How To Stop Corruption: The Fight for a Con-Con
THE ISSUE: A proposed convention that would attempt to amend the New York state constitution in 2019.
If we hold a constitutional convention, the left, which outnumbers the right in our state, will have the opportunity to turn New York into even more of a leftist state (“About the Con-Con,” Editorial, Oct. 15). We don’t need more of their politics ruining our lives.
The left has a stranglehold on both the city and state. I don’t want more of the same. Barbara Paolucci Manhattan
New York is now considered the most corrupt state in America.
Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos are out, but three men still make all the decisions in Albany: Gov. Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan. They’ll never allow term limits. The only way to give this corrupt system a badly needed colonic is a constitutional convention.
The unions have waged a propaganda war through fear and hype. They have told their members to vote “no” because a constitutional convention will strip them of their pensions. This is a lie.
The unions and the powers-that-be want to keep the status quo, which means wining, dining and pocket-lining by lobbyists in Albany. That’s why our only hope is a “yes” vote on Nov. 7. Curtis Sliwa Chairman New York Reform Party Brooklyn
Instead of a constitutional convention, let the Legislature enact laws that would punish politicians who do wrong. Educate the public not to elect people who will plunder the state coffers.
A constitutional convention could open the doors for politicians to raid the pension fund and use that money for projects that would guarantee votes. Most thinking people know that when politicians spend money that’s not theirs, there’s no accountability and the waste is enormous.
We can’t let this happen. Vote “no” to the state constitutional convention. Pete Calogero Red Hook
If single-payer healthcare, passed by the Assembly in 2016 and blocked by the state Senate, were added to the state Constitution, I and millions of others would see an improvement in our quality of life.
Disability rights are human rights. Growing up as a non disabled person, I knew that. Now that I’m disabled, I’m wondering why my government has conveniently forgotten.
Am I still a person? Of course. I may use a walker or wheelchair, I may need elevators in a subway station, but I’m worth the extra trouble.
Vote “yes” for a constitutional convention and the future of all New Yorkers. Elizabeth Melas Brooklyn