Un-conventional thinking by pols

EIGHT OF the candidates hoping to be the next City Council speaker are jointly declaring their opposition to a constitutional convention, they said in statements to the Daily News.

While good-government advocates have said the vote — which would lead to the selection of delegates who would draft a constitution that would then face a final vote in 2019 — is necessary, the candidates are joining with labor unions and other pols who insist it could have dangerous consequences.

In particular, the candidates, all Democrats, say the convention could lead to a rollback of civil rights and labor protections. The candidates are Councilmen Mark Levine of Manhattan, Robert Cornegy of Brooklyn, Corey Johnson of Manhattan, Donovan Richards of Queens, Ydanis Rodriguez of Manhattan, Ritchie Torres of the Bronx and Jimmy Van Bramer of Queens.

Unions have stridently said their pensions could be at risk.

One contender for the speakership noticeably missing from the list is Councilman Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn), whose spokesman told The News he’s still considering his position and listening to both sides.

Proponents of a convention, ncluding good government group Citizen’s Union, say it would help clean up Albany and modernize government.