City Council "Not Close to a Vote" on Term Limits

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn just had a press conference and only said that the Council has discussed the issue--she didn't have any further statement--according to NY1. Legislation was introduced today, and it'll be "referred to a committee, followed by a public hearing, and then a possible vote." City Councilman Bill de Blasio said of Council support, "I think it's very, very evenly split, literally. Some very strong 'no' voices, some very strong 'yes' voices, some real undecided folks. I think people were honest about the mixed feelings they're having." We'll have more of a roundup on the latest term limits news later.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 7, 2008 1:00 PM

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Wza

I agree with Ides.

This whole thing is making me sick.

blablanyc

Mike's national campaign contributions - Election Picks: 49 wins, 30 losses

http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_political_donations/Michael_Bloomberg.php

JacqueMehoff

barron also let the cat out of the bag,

he stated bloomberg paid off members for votes,

pay to play.

JacqueMehoff

who are the councilmembers against term limits?

people are praising barron over on the NYT blog, he won't run again even if it's overturned.

Qraymond

"Referendum!!! Let the people decide for once, they're tired of being cut out of the loop at every level of government."

This is literally the first time, and probably the last time I will ever agree with Ides of March.

I give props to Liu, James, Deblasio, and the other Councilmembers who are digging their heels in on this crap.

fugothamist

bloomberg '09

blablanyc

The reason they are delaying the vote may be because Mayor Bloomberg and his checkbook are in London.

Charles Barron may have given New Yorkers some incite on the way things have been operating at City Hall with this comment in today's NYT:

“Many of them (Barron is speaking of Council members) are extremely influenced by the mayor. A lot of them got money from the mayor for voting the way the mayor wants them to vote. So, you can’t really expect these people to go against the mayor.” - Charles Barron, Brooklyn City Council member

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/barron-wont-seek-a-3rd-term-on-council/