Because all it takes is a very few public examples to discourage the activity at all. Just like businesses want stability to make capital investments, so do com

Because all it takes is a very few public examples to discourage the activity at all. Just like businesses want stability to make capital investments, so do community projects. What happens if you get 90% of the way through, and state lobbyists make your project illegal? All the invested capital becomes stranded or lost - do you risk that in your state if there are examples of that outcome in other states?