Suffolk blazes trails, only to abandon them
Photo credit: AP | In this March 8, 2010 photo, Suffolk County executive Steve Levy poses in Albany.
What voters choose may not be what they get.
This has become especially clear in Suffolk.
In 1993, the county's citizens chose to limit county elected officials to three four-year terms. Last week, a local judge ruled that under the state constitution, three of six countywide elected positions were beyond the reach of that referendum.
If the county fails to appeal the decision...
