Forgive me if I’m reading this wrong but the 1845 Federal employee Edict said nothing of the subject which was in regard to the legitimacy of the Federal precondition to statehood in regard to sovereign claim over their own state.
That would in fact violate the 1911 Federal Employee Edict as sovereign claim over your own domain is THE essential and defining attribute of any state State, in regard to other states.
The real issue however is not the Opinion of the Federal Employees in Black robes but the political opinion of the people and opportunity for the People of Nevada To uses this issue and Obama’s supposed cam pain for more “equality” to squore a more “fair” share of her own land.
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We should write the Governor and Legislators of Nevada and urge them to get on the ball to try and turn this issue into one about the fact that Washington Currently horde 85% of Nevada’s land and resources more than any other state!
Ask Obama and the people if this is a “Fair” or “Equal footing”. Then ask Washington for a “more fair” share of their land & resources.
In the 1845 case, the US had not retained ownership as part of Alabama entering the union. The decision noted, “They might have reserved it in the compact with the state. The third article of the treaty with Spain (1 Land Laws, 57,) contains such a reservation. But as it is, the United States have nothing in Alabama but proprietary rights.”
“The real issue however is not the Opinion of the Federal Employees in Black robes but the political opinion of the people and opportunity for the People of Nevada”
It is simple - convince Congress to agree to cede title to the land to Nevada. Good luck! And I’m sincere in wishing you that, since I’d like to see all BLM & USFS land in Arizona get turned over to the state of Arizona. However, I hope you will forgive me if I do not hold my breath while waiting for Congress....
It might be more productive to pressure the GOP House to hold oversight hearings, and pressure the BLM & USFS to be less anti-grazing...perhaps set goals for each state to allow X amount of grazing each year. But I honestly think the GOP is just the right wing of the DC Buzzard, and I don’t think we can even get something like that passed in the House, let alone the Senate.
I would also be glad if Congress would just eliminate the “Wilderness land” designation. It has been dishonest from the start. They also need to revise the Endangered Species Act to make it agree with reality - that being that some species need to go extinct.
But again, I will not hold my breath. I see no sign that anyone in Congress will touch those with a 10 foot pole. I’m certain both of my US Senators, John McCain and Jeff McFlake, Republicans from Arizona, would strongly condemn such action...but then, I voted against McCain in the last election, and I will never cast a vote for either of them again in my life.
I guess this is my real bitterness. I see no sign either party gives a rat’s rear about anything I believe in. I’m not sure how a monarchy is any less representative than our current state.
