Posted on 02/22/2016 10:25:45 AM PST by magellan
I expect him to walk this back very soon.
It’s not an issue 99.5% of Americans understand or feel strongly about, but OK, if it’s important to Nevadans let’s just see what their vote says about whether they support Trump’s position - or not.
I love watching our pristine natural forest burn to the ground every year, because you can’t manage the kings trees.
Don't sweat it, he'll evolve on this issue too.
“”He added: “We have to be great stewards of this land. This is magnificent land. And we have to be great stewards of this land.””
That’s for the benefit of all the Trump supporters who say he doesn’t repeat himself!!!!! The man is in love with adjectives!!
This guy is all about the Federal government making everything great. If you want more Federal control, vote for Trump.
Trump is about as familiar with the 10th Amendment as he is 2 Corinthians.
Unless a casino parking lot needs a building... /sarc
Proposition 4 on the ballot:
Proposition 4: Texas and its citizens should strongly assert 10th Amendment Rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution which states "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Obama Creates 3 New National Monuments to Preserve 1.8 Million Acres of California Desert
“I don’t like the idea because I want to keep the lands great, and you don’t know what the state is going to do,”
Yeah, you can’t trust the little people to be stewards of the land as they have been for thousands of years. Need a bunch of bureaucrats managing things for the rubes and hicks.
The mask really begins to slip with a response like this.
If the states owned the land, it might be harder to turn this country into the United Casinos & Shopping Malls of America. (Developed and run by Donald J. Trump, of course)
The headline is somewhat different that what the article says Trump said:
Allowing states to take control of federal lands is different than giving federal land to the states. The latter relinquishes ownership to the states.
Most so-called ‘Federal land’ should be in the hands of the respective stae, imo.
Sanders-Nanny State
Trump-Daddy State
Didn’t I just read that he promised to give the states their land back?
True conservative Orange Gumby strikes again
Over the weekend I heard about DT’s Apple comments regarding breaking into a phone. I figured he would lose a lot of support here because of those. Later when I was able to check in, I was wrong.
This won’t cost him anything either.
The land could be given to the states, but it would be impossible to give it BACK to the states.
This is a nuanced issue. Some lands should be federal. Should we give Mount Rushmore National Park over to South Dakota? When South Dakota goes broke, is everyone going to be happy when Starbucks pays to carve their logo on it?
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution gives the fedgov the right to own land.
I do think that 33% of the country is excessive, which is what they currently own, so I disagree with Trump’s blanket statement here.
Then again, if I never voted for someone I didn’t agree with on 100% of everything, I’d never vote.
Bottom line is, you can disagree with how much land the government owns, but them owning land isn’t some kind of egregious violation of the Constitution, it’s in there in black and white.
The Heritage Foundation has a mixed view of the Property Clause as well. I guess they’re paid liberal plants, too. :/
Don't you think he should have gotten educated before he ran for president? It going to be a little late for on the job training.
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