The effort began March 12. In the conference room at Bryan Cave, they gathered: Henry Stern, Dick Dadey of Citizens Union, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, former state comptroller Ned Regan, Jay Kriegel, Jerry Goldfeder, Frank Macchiarola, Fred Siegel, Business Council president Ken Adams, Common Cause executive director Susan Lerner, Hudson Institute president Herb London, Westchester County Association president Bill Mooney, Brian Keeler and Frank Baraff of Reboot New York, former State Senate Democratic finance chair Bill Samuels, Bloomberg 2009 campaign manager Bradley Tusk, DL21C chair Elizabeth Caputo, and political consultants Jerry Skurnik, George Arzt and Doug Forand. Along with a scattering of Koch administration veterans, like Jim Capalino and Peter Solomon, the 70-plus people spent two hours airing their gripes and plotting the revolution.The day before, a proposed list of principles had circulated:
1. Support an independent redistricting commission to reapportion the state after the 2010 census.
2. Support the restoration of fiscal responsibility with the legislature required to deliver a balanced budget on time.
3. Support a unified court system.
4. Support the merit selection of judges.
5. Support home rule for the major cities.
6. Support greater publication on the Internet of government documents, while protecting personal privacy.
7. Support efforts to televise all proceedings of the legislature and government agencies and give the public the opportunity to comment on legislation via the Internet.
8. Support campaign finance reform.
9. Support stronger ethics, oversight, and enforcement.
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Michael H. Drucker
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