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F4lconF16

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17. I'm all for high-speed rail

Reply to Xithras (Reply #16)

Wed Jan 7, 2015, 04:42 PM

Jan 2015

But I worry that granting environmental reprieves may have unforeseen consequences. Do people have alternate methods of protecting areas? Anywhere else that they can submit a suit?

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After two-year delay, construction on California's bullet train is set to start [View all] uhnope Jan 2015 OP

Thank god america hating teaparty dont have anything to say about what happens in CA randys1 Jan 2015 #1

Maybe you could say it was being built by Dagny Taggart using Rearden Steel OnlinePoker Jan 2015 #2

Online poker eh...must be bored...unless you are offshore, so to speak randys1 Jan 2015 #15

In Canada, it's never been illegal. n/t OnlinePoker Jan 2015 #18

Republicans have already said that they will not approve anymore federal money for this project. ripcord Jan 2015 #13

Republicans are assholes, too randys1 Jan 2015 #14

This will really benefit isolated places like Fresno and Bakersfield, who really need it. SunSeeker Jan 2015 #3

California High-Speed Rail Official Groundbreaking Ceremony Piedras Jan 2015 #4

About damn time! americannightmare Jan 2015 #5

I wish that would happen as well CountAllVotes Jan 2015 #8

If we had been on the ball from the get-go... americannightmare Jan 2015 #12

Can't wait to try it out. I love trains. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #6

Was listening to a story on the radio tonight about this... SoapBox Jan 2015 #7

And as history has shown; greiner3 Jan 2015 #9

But will it ever be FINISHED? Xithras Jan 2015 #10

"won a federal exemption from state environmental rules" MadDAsHell Jan 2015 #11

It's talking about CEQA Xithras Jan 2015 #16

I'm all for high-speed rail F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #17