Posted on 02/19/2010 7:50:52 AM PST by sodpoodle
More than a dozen pristine landscapes, wildlife habitats and scenic rivers in 11 Western states, some larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined, are under consideration by the Obama administration to become America's newest National Monuments -- a decision the administration can make unilaterally without local input or congressional approval.
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Wonder if the president will try and tie this up.
Glenn Beck said a few weeks ago that there is NO way we will ever be able to pay off the debt we owe china in money. It will be our land.
Taking land permanently out of the hands of private ownership do a number of negative things such as
>reducing the tax base forever, so the private sector must pay higher tax rates
>subject much more of our country to the whims of some federal bureaucracy such as Interior Dept to proclamations that are bizarre compared to most areas(”can’t pickup dead wood to prevent fires”, “no firearms in parks”, etc.)
>Most importantly, the reduction of people who own land means that there is less pride of individual ownership. Think of it as owning a home vs renting.
The individual who owns is typically more respective of individual rights, is against interference by govt and its intrusiveness into private affairs.
He is also typically wealthier and more independent than the renter.
We in Texas are very proud that we have such a low percentage of our lands in the hands of the federal beast.
Perhaps that is one reason we seem to be so conservative generally.
This is just more government takeover - land grab. Impeach Obama.
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We should be selling Federal land to pay down the national debt — NOT buying more!
When states and local governments lose the land, they lose the resources of that land and have lost any means of self reliance. NOT by accident. The west is a wholly owned subsidy of the federal government (and whoever owns them..like the chinese!)
BTTT.
I have a vague recollection of conservative commentators estimating how many hundreds of millions (or how many billions) of dollars the value of Riady family's coal investments went up with Clinton's single stroke of a pen.
As for the journalist saying he did it without telling the Arizona or Utah congressional delegation my memory is that Clinton had assured members of those delegations by phone that he was NOT going to do it only hours before doing it.
Correct me if I'm wrong, people.
The San Juan Islands a National Monument? They are a beautful place to visit, but do they realize the retrictions that come along with making a place a National Monument? Never mind, dumb question, I think they do.
Have you seen Prospero’s post #31?
The Western States have already lost their rights to their land.
Can any of this Federal land ownership be rescinded? How could that be accomplished?
Constitutional amendment?
I wonder what the republican hypocrites have to say about the monuments that Bush designated?
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