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To: wolfcreek
On Sept 30th, there was a 40 county demonstration against the toll road and it was called "Hands Across the Toll Road". Nobody showed up. A 100 in San Antonio. 20 in Hillsboro. 6 in Greenville.

After the fact, it came to light that the rallies during the town hall meetings over the past year were nothing more than Grandma's traveling campaign circus.

Whatever the public opposition to TTC, it is nothing compared to the opposition to any alternative that no one wants to mention.

Let the voter decide. Does he want the TTC or another $1.50 in gas tax to build the road?

32 posted on 10/22/2006 2:03:20 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: Ben Ficklin
Let the voter decide. Does he want the TTC or another $1.50 in gas tax to build the road?

The Legislature anticipated this. Article 3, Section 49-k, (4) (e) is very clear:
The legislature may not dedicate money from the collection of motor vehicle registration fees and taxes on motor fuels and lubricants dedicated by Section 7-a, Article VIII, of this constitution, but it may dedicate money received from other sources that are allocated to the same costs as those dedicated taxes and fees.

There will be NO additional fuel tax, much to the chagrin of the leftists.

36 posted on 10/22/2006 2:21:30 PM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (We shall never forget the atrocities of September 11, 2001.)
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