[Professional Engineer]

Though there is little polling information, a Gallup survey in March 2001 found that 69 percent of Americans were worried about sprawl and the loss of green spaces.

The same 69 percent would also vote to limit someone else's ability once they achieve "I've got mine" status.

[Lorianne]

yep

[goldstategop]

Yep. Its phony. Liberals want to do away with suburbia because it allows people to move about and have a comfortable and safe existence once reserved for the wealthy and privileged. And its simply easier to control people if they're cooped up in miles and miles of Soviet-style apartment blocks. To say its a concern for "green space" that motivates their effort to block the construction of new housing and business centers is simply a smokescreen for their desire to exercise power over the rest of us.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")