* What is it about two referendums that Mayor Bloomberg does not understand (“Watchdogs Slam Bloomy,” Oct. 10)?
He seems to believe that he is the only one who is fit to be mayor in these troubled times.
If I understand this position, 26 members of the City Council can overturn votes by hundreds of thousands of people? The old Soviet Union had similar “democratic” actions.
Another billionaire is no more important than any other voter. He financed the term-limits vote, but the people spoke, not Ronald Lauder.
There are many qualified people who deserve the opportunity to explain their position as possible mayoral candidates. Let the people decide!
Morris C. Lipsman
Brooklyn
* Bloomberg and Lauder reached an agreement that Bloomberg should run for a third term, but only Bloomberg and no one else after him?
They will have to change the term limits law not once, but twice – once to permit Bloomberg to run for a third term and again, after his election, to change it back to a two-term limit.
It doesn’t matter what the people want or that millions of people voted for the two-term limit – in New York City, we know who calls the shots.
Joseph Passaretti
Far Rockaway
* Mayor Bloomberg is doing a good job.
Bloomberg is not seeking self-gratification or self-ambition, neither is he trying to build a name for himself, because he has it already.
His desire and purpose is to honor the people of New York City – to help them build, accomplish and succeed in all that they desire to accomplish in life.
Bloomberg has made this city a better and safer city to live in, visit and appreciate. If he has an opportunity to obtain a third term, how much more could he accomplish to make this the greatest city in the world?
Look around, and you can see the positive changes he has made. Why not allow him to stay for the greater change?
Maryann Maybank
The Bronx
* I like the job that Bloomberg has done. However, what I like even more is politicians not trying to subvert the democratic process and the will of the citizens.
Our mayor now sees government as one that is “of the Bloomberg, by the Bloomberg and, especially, for the Bloomberg.”
If these crooks in the City Council vote to overturn term limits, we should vote every one of them out of office on Election Day.
Philip Rosenberg
Howard Beach
* Bloomberg says he would like the decision to extend term limits to be up to the public, but that we don’t have that luxury of time because we are already in a financial crisis.
If that egotistical statement does not scare the bejeepers out of New Yorkers, then I don’t know what would.
Teams Bloomberg and Quinn are masters at ignoring what the public really wants. Their collective will is a luxury our city cannot afford.
Susan Davis
Astoria
* It’s the people that failed, not the implementation of limits. Having no term limits allows a politician to accrue power and spending money for office beyond imagination.
The length of any term limit can be voted on and should be put in place for all state and federal politicians. After all, the system with long-term members has not worked so far.
When this country was founded, many took office and saw it as a temporary job. Today, many hold office for their whole careers, and America ends up with politicians with too much power and the ability to neglect the people.
The system is broken, and term limits at all levels can only help.
Glen Benjamin
Airmont