Flashback to October 2008: Amid High Emotions, Council Clears Bloomberg's Third Term Bid by WNYC reporter Kathleen Horan.
In case anyone has forgotten, Helen Sears was among the members of the New York City Council, who voted themselves the ability to run for a third, consecutive term in office. Their act, made possible only by unscrupulously circumventing a public referendum on the matter -- and flying in the face of two past referenda -- revealed a conflict of interest. How can a municipal council make self-interested rules favoring their own re-election, when they know the historical advantage of incumbents returning to office ?
"Speaker Christine Quinn, who brought the mayor's bill to the floor, defended the extension of term limits by saying it was increasing voter choice."
""Make no mistake," said Speaker Quinn. "I believe that our great city will get through these challenges and emerge stronger than ever before. I also believe that 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 the current mayor, or a new one, for their current City Council member, or a new one. That is exactly what is at stake today."
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