Remember Fiala?
The Councilman Who Saved Term Limits
The date was March 15, 2001. The then 33-year old Republican Council Member from Staten Island's 51st district, Stephen Fiala, cast the deciding vote keeping term limits in place. But before doing so, Fiala gave a long impassioned speech about his vote.
Needless to say, our favorite line was the following:
As wrong as term limits are - and they are - the means prescribed in redressing this wrong are potentially worse.
Read the speech in its entirety here!
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posted by Backroom Deal Breaker @ 2:49 PM
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Councilman Fiala was right and the current council should read his speech and reach the same conclusion he did. It is funny that a man who was against term limits voted to uphold the will of the people. But than again that is what they are all elected to do.
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