Term Limits Bill Signing Hearing in Swing

2008_11_tlhl.jpgNY1 has a video stream of the term limits bill signing hearing (besides airing it on TV) and it's amazing--it's a November 3 Festivus airing of grievances! So far, regular citizens have testified alongside Representative Weiner, City Council members (Charles Barron is more ashamed of the members who voted than he is of the Mayor), and former Parks commissioner Henry Stern--many asking him not to sign the bill, but a few people support it. Animal's Bucky Turco is waiting to speak and says City Comptroller Bill Thompson is outside, waiting as well. Rachel Trachtenberg, 14, spoke and got applause (she pointed out how she waited 7 hours to speak at the City Council), but we were moved by the former nun who urged Mayor Bloomberg leave office and work with her for affordable housing. CityRoom has a liveblog.

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what are all these small neighborhood organizations who are for the mayor? they're all these guys from SI or a strictly white area in Queens. you mean we have White community organizers?
sorry, observation from the NY1 bill signing stream

the really sad thing is that thousands and thousands of people are STILL going to line up to vote for this thug after he rams this through.

he's not putting term limits up for a public vote because he knows he will lose.

so he bribes the city council.

and people will STILL vote for him for four more years.

really sad.

true, people will vote from him again,
I only have my mental powers to wish his daughter won't get hurt in pursuit of a horse jumping championship.

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