Judge rejects suit to reinstate Term Limits in NYC

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/nyreg ... imits.html
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt to overturn the legislation that cleared the way for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and most other city elected officials to seek a third term this fall.

The measure — which the City Council passed in October and Mr. Bloomberg signed on Nov. 3 — revised a two-term limit that was twice affirmed by referendums in the 1990s. It set off intense anger among many voters, who charged that the mayor had disregarded their will.

In a 64-page opinion, Judge Sifton rejected the claim that the mayor and the Council, in replacing the two-term limit with a three-term maximum, infringed on the rights of voters who had twice affirmed the two-term limit.

jpete wrote:Here's the solution for term limits....don't vote for the guy!! Then the court decision, either way, doesn't matter.

stockingfull wrote:Excellent point, Mike, and the reason why there were so very many papers in the old days. People had a choice of points of view and, in a real "market" sense, those that survived evidenced a "referendum" of sorts, which continues to this day.

But, even though newspapers are dying today and it's tougher to get radio and TV off the ground, nearly anybody can start a blog.

And, if you build it and it's worth visiting, "they will come."