City Council Speaker Christine Quinn says she has decided to support Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s bid to modify the city’s term-limit law.
Quinn held a news conference today, saying she had given the issue careful deliberation.
She said voters deserved the choice of whether to keep the current leadership for longer than two terms.
Bloomberg, whose last day in office is Dec. 31, 2009, wants to modify the law and add the option for a third term. A bill has been introduced in the City Council.
Opponents say any change to the term-limit law has to come through the voters.
(Source: Newsday)
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Christine Quinn doesnt deserve to be mentioned here.
Agav, the 2-term limit was imposed by the other rasha merusha Ed Kotch Y”S who was THE advocate and most instrumental in bringing toeiva rights to NY, after he himself served 3 terms.
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“She said voters deserved the choice of whether to keep the current leadership for longer than two terms.”
she she stupid, dumb, or retarded, and i mean this seriously! voters did vote on it! twice!
as a conservative, i technically am against term limits not directly in a federal, state, city, or municipality constitution. it hinders free speech and expression of ideas in a major way. but the voters have voted on two separate referendums, which should be stronger then a law written by statesmen, as it is the direct will of the people. quinn, bloomberg and the city council need to go, and fast. we need a new, conservative minded council, one which knows how to get rid of pork, and grow small business.
Actually thats incorrect:
Here are the facts:
HISTORY OF TERM LIMITS IN NEW YORK CITY
Term limits came to New York City in 1993, thanks to wealthy businessman Ronald Lauder, who after an unsuccessful run for mayor decided to financially back the movement. The group New Yorkers for Term Limits gathered nearly 130,000 signatures, took the city to court, and won a State Supreme Court ruling to put the issue on the ballot.
In November 1993, New Yorkers voted to “limit all elected officials in New York City to two consecutive terms in office” by a vote of 59 to 41 percent.