New Mayor in San Antonio
The 70-year-old judge beat the 30-year-old newcomer. It's a shame the 8th largest city in the US can't get rid of its ridiculous term limits that force contests like this.
In 1990, San Antonio voters approved a referendum to limit City Council and mayoral tenure to two, two-year terms during the elected official's lifetime. In all, the maximum time a politician elected to City Hall can serve is a total of eight years (four years as a council member and four as mayor.
So no one can hang around long enough to figure out how to get things done, build any sort of coalition, or accomplish anything before looking at the next office or watching the political gaze of the city turn to the next contest.
In 1990, San Antonio voters approved a referendum to limit City Council and mayoral tenure to two, two-year terms during the elected official's lifetime. In all, the maximum time a politician elected to City Hall can serve is a total of eight years (four years as a council member and four as mayor.
So no one can hang around long enough to figure out how to get things done, build any sort of coalition, or accomplish anything before looking at the next office or watching the political gaze of the city turn to the next contest.
posted by bda at 10:48 AM
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Normally I'd agree, but the Castros are a little "green" (and by that I don't mean environmentally conscious).
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