The proposals now before the City Council offer a stark choice for the future of the political system our great city: reaffirm the will of the people and the basic principles of democracy and good governance, by forming a charter review commission and
possibly holding a special election on term limits in the spring; or cynically toss democracy aside for personal political ambition by changing term limits legislatively.
Democrats are looking to capture seats they previously
held in the Hudson Valley and retain the seat of State Senator Todd Kaminsky — who defeated a Republican in a
special election in April to replace disgraced former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — and to
possibly capitalize on other GOP scandals in Nassau County.