Gov. Brown Not Stopping High-Speed Rail Because of Judge's Ruling
Judge didn't specifically order them to stop yet, so on it goes
Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that California's high-speed rail project will not be stopped by a judge's ruling that project officials failed to comply with provisions of Proposition 1A, the initiative in which voters approved initial funding for the project in 2008.
"It's not a setback," Brown told reporters at the Lake Tahoe Summit.
He said the ruling "didn't stop our spending, so we're continuing. As we speak we're spending money, we're moving ahead."
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""It's not a setback," Brown told reporters at the Lake Tahoe Summit."
It isn't. The asshole judge said 'you're breaking the law, but, what the hell, keep it up'.
Excuse me for making the connections but... The contract to build the rail went to a construction company name Tutor Perini corp. Tutor Perini is controlled by Ronald Tutor and Richard Blum. Richard Blum is married to Dianne Feinstein. To summarize, it appears that a government contract for 100 billion went to a senators spouse.
The sad part is, I am shocked every time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutor_Perini