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)tr.v. be·trayed, be·tray·ing, be·trays6. To lead astray; deceive. See Synonyms at deceive.
It started right at the beginning of the meeting... Public Input bill: Deferred, Councilor Harris' Transportation Study: Deferred, Councilor Benton's Study: Deferred, Councilor Winter's Transportation Study: Deferred. By 6:00 PM there hardly seemed to be anything left of the Council's Agenda and the only Trolley bill left was the promised repeal of the Transportation Infrastructure Tax. Surely that bill would quickly move through the Council with a minimum of debate and be approved.
WRONG! The Council once again showed its true colors by deferring the one bill that the Mayor and the Council all claim to be in favor of... repealing the Transportation Infrastructure Tax extension. This is the type of ham-fisted political maneuvering that causes us to see red.
The truth is that this Council (with the exception of Councilor Winter) wants to keep the money provided by the Transportation Infrastructure Tax in order to fund their plunge back to the 19th century. The easiest way to achieve that goal is to betray their promises by deferring the repeal until their opposition loses interest or determination. Then they'll quietly roll the 19th Century Trolley through a City Council meeting and "all aboard! Next stop... New Taxationville!"
-----UPDATE-----
We want to make sure to give credit where credit is due. Councilors Cadigan, Harris, and Winter all voted to repeal the Transportation Infrastructure Tax. (ABQ Journal - Subscription Required) But we stand by the assertion that the Council is trying to find a way to implement the 19th Century Streetcar. By the way... who does The Mayer (Councilor Mayer) think she's fooling? She tables the repeal in committee, votes to bring it out of committee two weeks ago, and then claims we've got plenty of time and votes to defer it. She voted against it, before she voted for it, before she voted against it?!
