Once you have an effective one-party system in place the corruption proceeds apace and the process becomes embedded, traditional. For example in southern Italy, Naples for instance, the Camorra mindset is an integral part of the local culture. You see it happening in Mexico now and already evident in places like Bell, Vernon, Cudahy.

At the low end of the social order you have the banger mafias; at the high end the Chandlers and Resnicks et al. 'e fa.

As to SMART it will telling when the first grade crossing fatalities occur. My guess is that the top operating speeds allowed will be cut significantly as a result of public protest.

NWP freight? Local chicken interests claim that if the humane coop issue is not resolved(standardized)the poultry business will move out and feed supply is the primary traffic on the NWP.