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| Federal Government Seizes Millions More Acres In Arizona |
| 2009-11-05 |
| In the never-ending struggle in the West over whether public lands should be harvested for their valuable metals, fuels and timber or set aside for future generations of people and wildlife, environmental interests have gained the upper hand since President Barack Obama moved into the White House. Obama has begun a dramatic reversal in Western land-use policy that already has had a major impact in Arizona. In a sharp departure from the Bush administration, the Obama team has halted new uranium-mining claims near the Grand Canyon, proposed new preserves for wild mustangs and funded the expansion of the Petrified Forest National Park. Obama also signed into law the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 that protected thousands of miles of scenic, historic and recreational trails, including the 807-mile Arizona National Scenic Trail from the state line with Mexico to the Utah border. The sweeping bill designated more than 2 million acres as wilderness area - nearly as much protected land as President George W. Bush created in two terms in office. One of the worst unconstitutional abuses by the national government are these seizures from the individual States. Once the lands are taken, then the States and people are both taxed for their use, or in the vast majority of lands, prohibited from their use altogether. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #4 The state trust lands are a sham, at least in Arizona. The lands are fenced and literally given to cattle farmers. You can't go on them, the ranchers are armed and they will draw on you if your on "their" land. The land looks like a moonscape due to the cattle. When you go to the BLM lands it's different. People are out there, hiking, horseback riding, dirt bikes, etc... I'm not sure about other state but here in AZ the BLM land is better managed and the public use is better. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-11-05 23:16 |
| #3 Glenn Beck was speculating on what the new global currency would be based upon and decided it would be real estate. Hence the federal land grab. Makes sense. |
| Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-11-05 12:05 |
| #2 "Again I want to say, the farmers who owned these farms, which now have been designated and offered to new owners, must respect that law. They must vacate those farms, they must vacate those farms, they must vacate those farms." Robert Mugabe |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-11-05 10:10 |
| #1 "Wild mustangs" are non-native and should be rounded up and sold or killed. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-11-05 10:02 |