October 18, 2023

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October 17, 2023

Byrne Calls for the Cancellation of Drag Bingo
Montclair Public Library should be Prohibited from Sexualizing Children

Montclair, New Jersey -- State Senate candidate Michael D. Byrne today called on the Montclair Public Library to cancel the planned appearance of "Harmonica Sunbean," a notorious drag queen, who is scheduled to "entertain" children as young as 12 years old in a so-called "Drag Bingo" program on Wednesday night, October 18.

"The Montclair Public Library has no business sponsoring Drag Bingo for any age -- let alone teens," Byrne said.  "This event and the character who is scheduled to lead it, are completely inappropriate for any Library and should be canceled immediately."

Byrne said that the Library's website promotes the event as "just for teens" and appears to ban parents or adults from attending -- an obvious form of sexual grooming.  He added that Sunbeam's claim to fame is appearing in a tv series about the Golden Age of Porn.

"There is an on-going, orchestrated effort by radical, sexual activists to target children with bizarre ideologies that would have landed them in prison not all that long ago," Byrne said.

Byrne went on to note that Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller serves on the Library Board ex officio while also moonlighting as the NJEA President where he has hosted a "LGBTQIA+ Banned Books Drag Queen Story Hour."

"Loony left activists like Spiller and Sunbeam are obsessed with promoting drag queens and targeting children," Byrne said.  "Meanwhile, the Murphy Administration is imposing anti-parent mandates on school districts to stop them from sharing sensitive information about children with their own parents."

Byrne also said the growing prevalence of pornographic books in classrooms, school libraries, and public libraries has become a key component of the war on the nuclear family.

"Spiller and Sunbeam lament so-called book bans but in reality, they're implementing a twisted agenda of cultural Marxism designed to undermine the most basic building block of civilized society -- the family," Byrne said.  "It has to end this year and we have to end it in Montclair first."

Byrne has pledged to co-sponsor a Parents Bill of Rights in the state legislature and to oppose funding for any town, school or library that refuses to recognize parents' rights or which promotes pornographic books to children.

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Sptember 21, 2023

Byrne Accepts Debate Invitation from League of Women Voters

Montclair, New Jersey -- Republican State Senate candidate Michael D. Byrne has accepted an invitation from the League of Women Voters to participate in a 27th District debate at any time and in any venue.

"All dates work for me," Byrne declared.  "The Murphy Administration's assault on parental rights and its targeted sexualization of our children can only be defeated by legislators who are not beholden to party bosses and dependent on massive financial contributions from ideological extremists like the NJEA."

Byrne said a recent poll by Monmouth University showed that New Jersey voters have almost universal contempt for Murphy's anti-family, anti-parental rights agenda. 

"If we allow state bureaucrats to ban school boards, teachers and guidance counselors from informing and involving parents in the most sensitive aspects of their childrens' lives, the most fundamental, natural rights we enjoy will be lost forever," Byrne said.  

In accepting the League's invitation, Byrne also thanked and praised the Montclair Chapter of the organization for supporting his efforts to fight for election integrity in Essex County.  In 2021, Byrne sued the County to find out how and why the votes of twelve (12) Montclair Republicans in Ward 3, District 4 were lost and why the district was certified as having no votes cast.  Then, in 2022, Byrne again sued the County for failing to produce the Cure List showing which voters had submitted votes by mail but whose votes had not yet been counted due to curable defects.  And, earlier this year, Byrne sued the County Clerk for rigging the general election ballot drawing for 17 straight years to give the Democrat Party preferential ballot position on Line A -- a statistical impossibility and absurdity.

"In each case, the League of Women voters supported these efforts for transparency and integrity," Byrne said.  "I am grateful to them and look forward to an open and candid dialogue about the issues confronting the people of the 27th district in the planned debate."

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