VivirLatino

As a New Yorker, I would be remiss if I didn’t write about how freaking angry I am that the NYC Council voted 29 votes in favor of extending term limits, to 22 votes, clearing the way for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run for a third term, and opting to not let the people of NYC who voted for term limits a few years back to vote to have the option of voting to change their mind.

Not surprisingly, the Mayor was thrilled.

Today, the majority of the City Council decided to give the people of New York a fuller choice in the November, 2009 election. I believe that was the right choice, and I want to thank Speaker Quinn for her leadership. Those of us who work on both sides of City Hall must now move forward with the important decisions that face us, particularly finding ways to soften the fallout from the economic downturn and balancing our budget as revenues decline. We have a lot of work to do together to get New York through these tough times.

I’m happy that my council person voted against the measure and while I don’t hate Bloomberg as much as I hate Giuliani, I am not down with playing on people’s fears as a control mechanism.

Via / Gothamist , NY1