Topic: Light Rail

Greg Erickson will host a special edition of Tele-Democracy on Tuesday night at 10:30 PM, filling the time slot usually held by Byron Harris. The broadcast is expected to cover the topic of light rail and other local issues Erickson has been tracking. This update serves as a schedule change notice for regular viewers of the program.

The hosts discuss the federal investigation into Austin's Capital Metro (CapMetro) by the FBI and the Justice Department. They argue that the introduction of light rail and increased funding only leads to more layers of bureaucracy and potential corruption. They claim that the government creates problems to justify further intervention and the expansion of federal standards into local affairs.

The City of Austin's "Smart Growth" package is criticized as a plan to restrict automobile use and force citizens toward mass transit systems like light rail. The initiative, associated with Mayor Kirk Watson, is labeled a "boondoggle" and a "corrupt system" designed to increase government power through land acquisition and bond packages.

The hosts compare local Austin issues like light rail and the Holly Power Plant to the larger "conspiracy" in Washington. They describe the national debt as a scam where politicians print money to strip the country of its resources.