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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At this point, who (if anyone) has the power to stop this? [/quote]

The Council -- unlikely, as they are pretty much all ideologically behind it or in developers' pockets.

[b]The courts -- unlikely, due to the timing/organization needed to effect a halt before any of this goes into effect, due to the Council's/Planning's having continuously repeated mention of engagement/meeting minimum requirements, there (though timing of, depth of and responsiveness to that are dubious, flimsy and platitudinous/not required, respectively), and due to their ability to shape their approach to make it less vulnerable to challenge, having seen the pitfalls in Arlington/elsewhere.[/b]

The people -- unlikely, given the need either for sustained public protest/picketing/civil disobedience that [i]might[/i] make for political infeasibility or for a well organized, rapid recall effort with overwhelming support.[/quote]

They have addressed zero of those concerns.  What you are stating was their hope, but they have failed.  It’s very plain to see that if they pass this it would be counter to the wishes of a super-majority of their constituency.  They can pass it, but the pockets for impending lawsuits will be much, much, deeper than in Arlington.[/quote]

That was not positing that there [i]wouldn't be[/i] legal challenge, but that it would be unlikely to be effective, given the timing, groundwork and fast-follower-perspective advantage of the Thrive 2050/AHS initiative (with complementarty pro-density-in-residential legislation, such as proposed impact tax reductions and Maryland HB 538).[/quote]

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