[tahiti]

"...two people were charged with stealing government property..."

How can you steal government property when first, the government exists only from the agreed consent of the sovereign citizens, second, the debris fell onto their property, and third, the "government property" was originally paid for by the sovereign's collected taxes?

[cdefreese]

I guess that means anyone can walk up, and take a tank, perhaps an apache helicopter, heck, my taxes paid for it, gimme a Stealth fighter.

[shadowman99]

These parts where involved with an air disaster, so by Federal law they are to be impounded pending an investigation.

Second, out of common decency you should consider the Columbia is the tomb of seven people. The USS Arizona is worthy of a certain level of repect. So is Columbia. The parts deserve more than to be a centerpiece on a somebody's fireplace mantle.

[Paleo Conservative]

How can you steal government property when first, the government exists only from the agreed consent of the sovereign citizens, second, the debris fell onto their property, and third, the "government property" was originally paid for by the sovereign's collected taxes?

Easy they are taking a piece of property of which they own 0.0000001% What about the rights of the other tax payers who paid the other 99.9999999% for that piece of the shuttle? As a taxpayer don't I have a right to know why the shuttle Columbia was destroyed?