What, exactly are you talking about that you think is “encoded” into our constitution to allow us to completely replace our government with a new government? I really can’t think of anything that fits that. You’re either talking about Article V, which allows for constitutional amendment (but that is NOT a system for fixing the a need for an entirely different government) or you’re talking about the 2nd Amendment (again, not what you’re talking about) and that would be a VERY different way of achieving those results. Either way, I’m confused about what you mean.
Or are we just operating on different concepts of what the word “government” means in this context? FYI, when most Americans say, “new government” they mean an entirely new political system, not a change in administration. We would just say, “administration” for that.
The ridiculous bullshit is that the Lakeshore Limited already goes from Chicago to New York, but hits its maximum speed of 180km/h on a few stretches of track in the east that Amtrak owns. It averages only about 60km/h for the whole trip. That’s because the freight companies don’t care to maintain their tracks for high speed, since freight service doesn’t need it.
I’m still pissed at Pres. Biden threw the rail workers unions under the train, when he should’ve protected the economy by nationalizing the rails to establish leverage over the corporations, instead. It would have had so many knock-on benefits to the nation.
The rights of way already exist for the most part. The whole nation was built on railways. Most are just cargo only, and many have been converted to bike/foot paths.
Alternatively, interstate highway rights of way could be used.
And how much will it cost in time and money to get rights of way from Chicago to NYC for this fancy railroad?
A week if the government had balls
We’d need a completely different government for that
Gosh it’s almost like you guys have a system encoded into your constitution specifically designed to fix that
Which is why Cali has a beautiful and efficient HSR system because it’s so easy to use eminent domain.
The system encoded in the constitution is slavery. Literally concocted by enslavers to violently enforce their privilege.
What, exactly are you talking about that you think is “encoded” into our constitution to allow us to completely replace our government with a new government? I really can’t think of anything that fits that. You’re either talking about Article V, which allows for constitutional amendment (but that is NOT a system for fixing the a need for an entirely different government) or you’re talking about the 2nd Amendment (again, not what you’re talking about) and that would be a VERY different way of achieving those results. Either way, I’m confused about what you mean.
Or are we just operating on different concepts of what the word “government” means in this context? FYI, when most Americans say, “new government” they mean an entirely new political system, not a change in administration. We would just say, “administration” for that.
An entirely different social structure, to be honest.
And we’d have to rebuild a lot of the cities.
It doesn’t really matter, if done properly, the return on investment would be absolutely massive.
The ridiculous bullshit is that the Lakeshore Limited already goes from Chicago to New York, but hits its maximum speed of 180km/h on a few stretches of track in the east that Amtrak owns. It averages only about 60km/h for the whole trip. That’s because the freight companies don’t care to maintain their tracks for high speed, since freight service doesn’t need it.
I’m still pissed at Pres. Biden threw the rail workers unions under the train, when he should’ve protected the economy by nationalizing the rails to establish leverage over the corporations, instead. It would have had so many knock-on benefits to the nation.
The rights of way already exist for the most part. The whole nation was built on railways. Most are just cargo only, and many have been converted to bike/foot paths.
Alternatively, interstate highway rights of way could be used.
They’re not built correctly for high speed rail. Turns are too sharp, grades are too high. You need new ones for this.
The bribes, or the actual cost of the land?
The bribes, the land, the lawyers, the cops dragging people away, all of it.