{"id":2382661,"date":"2024-12-21T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T21:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scranton-finally-turning-on-biden-as-officials-demand-removal-of-his-name-from-landmark-roadway\/"},"modified":"2024-12-21T16:43:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T21:43:02","slug":"scranton-finally-turning-on-biden-as-officials-demand-removal-of-his-name-from-landmark-roadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scranton-finally-turning-on-biden-as-officials-demand-removal-of-his-name-from-landmark-roadway\/","title":{"rendered":"Scranton Finally Turning on Biden as Officials Demand Removal of His Name from Landmark Roadway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscranton-finally-turning-on-biden-as-officials-demand-removal-of-his-name-from-landmark-roadway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382661&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President\u200c Joe Biden has\u200d faced \u200dcriticism and calls for the removal of his name from expressways in Scranton, Pennsylvania, following\u2063 his\u200d pardon of former Luzerne \u200bCounty Judge Michael Conahan. Conahan\u2064 was convicted for \u200bparticipating in \u2063a cash-for-kids scheme \u200dthat <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">unjustly imprisoned numerous juveniles<\/a>. Pennsylvania Republican State Representative Brenda Pugh condemned Biden\u2019s decision, stating it\u2062 disrespects\u2064 the victims and \u200cfamilies affected by \u200cConahanS actions. Even democratic Governor Josh Shapiro expressed disapproval, noting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-joke-john-kerry-is-worried-war-in-ukraine-will-distract-world-leaders-from-climate-change\/\" title=\"Not A Joke: John Kerry Is Worried War In Ukraine Will Distract World Leaders From Climate Change\">profound negative impact<\/a> of the judge\u2019s \u200bcorrupt practices on children and \u2062families. The controversy has prompted discussions in Scranton about whether\u200d Biden deserves to have infrastructure named after him, given this scandal and other issues surrounding his presidency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden has proudly referenced his roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on countless occasions.<\/p>\n<p>But after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-goes-pardon-spree-largest-single-day-grant-clemency-modern-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pardoned<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-censors-user-who-posted-meme-about-epstein-judge-who-signed-mar-a-lago-raid-warrant\/\" title=\"Twitter Censors User Who Posted Meme About Epstein Judge Who Signed Mar-a-Lago Raid Warrant\">judge involved<\/a> in a cash-for-kids program that jailed thousands of juveniles in northeastern Pennsylvania, the Electric City is no longer feeling that spark of love.<\/p>\n<p>The newly elected Pennsylvania Republican State Rep. Brenda Pugh called on officials in Scranton to remove Biden&rsquo;s name from expressways labeled in his honor after he pardoned former Luzerne County Judge Michael Conahan.<\/p>\n<p>That now-disgraced official was convicted after taking kickbacks in exchange for sending juveniles to jail for committing minor crimes, or committing no crime whatsoever, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pahomepage.com\/news\/pa-state-rep-calls-for-name-change-of-biden-expressway-in-scranton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PAHomepage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pugh said the fact that Biden pardoned Conahan was a disgrace that merits renaming the &ldquo;President Joe Biden Expressway,&rdquo; originally named for the commander-in-chief by the Scranton City Council in 2021.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Conahan&rsquo;s conduct is forever a blight on Pennsylvania and is a slap in the face to the victims and their families who deserve justice to be served for his atrocious crimes,&rdquo; Pugh wrote, per PAHomepage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His clemency places complicity and a stamp of approval on his behavior,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;Children are among the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians. This decision is nothing short of a travesty and his clemency is a miscarriage of justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pugh is far from the only Pennsylvania official to express concern over the presidential pardon.<\/p>\n<p>Even Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro cringed at the pardon of the corrupt official.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll offer these thoughts as an outsider, not privy to all the information he looked at, but I do feel strongly that President Biden got it absolutely wrong and created a lot of pain here in northeastern Pennsylvania,&rdquo; Shapiro said last week, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/penncapital-star.com\/criminal-justice\/shapiro-conahan-says-biden-commuting-kids-for-cash-judges-sentence-absolutely-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania Capital-Star<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some children took their lives because of this. Families were torn apart,&rdquo; Shapiro said of the original scandal. &ldquo;There was all kinds of mental health issues and anguish that came as a result of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-wildest-christmas-pardons-and-clemency-orders-biden-handed-out\/\" title=\"The wildest Christmas pardons and clemency orders Biden handed out\">corrupt judges deciding<\/a> they wanted to make a buck off a kid&rsquo;s back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is indeed rather difficult to see why Biden deserves to have any highways named in his honor.<\/p>\n<p>This cash-for-kids scheme was clearly the last straw for at least some in Scranton.<\/p>\n<p>But there are plenty of reasons to remove his name from that highway and other infrastructure in the city named for him.<\/p>\n<p>Even beyond his mismanagement of the economy, his overseeing of several new wars around the globe, and his clear mental decline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cover-bidens-mental-decline-went-even-deeper-previously-thought-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">covered up by staffers<\/a> over the past four years, Biden and his family are themselves likely corrupt, as their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-biden-business-partner-opens-hearing-explosive-allegation-joe-compromised-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foreign business dealings<\/a> in places like Ukraine and China would indicate.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-of-white-house-transitions-and-inauguration\/\" title=\"History of White House transitions and inauguration\">outgoing president<\/a> is no fan of justice.<\/p>\n<p>Highways should simply not be named for those who have problems staying on the straight and narrow.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, following his pardon of a judge linked to a cash-for-kids scheme that imprisoned numerous young people in the area, sentiment in the Electric City has shifted. Newly elected Republican State Representative Brenda Pugh urged Scranton officials to strip Biden&#8217;s name from expressways named in his honor after he pardoned former Luzerne County Judge Michael Conahan. This judge was convicted for accepting bribes to incarcerate juveniles for minor offenses or no crimes at all, as reported by PAHomepage. Pugh condemned Biden&#8217;s decision as disgraceful and called for renaming the &#8220;President Joe Biden Expressway,&#8221; which was designated by the Scranton City Council in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Pugh stated that Conahan\u2019s actions are a stain on Pennsylvania and disrespectful to the victims and their families who seek justice for his heinous acts. She argued that granting clemency implies complicity with Conahan\u2019s misconduct and labeled it a miscarriage of justice affecting vulnerable children.<\/p>\n<p>Pugh is not alone; even Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro expressed disapproval of the pardon, stating it caused significant pain in northeastern Pennsylvania. He noted that some children took their own lives due to this scandal, which led to family separations and mental health issues stemming from corrupt judicial practices aimed at profit.<\/p>\n<p>The cash-for-kids scandal appears to be a tipping point for many residents of Scranton regarding Biden&#8217;s legacy. Beyond this issue, there are various reasons why his name should be removed from local infrastructure due to concerns about economic mismanagement, involvement in international conflicts, perceived corruption related to foreign business dealings involving him and his family, and overall integrity issues associated with naming highways after individuals who have strayed from ethical conduct<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2382662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture-67.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,9274,37990,5199,42655],"class_list":["post-2382661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-landmark","tag-local-politics","tag-removal","tag-scranton"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture-67.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382661"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382665,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382661\/revisions\/2382665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}