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Quinn, an ally of Bloomberg's, had tried to play up the economic reality as a reason for term limits, "Our city, already in recession, is headed for a long and deep downturn. In challenging times like these, the voters should have the choice, the choice to continue their current leadership. They should have the right to vote for their current mayor or a new one, for their current City Council member or a new one."

The public hearings on term limits came to a close yesterday, but not before a second day rivaled the opening session with an equal amount of dramatic flar and fiery exchanges and even included a letter in support of the mayor's proposal from Robert DeNiro. At one point, the hearing's sergeant-at-arms was forced to eject a group of hecklers who showed up and interrupted the proceedings with a sign that read, "Bloomberg to Democracy: Drop Dead!"

After hours of testimony yesterday, the City Council is continuing its second day of public hearings about extending term limits today. The NY Post's City Hall bureau chief David Seifman wrote, "Yesterday's term-limits hearing at City Hall was filled with drama, a degree of intrigue, and the kind of public confrontations that haven't been seen since the gay-rights bill was debated in the 1980s. If it wasn't the greatest show on earth, it certainly qualified as the best political theater in town."