Dept of Interior Looking To Sell Public Lands

[Hilljackoutlaw]

And for anyone on here who thinks sending letters to officials doesn't matter or move the needle your wrong. 100s of letters doesn't really move the needle, but 1000s do. There is not a single person active on this forum who should have an excuse for not writing their elected officials.

 

[Wildabeest]

This document would make sense to me if GOP won the midterms: Quiet on public land sales -> wins election -> liquidate lands over the next two years.

Except they lost their majority, so they’re going to sell parcels in the next six weeks? Or incoming Congress can’t stop DOI from selling lands? If they can’t, what is the point in contacting the incoming class of legislators?

I’m lost. There is a very specific strategy in releasing the document at this specific hour but I don’t see what it is.

Trump would rather pick a fight than fight a fight. It’s all about attention and bluster for him. The defeat in the elections has bruised his inflated and hyper-sensitive ego, so he feels the need to have public responses like this to say f-u to those who oppose him.

 

[Oak]

I surprisingly haven’t seen anything mentioned here yet (may have missed it), but somebody with more time than me needs to speak on how BAAJA fits into all this. Because if it passes, there will be little recourse for many of the things the R’s want to cram through on our public lands in the next two years. Think permit giveaways for data centers on public land, etc. I don’t understand why Heinrich has hitched his wagon to this deal.

 

[Art Vandeley]

And for anyone on here who thinks sending letters to officials doesn't matter or move the needle your wrong. 100s of letters doesn't really move the needle, but 1000s do. There is not a single person active on this forum who should have an excuse for not writing their elected officials.

Did this first thing this morning

 

[SAJ-99]

I surprisingly haven’t seen anything mentioned here yet (may have missed it), but somebody with more time than me needs to speak on how BAAJA fits into all this. Because if it passes, there will be little recourse for many of the things the R’s want to cram through on our public lands in the next two years. Think permit giveaways for data centers on public land, etc. I don’t understand why Heinrich has hitched his wagon to this deal.

It seems like any decent law. Made with the best intentions but dangerous in the hands of some who will use it to justify doing something that it wasn't intended to do.

 

[Oak]

It seems like any decent law. Made with the best intentions but dangerous in the hands of some who will use it to justify doing something that it wasn't intended to do.

My dog made the turd in the backyard this morning with the best intentions, too. Still a turd.

 

[SAJ-99]

My dog made the turd in the backyard this morning with the best intentions, too. Still a turd.

Your dog is a fertilizer manufacturer. Probably eligible for tax breaks.

 

[elkduds]

My dog made the turd in the backyard this morning with the best intentions, too. Still a turd.

Speaking of which, how does your US Rep (rhymes w turd) stack up on PLT?

 

[Gr8bawana]

Now let’s see if this dies with this the R-controlled lame duck session, or if it continues with the new Congress and all the bought-out positions.

Still gonna raise hell about this either way. Just trying to prepare myself for how long this bonfire needs to burn, and who we’re all gonna have to hold to it.

But sure was interesting how it all got quiet before the election, and now they’re trying to roll it out again. It’s like they knew they shouldn’t be doing this.

This admin will cause as much damage as they can while they're still in control.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

Just think of it, all the western states just like Texas. County-wide swaths owned by private interests and a tiny “portion” of our states dedicated to public use. Because all the outdoorsmen need is several hundred acres blocks and they can lease that if they want anyway.

 

[elkduds]

Just think of it, all the western states just like Texas. County-wide swaths owned by private interests and a tiny “portion” of our states dedicated to public use. Because all the outdoorsmen need is several hundred acres blocks and they can lease that if they want anyway.
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I watched a streaming series, Lone Star Law, about Texas game wardens. They spent almost all their time chasing trespassing hunters off private property. Is that the future you want for your public lands?

 

[Irrelevant]

Apparently we do. We've been formally told us this is a priority for decades. Not enough people have demanded that their vote demands alignment on this issue. And far too few of people pushed back on toxic appointments in support of giving everyone a chance.