DESPICABLE: Republicans Move To Sell Off 3.3 Million Acres Of National Land

[Lakhota]

Giving the land back to the states is one thing - but selling it for "private" ownership is quite another.

You have any clue how many times in the History of the United States that we sold land for private ownership?

Are we going to sell it all for private ownership? What about Yellowstone? Shouldn't citizens have access to enjoy camping, hunting, hiking, fishing on these public lands? Or will they all end up being owned by the rich with NO TRESPASSING signs and guards?

Wait, your problem is with who purchases it? Man you got problems.

Yes, that my problem! Just give it back to the states - but don't sell it for private ownership.

 

[BluesLegend]

Giving the land back to the states is one thing - but selling it for "private" ownership is quite another.

You have any clue how many times in the History of the United States that we sold land for private ownership?

Are we going to sell it all for private ownership? What about Yellowstone? Shouldn't citizens have access to enjoy camping, hunting, hiking, fishing on these public lands? Or will they all end up being owned by the rich with NO TRESPASSING signs and guards?

No, just the land that will piss off liberals.

 

[Wiskers Von Pussyboots]

Bears Ears National Monument

Land totaling the size of Connecticut has been targeted in a new bill in the Republican House, uniting hunters and conservationists in opposition.

Now that Republicans have quietly drawn a path to give away much of Americans’ public land, US representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah has introduced what the Wilderness Society is calling “step two” in the GOP’s plan to offload federal property.

The new piece of legislation would direct the interior secretary to immediately sell off an area of public land the size of Connecticut. In a press release for House Bill 621, Chaffetz, a Tea Party Republican, claimed that the 3.3m acres of national land, maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), served “no purpose for taxpayers”.

But many in the 10 states that would lose federal land in the bill disagree, and public land rallies in opposition are bringing together environmentalists and sportsmen across the west.

Set aside for mixed use, BLM land is leased for oil, gas and timber, but is also open to campers, cyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts. As well as providing corridors for gray wolves and grizzly bears, low-lying BLM land often makes up the winter pasture for big game species, such as elk, pronghorn and big-horned sheep.

Jason Amaro, who represents the south-west chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, describes the move as a land grab.

Much More: DESPICABLE: Republicans Move To Sell Off 3.3 Million Acres Of National Land

This is wrong! This is stealing part of America's public heritage for private ownership and use! This must be stopped.

No surprise that they would try this. Especially coming from the Tea Party. Don't get control over the budget and spending, instead sell off nature and wilderness.

Whacky. I love it. A trigger fest!

 

[Wiskers Von Pussyboots]

Giving the land back to the states is one thing - but selling it for "private" ownership is quite another.

You have any clue how many times in the History of the United States that we sold land for private ownership?

Are we going to sell it all for private ownership? What about Yellowstone? Shouldn't citizens have access to enjoy camping, hunting, hiking, fishing on these public lands? Or will they all end up being owned by the rich with NO TRESPASSING signs and guards?

Wait, your problem is with who purchases it? Man you got problems.

Yes, that my problem! Just give it back to the states - but don't sell it for private ownership.

Well you got me there. I have a serious problem with the Federal government seizing state land and selling it.

 

[Ame®icano]

Bears Ears National Monument

Land totaling the size of Connecticut has been targeted in a new bill in the Republican House, uniting hunters and conservationists in opposition.

Now that Republicans have quietly drawn a path to give away much of Americans’ public land, US representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah has introduced what the Wilderness Society is calling “step two” in the GOP’s plan to offload federal property.

The new piece of legislation would direct the interior secretary to immediately sell off an area of public land the size of Connecticut. In a press release for House Bill 621, Chaffetz, a Tea Party Republican, claimed that the 3.3m acres of national land, maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), served “no purpose for taxpayers”.

But many in the 10 states that would lose federal land in the bill disagree, and public land rallies in opposition are bringing together environmentalists and sportsmen across the west.

Set aside for mixed use, BLM land is leased for oil, gas and timber, but is also open to campers, cyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts. As well as providing corridors for gray wolves and grizzly bears, low-lying BLM land often makes up the winter pasture for big game species, such as elk, pronghorn and big-horned sheep.

Jason Amaro, who represents the south-west chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, describes the move as a land grab.

Much More: DESPICABLE: Republicans Move To Sell Off 3.3 Million Acres Of National Land

This is wrong! This is stealing part of America's public heritage for private ownership and use! This must be stopped.

Lemme guess, you're outraged.

 

[BluesLegend]

In many western states the public owns ALL waterways including the bank from the high water mark to the water and the public retains access even on private land. There are no private beaches owned by rich people like in eastern Dem controlled states.

 

[Care4all]

President Theodore Roosevelt saw in conservation a means of keeping the natural wealth of the United States for the public and not leaving it as it had been for the economic benefit of entrepreneurs.

 

[Lakhota]

Giving the land back to the states is one thing - but selling it for "private" ownership is quite another.

You have any clue how many times in the History of the United States that we sold land for private ownership?

Are we going to sell it all for private ownership? What about Yellowstone? Shouldn't citizens have access to enjoy camping, hunting, hiking, fishing on these public lands? Or will they all end up being owned by the rich with NO TRESPASSING signs and guards?

Wait, your problem is with who purchases it? Man you got problems.

Yes, that my problem! Just give it back to the states - but don't sell it for private ownership.

Well you got me there. I have a serious problem with the Federal government seizing state land and selling it.

Duh, didn't you bother to read the entire OP before you got diarrhea of the brain and fingers?

 

[Wiskers Von Pussyboots]

You have any clue how many times in the History of the United States that we sold land for private ownership?

Are we going to sell it all for private ownership? What about Yellowstone? Shouldn't citizens have access to enjoy camping, hunting, hiking, fishing on these public lands? Or will they all end up being owned by the rich with NO TRESPASSING signs and guards?

Wait, your problem is with who purchases it? Man you got problems.

Yes, that my problem! Just give it back to the states - but don't sell it for private ownership.

Well you got me there. I have a serious problem with the Federal government seizing state land and selling it.

Duh, didn't you bother to read the entire OP before you got diarrhea of the brain and fingers?

Well, libs love stealing state land. If they can't legally give it back to the states then just sell it. This honey badger don't care.

 

[bripat9643]

Bears Ears National Monument

Land totaling the size of Connecticut has been targeted in a new bill in the Republican House, uniting hunters and conservationists in opposition.

Now that Republicans have quietly drawn a path to give away much of Americans’ public land, US representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah has introduced what the Wilderness Society is calling “step two” in the GOP’s plan to offload federal property.

The new piece of legislation would direct the interior secretary to immediately sell off an area of public land the size of Connecticut. In a press release for House Bill 621, Chaffetz, a Tea Party Republican, claimed that the 3.3m acres of national land, maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), served “no purpose for taxpayers”.

But many in the 10 states that would lose federal land in the bill disagree, and public land rallies in opposition are bringing together environmentalists and sportsmen across the west.

Set aside for mixed use, BLM land is leased for oil, gas and timber, but is also open to campers, cyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts. As well as providing corridors for gray wolves and grizzly bears, low-lying BLM land often makes up the winter pasture for big game species, such as elk, pronghorn and big-horned sheep.

Jason Amaro, who represents the south-west chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, describes the move as a land grab.

Much More: DESPICABLE: Republicans Move To Sell Off 3.3 Million Acres Of National Land

This is wrong! This is stealing part of America's public heritage for private ownership and use! This must be stopped.

Selling is not stealing, moron, and most of the land the federal government owns is not particularly beautiful. Furthermore, the feds often mismanage the land by allowing overgrazing and clear cutting. It will be better managed and more productive in private hands.

 

[Lakhota]

Bears Ears National Monument

Land totaling the size of Connecticut has been targeted in a new bill in the Republican House, uniting hunters and conservationists in opposition.

Now that Republicans have quietly drawn a path to give away much of Americans’ public land, US representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah has introduced what the Wilderness Society is calling “step two” in the GOP’s plan to offload federal property.

The new piece of legislation would direct the interior secretary to immediately sell off an area of public land the size of Connecticut. In a press release for House Bill 621, Chaffetz, a Tea Party Republican, claimed that the 3.3m acres of national land, maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), served “no purpose for taxpayers”.

But many in the 10 states that would lose federal land in the bill disagree, and public land rallies in opposition are bringing together environmentalists and sportsmen across the west.

Set aside for mixed use, BLM land is leased for oil, gas and timber, but is also open to campers, cyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts. As well as providing corridors for gray wolves and grizzly bears, low-lying BLM land often makes up the winter pasture for big game species, such as elk, pronghorn and big-horned sheep.

Jason Amaro, who represents the south-west chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, describes the move as a land grab.

Much More: DESPICABLE: Republicans Move To Sell Off 3.3 Million Acres Of National Land

This is wrong! This is stealing part of America's public heritage for private ownership and use! This must be stopped.

Selling is not stealing, moron, and most of the land the federal government owns is not particularly beautiful. Furthermore, the feds often mismanage the land by allowing overgrazing and clear cutting. It will be better managed and more productive in private hands.

Yes, it is "stealing" if prime public land is sold for private ownership.

 

[Mrs. M.]

Giving the land back to the states is one thing - but selling it for "private" ownership is quite another.

You have any clue how many times in the History of the United States that we sold land for private ownership?

Are we going to sell it all for private ownership? What about Yellowstone? Shouldn't citizens have access to enjoy camping, hunting, hiking, fishing on these public lands? Or will they all end up being owned by the rich with NO TRESPASSING signs and guards?

Do you have any idea how much land BLM and the Federal Government have seized (stolen) from the American people?
Map from 2004

More recent map.........

Map Showing Stunning Extent Of Federal Controlled Land

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages more surface land than any other Federal agency – approximately 245 million acres.

Much of these lands are located primarily in the West, but the bureau has a national presence with control for some 700 million acres of sub-surface of both Federal and non-Federal lands.

The BLM administers lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Additionally, the BLM manages 58 million acres owned by non-Federal entities such as States and private landowners.

The BLM also oversees operations on 56 million acres of Indian lands.

The massive U.S. government land ownership states:

Nevada: 84.5 percent
Alaska: 69.1 percent
Utah: 57.4 percent
Oregon: 53.1 percent
Idaho: 50.2 percent
Arizona: 48.1 percent
California: 45.3 percent
Wyoming: 42.4 percent
New Mexico: 41.8 percent
Colorado: 36.6 percent
Washington: 30.3 percent
Montana: 29.9 percent

 

[Lakhota]

Giving the land back to the states is one thing - but selling it for "private" ownership is quite another.

You have any clue how many times in the History of the United States that we sold land for private ownership?

Are we going to sell it all for private ownership? What about Yellowstone? Shouldn't citizens have access to enjoy camping, hunting, hiking, fishing on these public lands? Or will they all end up being owned by the rich with NO TRESPASSING signs and guards?

Do you have any idea how much land BLM and the Federal Government have seized (stolen) from the American people?

No. Do you?

 

[bripat9643]

Giving the land back to the states is one thing - but selling it for "private" ownership is quite another.

Yeah, it's even better.

 

[bripat9643]

Giving the land back to the states is one thing - but selling it for "private" ownership is quite another.

Who do you think owned the land before it was seized by the Federal Govt and BLM racketeers? Private owners. That's who.

hmmm, no, it was owned by Mexico or Britain.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Bears Ears National Monument

Land totaling the size of Connecticut has been targeted in a new bill in the Republican House, uniting hunters and conservationists in opposition.

Now that Republicans have quietly drawn a path to give away much of Americans’ public land, US representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah has introduced what the Wilderness Society is calling “step two” in the GOP’s plan to offload federal property.

The new piece of legislation would direct the interior secretary to immediately sell off an area of public land the size of Connecticut. In a press release for House Bill 621, Chaffetz, a Tea Party Republican, claimed that the 3.3m acres of national land, maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), served “no purpose for taxpayers”.

But many in the 10 states that would lose federal land in the bill disagree, and public land rallies in opposition are bringing together environmentalists and sportsmen across the west.

Set aside for mixed use, BLM land is leased for oil, gas and timber, but is also open to campers, cyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts. As well as providing corridors for gray wolves and grizzly bears, low-lying BLM land often makes up the winter pasture for big game species, such as elk, pronghorn and big-horned sheep.

Jason Amaro, who represents the south-west chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, describes the move as a land grab.

Much More: DESPICABLE: Republicans Move To Sell Off 3.3 Million Acres Of National Land

This is wrong! This is stealing part of America's public heritage for private ownership and use! This must be stopped.

Maybe liberal do-gooders will pool their own money to buy the land?

 

[Mrs. M.]

Giving the land back to the states is one thing - but selling it for "private" ownership is quite another.

You have any clue how many times in the History of the United States that we sold land for private ownership?

Are we going to sell it all for private ownership? What about Yellowstone? Shouldn't citizens have access to enjoy camping, hunting, hiking, fishing on these public lands? Or will they all end up being owned by the rich with NO TRESPASSING signs and guards?

Do you have any idea how much land BLM and the Federal Government have seized (stolen) from the American people?

No. Do you?

Yes. I just put up a map and some data to inform you.

 

[bripat9643]

Bears Ears National Monument

Land totaling the size of Connecticut has been targeted in a new bill in the Republican House, uniting hunters and conservationists in opposition.

Now that Republicans have quietly drawn a path to give away much of Americans’ public land, US representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah has introduced what the Wilderness Society is calling “step two” in the GOP’s plan to offload federal property.

The new piece of legislation would direct the interior secretary to immediately sell off an area of public land the size of Connecticut. In a press release for House Bill 621, Chaffetz, a Tea Party Republican, claimed that the 3.3m acres of national land, maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), served “no purpose for taxpayers”.

But many in the 10 states that would lose federal land in the bill disagree, and public land rallies in opposition are bringing together environmentalists and sportsmen across the west.

Set aside for mixed use, BLM land is leased for oil, gas and timber, but is also open to campers, cyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts. As well as providing corridors for gray wolves and grizzly bears, low-lying BLM land often makes up the winter pasture for big game species, such as elk, pronghorn and big-horned sheep.

Jason Amaro, who represents the south-west chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, describes the move as a land grab.

Much More: DESPICABLE: Republicans Move To Sell Off 3.3 Million Acres Of National Land

This is wrong! This is stealing part of America's public heritage for private ownership and use! This must be stopped.

Selling is not stealing, moron, and most of the land the federal government owns is not particularly beautiful. Furthermore, the feds often mismanage the land by allowing overgrazing and clear cutting. It will be better managed and more productive in private hands.

Yes, it is "stealing" if prime public land is sold for private ownership.

Hmmm, you need to learn the definition of "steal." Selling is the opposite of stealing, moron.

 

[boedicca]

Bears Ears National Monument

Land totaling the size of Connecticut has been targeted in a new bill in the Republican House, uniting hunters and conservationists in opposition.

Now that Republicans have quietly drawn a path to give away much of Americans’ public land, US representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah has introduced what the Wilderness Society is calling “step two” in the GOP’s plan to offload federal property.

The new piece of legislation would direct the interior secretary to immediately sell off an area of public land the size of Connecticut. In a press release for House Bill 621, Chaffetz, a Tea Party Republican, claimed that the 3.3m acres of national land, maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), served “no purpose for taxpayers”.

But many in the 10 states that would lose federal land in the bill disagree, and public land rallies in opposition are bringing together environmentalists and sportsmen across the west.

Set aside for mixed use, BLM land is leased for oil, gas and timber, but is also open to campers, cyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts. As well as providing corridors for gray wolves and grizzly bears, low-lying BLM land often makes up the winter pasture for big game species, such as elk, pronghorn and big-horned sheep.

Jason Amaro, who represents the south-west chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, describes the move as a land grab.

Much More: DESPICABLE: Republicans Move To Sell Off 3.3 Million Acres Of National Land

This is wrong! This is stealing part of America's public heritage for private ownership and use! This must be stopped.

Selling is not stealing, moron, and most of the land the federal government owns is not particularly beautiful. Furthermore, the feds often mismanage the land by allowing overgrazing and clear cutting. It will be better managed and more productive in private hands.

Yes, it is "stealing" if prime public land is sold for private ownership.

No, it's not. The land never should have been hoarded by the Feds in the first place.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Giving the land back to the states is one thing - but selling it for "private" ownership is quite another.

If they hand it to a state, and the state sells it, that's okay?