Yourbubblestink t1_it8wjj5 wrote
Yes there’s a reason Maine can’t do this. The reason is that people with money will never allow it.
This discussion has been had, and ended, many times on Cape Cod. There’s nothing to see here move along
PenguinontheTelly t1_it9uaoz wrote
If it came down to votes there are way more people not living directly on the than the lucky few who do
Yourbubblestink t1_it9zxmj wrote
Their money will keep it from ever coming to a vote. Politics is about money.
EngineersAnon t1_itak7h4 wrote
It comes down to the US Constitution. If that property is to be taken for public use - and let's not fool ourselves, that's what we're talking about here - they have to receive "just compensation". How much are we prepared to spend?
tracyinge t1_itau22e wrote
If it came down to votes in California, gays wouldn't be able to marry. Luckily they've got rights and took it to court. In other words, the majority doesn't just automatically get what they want in this country, that's not how it works.
tracyinge t1_itatvt0 wrote
"People with money"?
Well I ain't got much money but I wouldn't like it if the state suddenly decided that anyone and everyone could sunbathe in my driveway. I mean, I didn't buy a public thoroughfare.
Yourbubblestink t1_itbdnrq wrote
But in this case, people have always camped in your driveway. What’s new is your dislike of it.
tracyinge t1_itcsjw3 wrote
Huh? Nobody has ever camped in my driveway
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