Posted on 07/31/2017 2:04:23 PM PDT by Twotone
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke visited Bunkerville, Nevada over the weekend and spoke with reporters of his support for the national monuments.
In April, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary to review all monuments since 1996 that included more than 100,000 acres. Zinke visited the Gold Butte and Basin and Range National Monuments as part of his review.
Zinke told reporters that he is an advocate for monuments. “I am an advocate for public access,” he said. Zinke also said that he is in favor of the traditional uses, specifically citing ‘ranching’ as a part of the culture of these monuments.
Additionally, Zinke discussed his interpretation of the Antiquities Act, including the fact that monuments must be on Federal property, not state or private property.
His review has focused on 27 monuments out of over 200 in the country.
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Doesn’t sound good.
Sounds like bad news very bad news. Obongo stole millions of acres from the sates it does not sound like they are getting them back.
Zinke is NOT the friend of ths Sagebrush Rebellion.
He’s a government guy. The Navy bought him his first pair of shoes and got him out of Whitefish where he would have ended up a plumber like his Dad.
He’s been far better then the English halfwit that Obama put in, but that just means he’s not in favor of land confiscation and total de-industrialization of the West.
When he gets a clue - if ever - he can start talking about ceding the land back to the States and closing the BLM.
But he won’t.
Just another power seeker who needs his walking papers.
Trump should have given that job to Kris Kobach.
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