What do you think of Florida's new High Speed Rail?

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Here are some facts (as found on google and calculated) 

$1,250,000,000.00      Hi Speed Rail System
330    Miles between Orlando and Tampa, Orlando and Miami (via Cocoa Beach)
$3,787,878.79   Cost per Mile
18,300,000   Florida’s Population in 2009
$68.31 Cost Per Resident
80,000,000 Est. Annual Visitors
$15.63  Cost Per Visitor

Donna from Manatee County sends the Donna from Manatee asked the following:

Do you remember?

In 2004 The state of Florida asked the citizens to vote on whether not to fund the proposed high speed rail project that the President Obama plans on implementing on our behalf.

WE REPEALED THE PROJECT AND DENIED THE STATE OF FLORIDA THE FUNDS FROM THE TAX PAYER TO BUILD THE PROJECT!

THIS IS THE LAW OF FLORIDA.  Please go to the following Florida state website to see the actual outcome.

http://election.dos.state.fl.us/initiatives/initdetail.asp?account=34876&seqnum=2

If Governor Crist accepts the federal funding to start the project, he is – without authority of the citizens – superseding the 4,519,423 voters ( in a landslide – 64% of Florida) who repealed the law.

What legal authority does he have?  Do you know?  I would like to know why would we vote if our leaders can ignore us?