I do not think it passes either but why take a chance on clouding the issue. I'd vote no if I could.flyingember wrote:I still don't think it passes, but if it does repealing this plan could be A LOT harder than in 2006. And any changes would just increase the chance of a lawsuit, like not taking the bus tax for the train instead of making an effort to replace the tax in the 8 years the city would have to do so.
Chastain would be a big winner that led the city to build more rail than anyone else has in decades and do it with a citywide election. He would have to be inane to fight against this. He would be the big winner that did what the city couldn't.
That said, Chastain sued last time when the city ignored the vote and lost. Maybe Jesus could turn water into wine but I don't think Chastain can. It's not a realistic proposal and it won't be able to be built as planned. How is the council going to do anything with the proposed line that isn't going to piss off some part of its constituency? Cut out the KCI part and half the people who voted for it will scream foul.
I would not trust Chastain. He's an egomaniac that would surely appreciate his moment of fame but then he'd go right back to being the same Chastain we know so well insisting the system be built exactly as proposed (regardless of the impossibility) and threaten to sue if not. He's too deeply involved in his agenda to back off; make Union Station a transit hub, destroy Science City, Penn Valley Park fetish, airport connection etc.... He even tried to derail the streetcar. He doesn't have KC's best interest in mind.