Gothamist: 'Lauder Clause' Finds Its Way Into Term Limits Bill

JanetG

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:46:48 -0500

We lived through the aftermath of 9/11 without Rudy and we'll survive this "financial crisis" without Bloomy. He can be a Deputy Mayor advise the Mayor at the same dollar-per-year salary if they both think he's valuable. If he won't be anything but the Big Boss, it makes it clear we are changing not just the term limits the voters chose, but our form of government from democracy to monarchy. For the record, I didn't support term limits, always believing them to be anti-democratic and a quick-fix substitute for citizens' active participation so as to prevent the existence of a "permanent government".

blablanyc

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:43:04 -0500

Editrixie - I don't believe those polls. Not with all of the anger and frustration you encounter throughout the city. The pollsters are not the views of certain segments of the population. Take it from a native. Trust me.

JacqueMehoff

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:38:19 -0500

while that may be true regarding the polls from what I've seen in the daily news and post sites, the natives are not happy with bloomie.

Editrixie

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:31:11 -0500

blablanyc said: Bloomberg has quickly lost the trust of NYers. During Bloomberg's second term, more people had become upset with the direction NYC is going in. You don't speak for all New Yorkers. Lots of people are still happy with Bloomberg. Wasn't there a recent poll that showed most New Yorkers would like him sticking around?

west side Michael

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:34 -0500

Quinn should run to be mayor now. What kind of deal with Bloomy is she likely to get for whatever from Not speaking out on this lousy Mayor we have had who destroyed this city with Economic Segregation,Small building owners got such an inflated tax rise that they had to sell to Bloomies developer friends in Real estate now that market has gone Kaboom and we want this guy to come back??????

Gregory56

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:51:58 -0500

I really don't see how getting Lauder involved is a bad thing at all - the man is Mr. Term Limits, and he has always supported an extra term for Bloomberg. Besides, he has been involved in public issues for a long time in NYC and he would be great on a charter review commission for a million different reasons. I really think that NYC will be better off with him on the commission.

blablanyc

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:51:12 -0500

It doesn't matter. Bloomberg has quickly lost the trust of NYers. During Bloomberg's second term, more people had become upset with the direction NYC is going in.

longacre

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:51:03 -0500

The public referendum is the democratic election that he will have to win in order to get a third term. You'll remember Chavez LOST the referendum that would have made him ruler for life, so the comparison isn't real accurate unless Bloomberg loses the election.

ides_of_march

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:03:55 -0500

If Bloomberg wants his third term to have any democratic validity, he really should do this by public referendum. Otherwise, he'll look like the New York Hugo Chavez.

blablanyc

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:15:25 -0500

I predict within the next year criminal charges will be brought against Mayor Michael Bloomberg.