Has another election been stolen in GA? Is no election safe there?

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085293095/georgia-spaceport-goes-to-a-vote-as-proponents-try-to-invalidate-the-election

"SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia county's plan to build a rocket launch pad
for sending satellites into space got rejected by voters on Tuesday in a referendum forced by opponents who feared the project poses safety and environmental risks that outweigh any economic benefits.

With all precincts reporting in coastal Camden County, unofficial
returns showed a sizable majority voting to deny county officials the
authority to buy 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) for the spaceport project.

Camden County officials who spent a decade and $10.3 million pursuing
the spaceport seemed determined to fight on in court. They asked the
Georgia Court of Appeals to prohibit certification of the vote as the
county presses a legal argument that the election should be declared
invalid."

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085293095/georgia-spaceport-goes-to-a-vote-as-proponents-try-to-invalidate-the-election

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Technobarbarian wrote:

    Has another election been stolen in GA? Is no election safe there?

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085293095/georgia-spaceport-goes-to-a-vote-as-proponents-try-to-invalidate-the-election

"SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia county's plan to build a rocket launch
pad for sending satellites into space got rejected by voters on
Tuesday in a referendum forced by opponents who feared the project
poses safety and environmental risks that outweigh any economic benefits.

With all precincts reporting in coastal Camden County, unofficial
returns showed a sizable majority voting to deny county officials the authority to buy 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) for the spaceport project.

Camden County officials who spent a decade and $10.3 million pursuing
the spaceport seemed determined to fight on in court. They asked the
Georgia Court of Appeals to prohibit certification of the vote as the
county presses a legal argument that the election should be declared invalid."

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085293095/georgia-spaceport-goes-to-a-vote-as-proponents-try-to-invalidate-the-election

Almost 10 years ago, I perked up when Musk had that site (and some
others) in his sights. It's only about a 2 hour drive over there - a
lot better than the 5 and a half to Canaveral. However, Musk soon
chose Texas instead, and at the end of that day going forward, I
literally deperked and quit thinking about it. The Camden County
commissioners should have quit then, too. They could have saved a lot
of money.

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bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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On 3/8/2022 10:35 PM, bfh wrote:

Technobarbarian wrote:

     Has another election been stolen in GA? Is no election safe there? >>
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085293095/georgia-spaceport-goes-to-a-vote-as-proponents-try-to-invalidate-the-election


"SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia county's plan to build a rocket launch
pad for sending satellites into space got rejected by voters on
Tuesday in a referendum forced by opponents who feared the project
poses safety and environmental risks that outweigh any economic benefits.

With all precincts reporting in coastal Camden County, unofficial
returns showed a sizable majority voting to deny county officials the
authority to buy 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) for the spaceport project.

Camden County officials who spent a decade and $10.3 million pursuing
the spaceport seemed determined to fight on in court. They asked the
Georgia Court of Appeals to prohibit certification of the vote as the
county presses a legal argument that the election should be declared
invalid."

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085293095/georgia-spaceport-goes-to-a-vote-as-proponents-try-to-invalidate-the-election

Almost 10 years ago, I perked up when Musk had that site (and some
others) in his sights. It's only about a 2 hour drive over there - a lot better than the 5 and a half to Canaveral. However, Musk soon chose
Texas instead, and at the end of that day going forward,  I literally deperked and quit thinking about it. The Camden County commissioners
should have quit then, too. They could have saved a lot of money.

The county commissioners seem to be awfully anxious to buy a
property that no one else wants. You can't build houses on it and you
can't drink the ground water. It's strange that they're still pushing to
make this happen after the project was soundly rejected by the voters.
The spacesport never made sense, even when Musk was looking at it. Even
if they can get everything approved it's unlikely that anyone would ever
launch a rocket from it. I'll bet the county commissioners find some
other excuse to buy that property. They've been paying for an option on
it for a long time.

https://thecurrentga.org/2022/02/18/spaceport-site-holds-toxic-legacy/

"Spaceport site holds toxic legacy
Land has long history of hazardous waste stemming from chemical
manufacturing."

TB

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