Some democracy: Most of the City Council won’t tell you where they stand on ruinous Stops Act

Most members of the Metropolis Council refused to say how they’ll vote on overriding Mayor Adams’ veto of the How Many Stops Act — which is fairly damning proof of how undemocratic the Democrat-dominated physique has turn into.

The mayor vetoed it as a result of it will clearly make cops burn an excessive amount of time, together with additional time, submitting paperwork on each interplay with the general public.

But of the 35 councilmembers The Put up requested for his or her stance on the approaching bid to override Adams and pressure the invoice into impact, 25 both gave us a “no remark” or no reply in any respect.

Which suggests they don’t assume they owe it to voters to say the place they stand.

Perhaps they’re instantly frightened about placing a foot unsuitable — or maybe they don’t need to trouble with what their constituents assume.

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams was a significant pressure in pushing the invoice via the primary time ’spherical: She’ll little doubt take it as a private defeat if not sufficient members again her on the override and is reportedly demanding a present of loyalty, a “you’re with me otherwise you’re in opposition to me” second.

Which once more cuts every member’s constituents out of the equation, for all that Democrats nowadays shout about “preserving our democracy.”

We’re fairly positive that opinion in not less than some members’ districts — say, Gale Brewer’s Manhattan ‘hood and Eric Dinowitz’s Bronx one — can be firmly in opposition to taking cops off the road with pointless bean-counting paperwork.

And in opposition to slowing each investigation, even pressing ones, as officers cease to doc each interview within the aftermath of crime, productive or not.

If Adams’ veto doesn’t stand, anticipate crime to start out rising once more, when it’s nonetheless far above pre-pandemic ranges.

And the override vote needs to be shut, so every member who votes to pressure How Many Stops into regulation will bear full blame for each extra crime.

Perhaps then they’ll care what the voters assume.