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| Federals Steal Millions More Acres Of State Lands |
| 2009-03-26 |
| More than 3.3 million acres of public lands in Arizona gained permanent protection as part of a sweeping bill that passed the House on Wednesday and now goes to the president for his expected signature. After years of congressional wrangling, the House passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act by a vote of 285-140. Most Republicans opposed the legislation because it will lock away vast expanses of land in other states from development and restrict hunting, fishing and energy exploration. The legislation designates more than 2 million acres of wilderness in nine other states and establishes or expands several national parks. Some of the largest protected areas include California's Sierra Nevada, Oregon's Mount Hood, Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park and some of the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #7 Revolution? |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2009-03-26 20:04 |
| #6 Secession? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-03-26 16:47 |
| #5 Working link to map. |
| Posted by: Pinball Loser 2009-03-26 15:45 |
| #4 Map url connects to nothing |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-03-26 13:27 |
| #3 It's going to eat everything and everyone. The US government is officially a Black Hole now. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-03-26 11:26 |
| #2 What state rights? Welcome to your new glorious National State. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-03-26 10:18 |
| #1 Map of federal land takings: http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/map-owns_the_west.jpg/ There are more and more calls for a "State Lands Restoration Act", to strip from the federal government all stolen lands except for Indian Reservation, Military Posts, and a small handful of "national treasure parks" like Yellowstone and Yosemite. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-03-26 06:48 |