Of Course Your Vote Counts

The Politicians in New York brazenly ignore the law:

The New York City Council voted, 29 to 22, on Thursday afternoon to extend term limits, allowing Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to seek re-election next year and undoing the result of two voter referendums that had imposed a limit of two four-year terms.

This City council is about as out-of-control as any Council can get:

Of the City Council’s 51 members, 35 would have been barred by term limits from seeking re-election next year. On Thursday, 23 of those members voted in favor of extending term limits, and 12 voted against.

To hell with the voters... They're a herd of ignorant and unintelligent nobodies anyway.

It's a really good indication of what would happen if we voted nationally to impose term limits on Congress. They would simply change the laws as they see fit, using the same tired old excuse as the New York City council:

Supporters of the bill said the dire economic situation confronting the city — and the possibility of multibillion-dollar budget shortfalls — demanded continuity of leadership. They said term limits deprived voters of the opportunity to return dedicated politicians to office.

No mention of how the present dedicated leadership is responsible for those upcoming multibillion-dollar budget shortfalls.

It was actually done for the good of the people...

Both sides argued that their position was in the best interests of the people.

You betcha.