Something tells me that there is another, ulterior motive at play.This land grab is also a wealth transfer from the states to the federal government. Temporary inland waterways, by another name, is "lakefront property." Lakefront property is mostly owned by the wealthy, who usually also have boats on the waterway.
Obama also recently declared the Mendocino coastline a federal national monument, keeping people away. He wouldn't dare to do this to the Malibu coastline, however.
Not only is the EPA being used to prevent private ownership of these lands from the rich, it's also preventing private royalties from any oil or shale gas that may be found there.
I'm thinking that Obama was stung by the responses to his claims of growth in oil production that it was all private land. Obama is eliminating the ability for future private mineral rights.
I wrote that before the Bundy incident happened.
What's so special about the Texas-Oklahoma border? Could it be oil and gas? Could it be that Obama wants the royalties for the US Treasury and not for generational land owners?
-PJ
What counties in Texas? Cooke?
You might want to take a look at Lake Texhoma. Just a whole lot of beautiful water - one side is Texas, the other Oklahoma. We stayed up there over Thanksgiving last year near Pottsboro. Beautiful, beautiful area. The Feds need to stay away from our land and our water.
Check my post, #44 and read the last paragraph that was in the article. Interesting in light of your post.