0 a man who belongs to a part of the official law-making body in many US states --
1 a man who is a member of a state assembly (= elected law-making group) --
However, he totally failed to explain why 32 elected assemblymen would be better equipped to contain the excesses of a mayor than the 32 borough leaders.
Assemblymen will argue that it is his decision on what is in the public interest and that it is wrong.
Does it include the salaries of the assemblymen?
If the answer to that is in the affirmative, does it include the salaries of those assemblymen who do not take their seats?
It is also exceedingly important that the electorate should know that the assemblymen would be directly elected.
It would be better if the assemblymen were directly responsible to the electors in their boroughs in exercising that scrutineering function.
There is no reason why a party should not select regional candidates and call them assemblymen when they are elected.
Step by step and year by year, the assemblymen will seek further powers.
