Utah is still reeling from the politically motivated creation of a 1.9 million acre monument in the Escalante Grand Staircase by President Clinton in 1996. And Obama is getting ready to grab another 10 million acres for some BS monument before he leaves office.
Try to keep up Sherm. :-)
Clinton did not “grab” that land. It was already owned by the United States, as it had been since 1848.
The issue is one of how that land will be used, not of ownership.
I am, BTW, very familiar with the land in southern Utah. I’ve spent, over the years, months backpacking through it.
IOW, the land belongs the United States, and the United States has the right to control it. The decisions it makes may not be wise ones, but they’re not a “grab.”