“[Term Limits Automatically Remove] Public Servants Of Proven Ability Who Are At A Productive Point In Their Careers”*
More than a dozen City Council members have skirted laws, bent rules or used their positions to benefit themselves, a Daily News probe has found.
A three-month investigation found Council members who dodged taxes, violated the city’s housing and building code, circumvented regulations to get cheap housing and, in one case, even ignored criminal bench warrants.
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And while the Council’s 51 members — one of whom is under indictment — routinely make laws on everything from smoking in public to recycling trash, The News found many have a history of ignoring the letter of the law.
The best thing? Five of the council members that the Daily News identified in its piece voted “yes” on the term limit extension in 2008.
*“The Limits of Term Limits” Unsigned Op-Ed, New York Times, September 30, 2008.
Posted: March 20th, 2011 | Filed under: Well, What Did You Expect?
