[LachlanMinnesota]

Will public objections actually make any difference, do you all think? I think this is a done deal, and these meetings are window dressing to make it look good.

[zeugma]

Will public objections actually make any difference, do you all think? I think this is a done deal, and these meetings are window dressing to make it look good.

You got it right. These meetings are just window dressing to make it looks like they give a damn what the people of the state think.  They'll have the meetings, and the public will almost universally oppose it, then they'll go ahead and let the crony capitalism highway roll on.