Mayor being cross examined Term Limits Emailed to me

From Ny times? Out in street getting this via email - no links or reference.


Mr. Castello pressed Mr. Bloomberg about his decision to move to overturn term limits so he could run for a third term. And he seemed particularly interested in when Mr. Bloomberg made the decision to run for office for a third time.
"I don't remember exactly, but a number of people kept coming to me and asking if it was possible," Mr. Blomberg said, suggesting that Mr. Castello might find the answer to when he decided to run again "in the newspapers."
And, Mr. Castello said, wasn't there an option of holding a referendum instead of having the City Council vote to overturn term limits?
"My recollection is, when we were considering it, was that most people said it was too late to do that," Mr. Bloomberg said.
"But you did say it was a matter of months to make the decision," Mr. Castello said. Then he asked if Mr. Bloomberg was aware that it was an unpopular move with some New Yorkers.
"Some people didn't like it, but they had the freedom to express" their feelings "on Election Day," the mayor said, acknowledging that there "was certainly a lot of press about some people who did not like it, yes."



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