04-14-2015, 06:41 PM
[quote Pharticus]I don't know where I stand on this matter in particular, but I trust my state government more than I trust the Federal.[/quote]
Our esteemed governor has said that Idaho would be selling off large parcels in big chunks to refill the state's coffers. The whole idea behind the Sagebrush Rebellion version 1.0, 2.0, and whatever version you want to call this, is to turn over all Federal lands to the states, then the states sell them off. That is why the states are backing the idea. If it was about selling the lands for profit, wouldn't the Feds be selling them and making money on the deal?
The only real answer is the Feds maintain OWNERSHIP, and the States develop a cooperative management plan that allows regulated and well managed multi-purpose use. That is how logging, and ranching become or remain competitive. We do not need to make the wheel any rounder, we just need to drive safer...
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Our esteemed governor has said that Idaho would be selling off large parcels in big chunks to refill the state's coffers. The whole idea behind the Sagebrush Rebellion version 1.0, 2.0, and whatever version you want to call this, is to turn over all Federal lands to the states, then the states sell them off. That is why the states are backing the idea. If it was about selling the lands for profit, wouldn't the Feds be selling them and making money on the deal?
The only real answer is the Feds maintain OWNERSHIP, and the States develop a cooperative management plan that allows regulated and well managed multi-purpose use. That is how logging, and ranching become or remain competitive. We do not need to make the wheel any rounder, we just need to drive safer...
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