, this legislation impacts about 2,100 New York City buildings, down from 10,000 under the previous version of the bill. Former Mayor Eric Adams vetoed similar legislation before leaving office.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s still too many buildings, and I don’t think Mayor Mamdani will veto the bill.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The board president of the Small Property Owners of New York<\/a> Ann Korchak told The New York Post that this is “just a foot in the door.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“COPA, in any form, is a destructive housing policy for renters, owners, and affordable housing,” she said. “COPA will devalue buildings, forcing small often immigrant and multigenerational owners to sell their buildings for pennies on the dollar.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s the entire point. The socialists who run New York City want to devalue property. They want government to own it all. They’re inching their way toward that goal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have a feeling the situation in New York City will get worse before it gets better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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