Good move. Keep these in public so we the people have access!
The problem is that the left thinks they own it and would impose limits so the public couldn’t use it..
“The problem is that the left thinks they own it and would impose limits so the public couldn’t use it..”
As the Fraud taught us (and veterans), public land can be petulantly closed off to punish us for not marching in lock-step with the fascist domestic enemy.
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The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty did not give the US Gov title to any lands that were in private use.
The only lands that were not in private use were the high ridges. All arable and grazable lands are rightly privately owned.
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Indeed. Over the years I have seen wilderness trails go from "No Motorized Vehicles" (okay) to "Foot Traffic Only" to "Access Restricted" to "No Public Access".
All those talking about "public access" will never set foot on that land. Better it be sold off, and put on the tax rolls as the land is developed.
These kinds of comments remind me of a Maine resident who complained about the city people who wanted to keep Maine rural so once a year, they could come up North, look around for 15 minutes, say, "Boy, that's a pretty sight" and then remove themselves to their hotel spa and pool.