Wow, what a missed opportunity.
I wonder who paid for this bill?
Selling it? Give it back to its rightful owners...the states
More paid off politician swamp.
Good move. Keep these in public so we the people have access!
My other question would be....Which Land Baron usually gets first crack.
Keep it simple, and just sell off Connecticut.
Return the land to the respective states and abolish the BLM.
Good news. Not exactly a right/left issue, but this was opposed by hunters, fishers, campers, everyone who enjoys outdoor recreation, a $650 billion industry nationally.
Growing up in Colorado surrounded by millions of acres of national forest that everyone could use, I have mixed feelings about this selling it off. Not sure I want the beautiful forests that I hiked, camped, hunted and fished in to be marked “Private Property. No Trespassing.”
The Sporting Community is not always on the side of the Constitution and Liberty. We count on them for support of the 2AMD but beyond that they are not so solid for the Constitution.
If it stays Fed land, the various agencies can forbid nearly all human presence and activity.
If it sells to private owners, they also put fences around it and forbid all human presence.
If it goes to the states, it can be available and overseen by each state, which really has the best interest of the people and the land at the same time.
Chaffetz is right—it should be sold, the sales proceeds used to pay down the national debt, the local governments can put the property on the tax rolls, and the private owners could put the property to profitable use. If the hunters want to purchase it, let them bid on it.
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The Fed Gov does not have legitimate title to most of the lands that the bill affected.
They cannot sell them; they should just step aside so that the states that really own them can decide their fate.
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