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From what I understand, BART needed 66% to pass, which seems an extraordinarily high level ... even getting things through obstructionism in the US Senate only needs 60%.

The Overhead Wire has a rundown on a range of transit measures in the US on Tuesday ... except for light rail going down in Kansas City MO, it was a good night for both transit and regional rail.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Wed Nov 5th, 2008 at 06:59:29 PM EST
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California has this ridiculous rule, put in place by conservatives in 1978 as part of their effort to break government, that says any tax increase must be approved by 2/3 of voters. This produces absurd situations like that in San José, where 66% of voters - a landslide margin in any other race - isn't enough to pass a 1/8 cent sales tax.

And the world will live as one
by Montereyan (robert at calitics dot com) on Thu Nov 6th, 2008 at 12:00:59 AM EST
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... any such limit at 60%.

8-)#

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Thu Nov 6th, 2008 at 09:11:52 AM EST
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