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Re: Electrifying News for Altamont-Wow where have I heard this? Right here on Altamont...? But, of course it's not "real" high speed...
Author: BOB2
Date: 09-01-2019 - 15:17
Look!
People looking at doing some things we might actually could use...?
What a concept in planning....? Who was it that said we need a longer tunnel under Altamont and that it was way more cost effective than Pacheco...
You will probably be informed shortly that mere 125 mph. trains, that might be affordably built in the life span remaining for our grandchildren, that actually meet our real travel needs, is not "real" high speed rail... It will then be time for our usual suspects to chime in with some gainsay about how this doesn't do what was "promised" to the trusting and well meaning voters they lied to when putting this measure together, so that we can only "legally" continue to build their version of "runaway money train", no matter the costs or actual benefits to the taxpayers.
If a majority of folks in a democracy, were hoodwinked, with false promises, through ignorance, and/or by fear, into voting for something stupid, don't they deserve a chance to correct it?
There is an odd viewpoint in the world today, that is also being used to justify this bloated fiasco, that seems to say, that if people foolishly voted to jump off of a cliff, that it is a mandate all of us must follow, for all of eternity...?
Now I know, it's probably just me again... But, I'd probably much prefer to let the folks who thought it was a good idea to vote to jump off of the cliff, go first, while I circulate the petition to repeal it. And, I figure, that by the time I get enough signatures, we "no" voters should be the "new" majority....
When folks do stupid things, or vote for idiots, or get hoodwinked with nonsense, even if it was the will of the "majority" (of that moment...), maybe they're allowed to a do-over, or course correction, especially when they have better information, and know better the consequences of their previous vote....
People looking at doing some things we might actually could use...?
What a concept in planning....? Who was it that said we need a longer tunnel under Altamont and that it was way more cost effective than Pacheco...
You will probably be informed shortly that mere 125 mph. trains, that might be affordably built in the life span remaining for our grandchildren, that actually meet our real travel needs, is not "real" high speed rail... It will then be time for our usual suspects to chime in with some gainsay about how this doesn't do what was "promised" to the trusting and well meaning voters they lied to when putting this measure together, so that we can only "legally" continue to build their version of "runaway money train", no matter the costs or actual benefits to the taxpayers.
If a majority of folks in a democracy, were hoodwinked, with false promises, through ignorance, and/or by fear, into voting for something stupid, don't they deserve a chance to correct it?
There is an odd viewpoint in the world today, that is also being used to justify this bloated fiasco, that seems to say, that if people foolishly voted to jump off of a cliff, that it is a mandate all of us must follow, for all of eternity...?
Now I know, it's probably just me again... But, I'd probably much prefer to let the folks who thought it was a good idea to vote to jump off of the cliff, go first, while I circulate the petition to repeal it. And, I figure, that by the time I get enough signatures, we "no" voters should be the "new" majority....
When folks do stupid things, or vote for idiots, or get hoodwinked with nonsense, even if it was the will of the "majority" (of that moment...), maybe they're allowed to a do-over, or course correction, especially when they have better information, and know better the consequences of their previous vote....
