Tish and BdB Suing Over Term Limits
As expected, Councilmembers Letitia James and Bill de Blasio have formally announced their intention to file a lawsuit over yesterday’s vote to extend term limits. “New Yorkers twice voiced their opinions on term limits,” said de Blasio in their joint press release, “and yesterday their will was subverted.” And James: “The vote taken by the…
As expected, Councilmembers Letitia James and Bill de Blasio have formally announced their intention to file a lawsuit over yesterday’s vote to extend term limits. “New Yorkers twice voiced their opinions on term limits,” said de Blasio in their joint press release, “and yesterday their will was subverted.” And James: “The vote taken by the City Council yesterday represents a great step backward for democracy.”
whaddya all think of term limits for the New York County district attorney? (current incumbent 33 years in place)
Thanks Petebklyn. I think that bears repeating:
“It is abuse of power and makes a sham of process.”
Bloomberg’s done his share of good for the city and up until now I respected him, even if I didn’t agree with every one of his stances.
His role in this term limits debacle, however, has lost him at least one vote in 2009. I won’t be voting for him no matter whom he’s running against.
I don’t and didn’t favor term limits.
But this was terrible thing for Bloomberg and Quinn, etc to do. With the blessing of NYTimes and all the city moguls. People voted twice and expected that to be the rule followed until they (the people) changed it. Then Bloomberg with all the power his money carries gathered the power brokers of this city and
rammed thru the council (have they ever moved so fast before
on anything?).
This is why so large of the the population is cynical about our political process. How quickly and blatantly their choice was overruled.
This is not a referendum on Bloomberg – so don’t try to argue he is great, blah, blah, blah. That is not the issue.
You don’t change the rules for the favored and powerful (and maybe change them back when someone else comes along).
It is abuse of power and makes a sham of process.
No politician is perfect and I agree that moving those shelters was not in Brooklyn’s best interest but who else can do as good of a job overall for all 5 boroughs right now?
I think we should call him Bloomers. As per Wikipedia.
Before we start patting Bloomberg on the back…let’s not forget that he has tried to use Brooklyn (first Crown Height, now Bed Stuy) as a “dumping ground” for Manhattan’s homeless population. TWC- Maybe he is the right guy for Manhattan, but certainly not for Brooklyn.
Don’t get me started on Silver.
This is simple common sense. As New Yorkers we obviously want the best man for the job of Mayor. Is there really a better politician in NYC or America for that matter other than Bloomberg? The guy is a financial genius, has gotten the city to move forward with green initiatives, is making improvements in our schools and is pushing for infastructure improvements. Had it not been for the dumbest man in Albany (aka Silver) we would have had a world class stadium in the works to compete with Giants Stadium and less traffic that would have come with $500 million for our public transportation. And to top it off, he does the job essentially for free.
It doesnt get any easier than this as far as political decisions go. Who cares about term limits, if the right guy is in the chair and gets the votes to stay, let him be.