[Ripliancum]

The federal government owns 50 percent of the State of Utah. It's the worse case in the nation of the Feds stealing from the state and it's residents. Clinton and Obama both took over millions of acres through new park designations. The problem is the school trust lands, that fund education in the state through oil and gas revenues, are now landlocked thanks to Obama’s purposeful and direct intentions.

This effort by the Governor seeks to bring the issue to the public forefront and take it all the way to the Supreme Court. How would you feel if a state like Iowa was gobbled up by the Federal Government?

[Sherman Logan]

“It’s the worse case in the nation of the Feds stealing from the state and it’s residents.”

Actually third worst.

Here’s federal land ownership in the top 5 states.

1. Nevada 84.5%
2. Alaska 69.1%
3. Utah 57.4%
4. Oregon 53.1%
5. Idaho 50.2%

It’s also reasonable to point out that a great deal of the land in federal ownership in these states isn’t very useful for any private purpose anyway.

[Loyal Sedition]

“The federal government owns 50 percent of the State of Utah. It’s the worse case in the nation of the Feds stealing from the state and it’s residents”.

BZZZZT! Thank you for playing, but the Feds claim 87% + of all Nevada lands!

They are on the verge of announcing seizure or control of another 300,000 acres via pending “National Monument” status.

Several Nevada counties have so little taxable land that other counties have to fund their basic services.

Nevada was unconstitutionally ripped off as a condition of statehood.
The Fed. claims contradict the equal footing clause of our U.S. constitution.
The court of original jurisdiction in any state vs Fed. action would be SCOTUS.

Utah is making their case more difficult than necessary, apparently their senators are not doing their job of representing their state.

I hope Nevada makes their own stand via legislative finding in 2011.