NY SENATE: CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP Article by Lee Y

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Two Democrats jumped ship in the New York state capitol in Albany, New York and voted with the Republicans to change leadership of that legislature. They are signaling a real change. This is the beginning folks.

Revolt Imperils Democratic Control of Senate
Updated, 4:15 p.m. ALBANY - ....

It was a noisy and acrimonious scene on the floor of the Senate as Senator Thomas W. Libous, a Republican from Binghamton and the party's deputy leader, shouted for a roll-call vote, while Democrats attempted to stall the vote by asking to adjourn the session.

All 30 Republicans stood with their hands raised, signaling a vote for a change in leadership. Mr. Espada and Mr. Monserrate joined them, each raising his hand. It appeared that Republicans had won the vote by a 32-to-30 margin. If the Republicans retake the chamber, Dean G. Skelos, of Long Island, would likely be the new majority leader.

This is a shot heard around the world. Are you listening in DC now? Wake up the Democrats are committing mutiny in New York. Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens are awarded The Patriot of the Week Award for voting their conscience. WTG!
Update: Hat Tip to Logistics Monster!

Governor David Patterson goes ballistic as the Republicans in Albany, New York successfully take over the state legislature in a well planned coup.

COUP IN ALBANY: GOP Takes Over NY State Senate
...And when it was over Republican Sen. Dean Skelos of Rockville Center was back in power as Senate Majority Leader. Dumped was former Democratic leader Malcolm Smith.
"I want to thank Pedro and Hiram," Skelos said. "I know the difficult votes you did today. But they did the right thing and I want to thank Tom Golisano, who certainly has been a leader."
The thank yous to Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate were because the two controversial Democrats crossed party lines and voted for Skelos to lead the Senate. The flip of the senators give Republicans a 32-30 edge in the chamber.

During the coup, Democrats fled the chamber, turned out the lights, and cut off the Internet feed of chamber proceedings, leaving Republicans and their two Democratic friends to take the vote in the dark.

Are state legislatures starting to pay attention and truly representing "we the people"? Is this the shot heard round the world? Is this the start of the Second Revolution?