Roundup of Bloomberg term limit bill signing

There was a flood of coverage of Bloomberg's signing ceremony today which featured a garnish of public testimony. Nothing can quite capture the raucous nature of the crowds gathering before the hearing. It was disorganized, but it was an inspiring and spontaneous expression of democracy... followed by a pre-ordained event.

Here are the videos that I recorded:

http://www.youtube.com/nopowergrab


Here are a ton of links:

• NY Times: Bloomberg Gets 3rd-Term Bill, and a Public Earful
  
  
• Daily News: Term Limits A Done Deal
  
  
• NY1: Mayor Signs Term Limits Extension Into Law
  
  
• Associate Press: NYC mayor signs term-limits bill
  
  
• Reuters: NY mayor wins chance for 3rd term despite criticism
  
  
• AlterNet: The Big Money Barrier Surrounding the White House
  
  
• WNYC: Mayor Extends Term Limits
  
  
• The Wonkster: Bloomberg Signs Term Limits Bill
  
  
• SI Advance: Staten Islanders speak at signing ceremony for Bloomberg's term-limits bill
  
  
• Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Assemblyman Jeffries Announces State Proposal on Term Limits

A few links via Gotham Gazette:

Final Hearing on Term Limits (Daily News, 11/03/08)
The public will get one more chance Monday to sound off about term limits, and this time they'll get to say it directly to Mayor Bloomberg.

Imperial Bloomberg (New York Magazine, 11/03/08)
During the City Hall press conference officially making Michael Bloomberg a term-limits flip-flopper, a reporter began a question by referring to the mayor’s extended flirtation with a third-party bid for the White House.

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