Re: LaMalfa Introduces Bill to Send CA HSR Back to Ballot
Author: Ostrum
Date: 01-31-2012 - 20:45
Putting this back on the ballot will set a dangerous precedent in California's already flawed initiative process. We have never had revotes in California because the losers didn't like the outcome. I sure as hell would like to have a revote on Prop. 13 that took so much local control away from communities to determine their destinies. LaMalfa wants nothing more than to kill HSR. Let's take a close reality check and see if there can be positive changes made to HSR that make it more realistic talking about funding this over a longer stretch of time just like the Interstate highway system. Try to put an improved HSR proposal to the voters, that makes much more sense. Plus let's get some people to run the show who know what they are doing. The idea of HSR is a good one but simply voting on this again as is, is not the answer. Hopefully this will not get out of the Legislature.
Ostrum