Democratic Nassau County legislators are joining together to sue Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his plan to deputize citizens as members of the county sheriff’s department in a controversial move that critics call a private militia.
The plaintiffs — Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) and legislators Debra Mulé, Scott Davis (D-Rockville Centre), Carrié Solages (D-Elmont), Arnold Drucker (D-Plainview), and Seth Koslow (D-Merrick) — announced the lawsuit outside the Nassau County Supreme Court on Feb. 5.
