The most famous state secretary of state in the history of the republic was until very recently a lineman on the Bush team, co-chairwoman of the Republican campaign in Florida.
The latest debate on faith in Britain was ignited after Conservative co-chairwoman Baroness Warsi warned that the nation was under threat from a rising tide of "militant secularisation".
She was appointed by Cuomo to be the co-chairwoman of the state Democratic Party and has led the effort to get Cuomo to hold a summit on the fiscal crisis.
Claudia Webbe, the group's co-founder and former chairwoman, said the members went to New Scotland Yard for their monthly meeting on Wednesday and were told by a security guard that their services were no longer required.