Trump moves to open more public land to drilling in California

San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com ^ | Updated 8:23 pm, Thursday, July 6, 2017 | By Kurtis Alexander

[Reno89519]

So, sell it to conservation groups who will close it off? To private owners that will close it and leave the public with no places to visit, to use?no bikes, no quads, no hunting, no hiking... wow.

[Reno89519]

So, sell it to conservation groups who will close it off? To private owners that will close it and leave the public with no places to visit, to use?no bikes, no quads, no hunting, no hiking... wow.

[Texas Eagle]

Wow is right.

[ifinnegan]

California oil fields are awesome.

[Joe Bfstplk]

The U.S should sell its public land and pay off the national debt.

[JohnyBoy]

>First and foremost, the Fedeal government was prohibited from owning any land other than that which makes up Washington, D.C., Territories such as Puerto Rico, The U.S. Virgin Islands, and military installations.

I think it’s very likely that Trump will sell most of the feds lands before 4 years is up.

[trebb]

Yep - and if California hadn’t decided to stop spending money on highways (at least twice over the last few decades) because they didn’t believe that folks would need cars “in the future”, they wouldn’t be throwing money away on the bullet (how dare they name it after part of the evil guns) train crap....

[KC_Lion]

YES!!

DRILL BABY, DRILL!

[Deplorable American1776]

Libs in mourning...Win....

[Texas Eagle]

I think it’s very likely that Trump will sell most of the feds lands before 4 years is up

It's not his or the federal government;s to sell.

[JohnyBoy]

>It’s not his or the federal government;s to sell.

Hmm? Most of the land is owned by the feds. How is not the feds to sell?

[hinckley buzzard]

I don't think you are right. Do you have a citation or a court case or a link to anything that backs up your claim?

[Texas Eagle]

No. Will The Constitution of The United States of America do?

Article I, Section 8:The Congress shall have Power To..... exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;