No on #9 in Cincinnati

In case you are confused, and this issue is confusing, the passage of Issue9 will prevent spending "any monies (Chris Finney who wrote the amendment says any means any) on any passenger rail" in the city of Cincinnati without a vote.

I have to say pass or fail, one good thing has come out of the Issue 9 debate, conversation and soul searching as to why I believe what I believe. I’ve been forced to confront assumptions and investigate claims made by both sides.
After all that the glaring difference between the two camps still amazes me. The opponents of Issue 9, Cincinnatians for Progress are full of hope and optimism about the future of Cincinnati focusing on the good that connecting all of the cities assets with rail will spur.
Meanwhile the pro camp, the lawyers from Anderson Township focus on fear and confusion. They have no vision, no plans and are apparently against everything calling the leaders WE elected totalitarian, never mind the fact referendums are the preferred tool of despots, fascists and what the Enquirer calls 'mobocracy' and have rendered California a dysfunctional state.
Please, pro or con, look into what you believe and why before voting.

All that said I was highly surprised to see the Cincinnati Tea Party only endorses Issue #9 out of principal.
“we are not endorsing it without some reservations”
They endorse 9 because “We understand the pressure that local governments must feel to drink from the federal trough” and they're against that.
Seems to me they’re cutting off their nose to spite their face. But its not the wall of negativity we’re seen from the CAVE* men.

*Citizens Against Virtually Everything[where: 45202]
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