Thompson Calls the Coup ‘Insanity,’ Connects It to Term-Limits Extension

Here’s Bill Thompson at a rally to support the Democratic conference in the State Senate, calling the coup “insanity.” Sign

Here’s Bill Thompson at a rally to support the Democratic conference in the State Senate, calling the coup “insanity.”

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Thompson also connects the change of hands in that legislative body to the term-limits extension, which remains deeply unpopular among New Yorkers.

“This coup attempt in Albany, this Tom Golisano-manufactured “let’s change the rules at the last second”–reminds you of one of the rules changes down here with term limits,” Thompson said.

Thompson Calls the Coup ‘Insanity,’ Connects It to Term-Limits Extension