Yes, there are other threads on S.47 and it is good for Hunting, Fishing and Public Lands. The article referenced is garbage and looking at other articles they have wrote on public land matters, they seem be of the opinion Government should not control lands and it should be privatized.
Here are some quotes from two other articles of theirs:
America’s Founders intended for the federal government to transfer the Western lands to the states. Failure to do so has led to more than a century of conflict. By William F. Jasper
www.thenewamerican.com
"The Founding Fathers never intended that the federal government would permanently own and control these vast expanses of land in the new territories"
“We need a paradigm change when it comes to public lands management. This bill creates a mechanism to put the federal government on notice that Utah must be restored to its rightful place as a co-equal partner,” said Governor Herbert. “The federal government retaining control of two-thirds of our landmass was never in the bargain when we became a state, and it is indefensible 116 years later.”
Considering that the U.S. Constitution doesn’t allow the U.S. government to own parks, forests, grasslands, and waterways, it’s amazing to what extent they own them. By William F. Jasper
www.thenewamerican.com
"There is no practical, moral, or constitutional basis for the federal government to continue holding on to vast swaths of the American West. Our Founders never intended the national government to exercise permanent ownership or control over these huge expanses. We do not see this massive federal imprint on the states of the Eastern seaboard.
"The people of the Western states who are now calling for their right to “equal footing” should be applauded for following this very American course. It is insulting to claim or imply that the states, counties, municipalities, and private citizens of the West are less capable of managing their own affairs than their fellow citizens, or that they will be more destructive of the “national treasures” than the Fedgov “servants” who are already accomplishing that destruction."
Not sure where your stance is when asking about if this has been discussed. But if you are for Hunting, Fishing, Public lands and conservation, S.47 is great and we should all applaud the bipartisan effort to get it into law.
