NEW YORK CITY – In response to New York City voters approving ballot proposals 2-5, which amend the City Charter, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement attributable to Executive Director Donna Lieberman:
“Tonight, Mayor Adams succeeded in his stealth attempt to increase his power at the expense of New Yorkers. The Mayor rushed through ballot proposals that obscured their true purpose — to weaken checks and balances in New York City and make it harder to hold government and law enforcement accountable.
“Let me emphasize: Harder, but not impossible. Tonight’s setback only means that advocates and the New York Civil Liberties Union will redouble our efforts to make sure the Mayor, the NYPD, the Department of Corrections are answerable to The People. An important next step will be reforming the City Charter revision process to make sure this kind of deceptive mayoral power grab can’t happen again.”
