2008 Woodie Awards
Bloomberg's plan to extend term limits is the apogee of arrogance
By subverting a term limits bill that had achieved overwhelming support from voters in 1993 and 1996, Bloomberg chose to place his own ego above the voices of millions of New Yorkers, and in so doing, damaged democracy in a particularly pernicious way: by deeming himself the savior of the moment for whom the rules must yield.…
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End term limits and their arbitrary paternalism
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's move this week to try and extend his office's term limits may have seemed opportunistic. Whether or not Bloomberg's motivations are noble, however, the revision of term limits - across the United States - is well past due.…
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Letters: readers react to protests, Baldwin |