I like this idea, along with using the monies and assets taken from the drug lords.
But I mostly like THIS IDEA because the U.S. Government is not supposed to own this much natural lands within the United States! That is State property, which means it should be state RESIDENTS property, unless the State has a specific need (reservoirs, State parks, State agency offices, etc.)! The fact that the U.S. Government still owns a great portion of the Southwest is simply BOVINE EXCREMENT!!
The beautiful side of this idea is that the prime broker for selling surplus government properties is Diane Feinstein’s husband Richard Blum. She will jump right on board with this to stuff more cash in her purse.